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THE ELECTRICAL COUNCIL OF FLORIDA CENTRAL CHAPTER

2009-2010 Board OFFICERS President Jeff Menke 1st Vice President LeMoyne Adams 2nd Vice President Jamey Winrow Treasurer Steve Pirolli Secretary Adrian Baus BOARD MEMBERS Denise Cito Ed Fox Gary Tubbs George Meadows John Ewen Keith Packey Laurier Poirier Mark Evans Tom Kader Steve Conenna

NEWS LETTER

October 2009

COMING UP

October 27th 2008 Code Change

November 13th Golf Outing at the

Eastwood Golf Club

Happy Trails To You

For your support of the Apprenticeship Incentive Initiative

Continental Electric Company of Florida, Inc. Palmer Electric Company Sinns & Thomas Electrical Contractors, Inc. State Electric Company Bright Future Electric, LLC Service Cable Electric, Inc. Terry’s Electric, Inc.

Thank You

Editor’s Note

From: John R. Ewen Welcome to another Electrical Council of Florida Central Chapter Newsletter. It’s hard to believe that we are in September and coming to the end of the year. On a high note, ECF will be holding a General Membership lunch meeting on October the 27th covering the 2008 Code Changes, presented by the inspectors. Be sure to reserve a seat because the room will fill up fast and you don’t want to miss out. In November we head out to the Eastwood Golf Club for a day of enjoyment on the Green. A flyer with details will be out shortly: make sure you send in your reservation and keep in mind the opportunity to become a Hole sponsor. Make plans today for our March 2010 Central Chapter Exploration Green Industry-Wide Tradeshow. It will take you on a journey with ECF and exhibitors as we share industry specific, environmentally friendly and energy efficient products and services with the electrical community. It will be a great opportunity to update your catalog information, see products on display, and make new contacts. A flyer has already been sent by means of email and if you have any additional questions please contact Lemoyne Adams at 407-384-4117 or email at ladams@ouc.com The Central Chapter grows in numbers through your support in coming to our lunch meetings and outings. The program committee works towards creating programs of interest and current events so our meetings have substance. The Board thanks you for your time and participation so sit back and enjoy the Central Chapter Newsletter and I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming lunch meeting.

ACT News From: Nancy Merced ACT will host its 3rd annual golf tournament on Friday October 23rd at Shingle Creek Golf Resort! The event host a fun-filled relaxed day of golf and networking. Cash is awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place as well as awesome door prizes and a goodie bag for every player. The registration form can be found on the ACT website. The golf tournament is ACT’s only fund raising event. Your participation is vital and all proceeds benefit the youth/pre-apprenticeship programs in Orange, Osceola and Seminole County Public Schools. Let’s play golf!! Best regards, Nancy Merced, CIT Executive Director/ACT contact@ACTcareers.com Phone: 407-851-7803 Fax: 407-851-7804 Cell: 407-466-1235 www.ACTcareers.com

Electrical Council of Florida’s Central Florida Chapter Outreach program’s mission is to provide a point of contact between those who provide services, and the members in need, refer members to appropriate agencies, service providers, and programs available to the electrical

ECF OUTREACH

 

Ed Fox Reports on Noteworthy Changes in the 2008 NEC

Article 210.52 Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets. This section provides requirements for 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacle outlets. The receptacles required by this section shall be in addition to any receptacle that is: (1) Part of a luminaire or appliance, or (2) Controlled by a wall switch in accordance with 210.70(A) (1), Exception No. 1 Summary of Change: Article 210.52 (2) is new and the summary of this change is the Words “or is controlled by a wall switch in accordance with article 210.70 (A) (1) Exception No.1” have been added to this section. Interpretation: In a dwelling unit where a receptacle is on a switch in a room, where a luminaire or receptacle are required to be switched; that if the entire receptacle is switched then it does not count for wall spacing. If it is half hot (half switched) it will still count for wall spacing. Article 210.52 Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets. (E) Outdoor Outlets. Outdoor receptacle outlets shall be installed in accordance with (E)(1) through (E)(3). [See 210.8(A)(3).] (1) One-Family and Two-Family Dwellings. For a one-family dwelling and each unit of a two-family dwelling that is at grade level, at least one receptacle outlet accessible while standing at grade level and located not more than 2.0 m (6½ ft) above grade shall be installed at the front and back of the dwelling. (2) Multifamily Dwellings. For each dwelling unit of a multifamily dwelling where the dwelling unit is located at grade level and provided with individual exterior entrance/egress, at least one receptacle outlet accessible from grade level and not more than 2.0 m (6½ ft) above grade shall be installed. (3) Balconies, Decks, and Porches. Balconies, decks, and porches that are accessible from inside the dwelling unit shall have at least one receptacle outlet installed within the perimeter of the balcony, deck, or porch. The receptacle shall not be located more than 2.0 m (6½ ft) above the balcony, deck, or porch surface. Exception to (3): Balconies, decks, or porches with a usable area of less than 1.86 m2 (20 ft2) are not required to have a receptacle installed. Summary of Change: This section has been reorganized and restructured into a list format to meet the requirements of the NEC style Manual. A new subdivision (3) has been added to require a receptacle outlet accessible from balconies, decks, or porches. Exception (3): Balconies, decks or porches with a usable area of less than 20 ft are not required to have a receptacle installed.

