Industrial Electrical Equipment: Grounding Practices
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 5:00 pm
Overview of Codes
NFPA 79, NFPA 70, NFPA 780
Safety requirements
Key definitions
Electrical Service Ground
Ground terms, definitions and examples
Calculations and measurements
Industrial Facility and Equipment Power Grounding
Ground terms, definitions and examples
Equipment grounding conductor
Conduit requirements
Calculations and measurements
Control Signals and Ground
Ground terms, definitions and examples
Cabling
Instrumentation
Ground terms, definitions and illustrated examples
Ground loop
Cabling
Shielding practices
Electromagnetic Compliance (EMC)
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
International Code Council
.7 CEUs – Electrical
Electricians
7.0 Code/Energy Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Construction Codes and Licensing Division has approved this course for 7.0 Code/Energy hours for Minnesota electricians.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .7 CEUs in the specialty area of Electrical.
Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Wayne Hochrein
WEH & Associates LLCWEH & Associates LLC in Eden Prairie, MNMr. Hochrein is an electrical engineer with more than 20 years of combined experience in controls, instrumentation, panel design, power analysis, short circuit calculations and other requirements for industrial machines both for US and European markets. His experience also includes modifications to facilities panel board schedules, grounding, ARC flash and conformance to the National Electric Code (NEC). He has significant, hands on experience in electrical wiring coupled with degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (BSEE) and a Masters degree in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (MSE).
He is a licensed professional engineer in Minnesota and Wisconsin, a licensed master electrician in the State of Minnesota and a certified electrical safety compliance professional (CESCP) from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). In addition, Mr. Hochrein is a certified reliability engineer (CRE) and certified quality engineer (CQE) from the American Society of Quality (ASQ).