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 Lighthouse needed for energy efficiency implementation in SA
by Barry Bredenkamp, National Energy Efficiency Agency
A Following the "dark days" of rolling mass load shedding in South Africa, various key stakeholders in the energy industry have radically changed their thinking and climbed on the energy efficiency "bandwagon"... ( more) |
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Training grants for apprentices
Information from ESETA
During the financial year 2010/2011, all employers wishing to indenture learners in apprenticeships must first apply for the approval of discretionary grants. After those grants are approved training can start and payments from ESETA will follow. Without this approval no payments will be made... ( more) |
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ECA Cape Town regional director's report 2009
Information from ECA
This has been a challenging and trying time within the bargaining council. At the beginning of the year we were at loggerheads with the trade union for several months, due to the fact that we did not second their nominee for chairperson of the bargaining council regional committee. Our reason was that the nominee was not from this region. The matter was eventually taken to voluntary arbitration, which outcome went in our favour... ( more) |
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Claiming procedure for injuries on duty
by Andrew Overall, ECA
There seems to be a lot of uncertainty relating to the correct reporting and recording procedures of work-related injuries.
Anyone who employs one or more workers must register with the Compensation Fund and pay annual assessment fees. When reporting and claiming from the Compensation Fund the following steps should be followed... ( more) |
Win R30 000: 21st annual eta Awards
Information from Eskom
If you have a bright energy-saving idea or have developed an innovative process for saving electricity, you could find yourself being rewarded with a cash prize of R30 000 for your efforts as well as an eta Award... ( more) |
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New subsidy for solar water heaters
by Mike Rycroft, Peter Adams, EE Publishers
Eskom has announced a new rebate level for solar water heaters. According to Cedric Worthman of Eskom DSM, the subsidy formula has been changed to facilitate a payback period of five years, taking average costs into account... ( more) |
Association of Accredited Electrical Inspection Bodies of South Africa
by Nick Du Plessis, P & T Technology
The new Electrical Installation Regulations (EIR 2009) promulgated in March 2009, brought Approved Inspection Authorities (AIAs) into the regulations to do active policing of various regulations and codes of practice within the electrical industry. The enhanced powers of AIAs as agents of the Department of Labour (DOL) should bring about much needed change in the application of safety standards... (more) |
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Improved safety standard for electric vehicles
by Jonathan Buck, IEC
ISO has published an updated, improved edition of an international standard providing safety specifications for electrically propelled road vehicles. The two-part ISO 6469 will help manufacturers to design fail-safe electric vehicles, and provide a framework for the information they need to make available for safety personnel and emergency responders dealing with accidents involving such vehicles... ( more) |
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Energy efficient and versatile lighting controller
Information from Tridonic
The accurate and intuitive control of public lighting is an important way to save energy and enhance safety. This applies above all for lighting solutions where safety standards dictate that the lights have to be on round the clock at different brightness levels, depending on the time of day... ( more) |
Scotopic enhanced lighting: the coming revolution in lighting practice
by Dr. Sam Berman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Vision scientists have long known that this segregation of day and night vision is overly simplistic. Nevertheless, until some recent efforts by two pragmatic scientists, the significance of a better understanding of the workings of the eye for lighting practice and lighting energy efficiency had been entirely overlooked... ( more) |
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Using intelligent motor control to optimise efficiency
Information from Rockwell Automation
Many manufacturers think sustainability encompasses production processes and technologies that use the least amounts of energy and resources and minimise waste through programmes such as recycling. However, sustainable production goes way beyond that... ( more) |
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Sensors in a brick factory
Information from Countapulse Controls
The production of bricks is hard work. From the moist clay to the packaging of the fired bricks, both materials and processes strain the work environment of man and machine. Fire, air, earth and water have always been used for this building material, which has a history that stretches back millennia... ( more) |
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Bringing a green building to life
Information from Johnson Controls
Establishing and managing a truly green building can seem like a daunting challenge for the owners or operators but the returns undoubtedly exceed the initial capital outlay, manpower and time spent to achieve it. It is a slow process but one that the larger organisations are taking very seriously... ( more) |
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Contractor's Toolbox: Cable glands
Information from HellermannTyton
The SABS 1213 South African Standard for cable glands, defines a cable gland as: "a device that provides entry for a cable into and mechanically attaches the cable to the enclosure for an electrical apparatus at the point of entry of the cable conductors into the enclosure and that, when so designed, seals the opening of the enclosure."... ( more) |
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Contractor's toolbox: Power where you need it most
Information from Bosch
Contractors cannot work without portable power tools, and they must be small, light and powerful. The clever contractor looks for innovations in the field of electrical installations. New flashlights on the market are small, handy and lightweight... ( more) |
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Intrinsic safety and dust
Information from Extech
Dust explosions are generally more difficult to initiate than gas/air explosions but can be devastating. The initial explosion frequently disturbs and entrains layered dust to create one or more secondary explosions, thus creating a rolling explosion and extensive damage... ( more) |
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