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From: Jamie Fugate

What’s New at FEAT? Have you looked at the FEAT website lately? We have some new things and some things you may have forgotten about! By the time you read this article, Central Florida will have started to enforce the 2008 NEC. You’ve probably taken some seminars, but have you actually read the new code? Try playing our NEC game and see how much you really know. On the FEAT website (featschool.org) click on “Play Our Game”. For difficulty levels, choose “Just For Fun” for general electrical and safety questions. If you really want an NEC workout – pick “A Little Tougher” or “Most Difficult”. Give it a try… no one will know your score but you! How about some faces from the past? Check out “Then and Now” – you’ll find this under the Apprenticeship link at the top of the home page. On this page, there is a picture of 1 graduate from every graduating class from 1988 to 2007. See who you recognize, where they are and what they’re doing now. Registration for new apprentices for the Winter Semester that starts in January, will be November 18th and November 19th. Registration starts at 5:30 PM – information will be sent to all FEAT Participating Employers in early November. If you’re not a Participating Employer but you want to sponsor 1 or more of your employees in Apprenticeship, please contact us by phone (407.438.3328) or email (jamie@featschool.org).

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2008 NEC Code Update

From: John R. Ewen

The 8 Most Dangerous Jobs 1. Fishermen: Fans of the TV show Deadliest Catch know this job's no joke. Men and women who work in the fishing industry regularly put their lives at risk, battling forces of nature, including treacherous storms and extreme temperatures. In addition, many fishermen, proud of their reputation for being independent spirits, sometimes make the risky decision to buck safety regulations. 2. Pilots and airline employees: The number of fatalities for airline employees was particularly high in 2006 due to an August 2006 Comair crash in Lexington, Kentucky, that killed 47 people, including the pilot and multiple passengers. However, the BLS reports that there were 215 airline-related fatalities all together, including 44 accidents that involved multiple deaths. 3. Loggers: People who work in the logging industry face the expected dangers associated with cutting down giant trees. Not surprisingly, the cause of death listed most commonly is "struck by object." According to the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA), one of the most dangerous situations is a lodged or hung tree, which happens when a cut tree doesn't fall all the way to the ground but gets caught against another tree. 4. Structural construction workers: These are the people you see hoisting those giant steel beams to create the structural framework of office buildings and other large projects. The United Steelworkers union claims that deaths among structural construction workers are increasing as owners and managers try to cut costs. The most common cause of death among them, according to the BLS, is falling. 5. Waste management employees: Because waste and recycling collectors often ride on and/or drive the trucks, their biggest threat involves road and highway crashes. The frequency of contact with hazardous wastes is an additional risk. 6. Farmers and ranchers: While it may not seem like a dangerous occupation at first, farmers and ranchers often use heavy equipment to do their jobs. Large machinery can easily crush people, and vehicles, such as tractors and backhoes, have overturned or run over farm employees. 7. Power-line technicians: More than 350 workers, including those who install or repair lines, are killed annually due to contact with electric currents or power lines, BLS reports. Other incidents have been caused by employees who fell while working on power lines high above the ground. Fatalities have risen recently among electricians. 8. Roofers: The BLS notes that fatal falls from roofs increased by 15 percent between 2005 and 2006. Including falls from ladders, scaffolding, and other places, falls were the second most common cause of worker fatalities, after driving accidents.

