November 2010
Front Page
The Consumer Protection Act and the electrical contractor
Electrical contractors are used to dealing with standards and regulations and this will hold them in good stead when it comes to implementing the consumer Protection Act, particularly its dreaded section 61 which came into effect on 24 April 2010, says Adv Neville Melville, who presented a paper on the new Act at the recent ERIC symposium.
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Personality of the Month Jürgen Lauer, the brand manager at Dremel and Skil power tools at Robert Bosch is more on the peripheral of the electrical industry than previous personalities and his field of expertise is marketing rather than megawatts and power tools rather than power supply. Columns In Terry Mackenzie Hoy's column, ‘Working Knowledge' he says that electrical contractors should beware of using too many electronic/digital indication devices and programmable logic controllers.
Mark Palmer of the Gauteng Electrical Inspection authority brings to the electrical contractor's attention that the Department of Labour will call for registration in terms of the provisions of the Electrical Installation Regulations (2009) as soon as their new system is operational. Until then, it is not necessary to register with the Electrical Contractor's Board although electrical contractors registering for the first time must still register with the ECB until their current appointment is terminated.
In his column, ‘On the Job', Lawrence Hillery endeavours to give contractors ‘a simple guide to reading and understanding SANS 101042-1 using disconnecting devices as a guide. Contractor's Corner This section of Sparks covers new products and industry news such Schneider's Installed-Based Services for medium- and low-voltage switchgear equipment, innovative products from NewElec, touch switches and indicators from Rhomberg and Sparky power tools from Tool Warehouse. Cables and cable accessories This popular feature covers time delay switches, Bosch tools to detect steel, cables and pipes, thermal imagers, enclosures, splitter boxes and intrinsically safe cables. Standby and emergency power This feature includes articles on choosing a UPS, replacing UPS batteries and a new mini UPS power supply. Buyer's Guide The Buyer's Guide lists manufacturers and distributors of standby and emergency power - from batteries for emergency applications to gensets and accessories. On the Circuit Social photographs of the Zest media function at The Circa on Jellicoe Gallery and Electra Mining 2010. Lighting This feature is packed with interesting articles on lighting and lighting trends, such as the IESSA Relux computer design course, low energy lighting, LED technologies, T2 self-ballasted linears, product-specific luminaires, lights for greenhouses and energy efficient lighting for the Port of Ngqura.
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