Safety Tip

APPRENTICESHIP INCENTIVE INITIATIVE The electrical apprenticeship training program here in Central Florida has always been the premier apprenticeship program of all the trades within our industry. However, to have an apprenticeship program you must first have apprentices and the best resource we have for these apprentices is right here in our public school system. Today we are not just competing within our industry but also with other industries for the same people as they make their career choice and plan their future. To compete with the other industries and to encourage the students to select the construction industry as their career, we felt a need to also offer other incentives. These incentives would be used to not only help in the recruiting of pre-apprentices into the Academy of Construction Technologies (ACT), but to also provide incentives for people to continue their education and to complete the Florida Electrical Apprenticeship Training (FEAT) program as well. Therefore, the Central Chapter of the Electrical Council of Florida (ECF) is spear-heading an initiative called the “Apprenticeship Incentive Initiative” to raise funds to promote electrical pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship in Central Florida. The pre-apprenticeship training in our area is provided by the high schools of Orange, Osceola and Seminole County Schools Districts in partnership with the Academy of Construction Technologies (ACT). The apprenticeship training is provided by Florida Electrical Apprenticeship Training (FEAT). This initiative would provide cash incentives that would encourage students to enroll in ACT for pre-apprenticeship training while in high school and to continue their apprenticeship education and training in the FEAT program after graduating from high school. The budget to fund this Initiative would be $9,500.00 with ECF donating $4,500.00 from their operating budget and the balance coming from donations by industry partners. Industry partners would also join ECF in meeting this challenge by donating $500.00 to become an Apprenticeship Incentive Initiative sponsor. The funds obtained through this initiative will be distributed to the students in these programs as follows: 1) $1,500.00 will be donated to each of the three school districts (Orange, Osceola and Seminole)

to be used as incentives for ACT students to (1) complete the pre-apprenticeship program, (2) to enroll in the FEAT Apprenticeship Program upon graduating high school and (3) to continue employment after high school in the construction industry. Each graduating pre-apprentice of the ACT Program will be eligible for a drawing that will take place at the ACT Banquet. The pre-apprentice will receive one entry into the drawing for meeting each of the following qualifications (a total of 3 possible entries): a) The ACT student will receive one entry for completing the ACT program. To complete the

ACT Program, the student must have satisfactorily completed the ACT course in the 11th and 12th grade and worked their summer OJT between their junior and senior year with a sponsoring contractor.

b) The ACT student will receive one entry if they complete high school with a grade point average of 2.5 or better.

c) The ACT student will receive one entry if they have perfect attendance while attending ACT classes and summer OJT.

d) To receive the award, the ACT student must be in attendance at the ACT banquet. The winning apprentice in each of the three school districts will receive the $1,500.00 in the

following increments: $500.00 to be presented upon enrollment into the FEAT apprenticeship within the same calendar year that he/she graduates the ACT Program, $500.00 upon completing the 1st year of FEAT and the remaining $500.00 paid upon completion of the 2nd year of FEAT.

2) $1,000.00 will be donated to each of the five FEAT schools (SCC, TECO, Westside, Mid-Florida and Hungerford) to be used as incentives for FEAT students to complete their apprenticeship and to continue their career in the construction industry. The FEAT graduates from each school will be entered into a $1,000.00 per school drawing, to be conducted at the FEAT graduation. Each of the FEAT graduates will receive an entry into the drawing for meeting each of the following requirements (a total of three possible entries): a) The graduating apprentice will receive one entry for completing the FEAT program. b) The graduating apprentice will receive one entry for graduating with a grade point average

3.0 or greater. c) The graduating apprentice will receive one entry for perfect attendance to FEAT classes

for the year. d) To receive the award, the FEAT graduate must be in attendance at the FEAT graduation

banquet.

Apprenticeship Incentive Initiative JOIN ECF IN MEETING THE LABOR SHORTAGE FACING OUR INDUSTRY BY BECOMING AN INCENTIVE SPONSOR FOR THE ELECTRICAL APRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. THE GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE APPRENTICES TO COMPLETE THEIR APPRENTICESHIP AND TO CONTINUE WORKING IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY UPON GRADUATION THROUGH CASH INCENTIVES. AS A SPONSOR YOUR COMPANY WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE FROM ECF IDENTIFYING YOUR COMPANY AS AN INCENTIVE SPONSOR FOR APPRENTICESHIP. YOU WILL ALSO BE FEATURED AND RECOGNIZED IN THE ECF NEWSLETTER, ACT AND FEAT PUBLICATIONS, AND AT THE ACT AND FEAT GRADUATIONS. THE COST TO BECOME A SPONSOR IS $500.00. PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION, ENCLOSE YOUR CHECK OR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION AND RETURN TO:

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