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Inside McGill University Health Centre’s newest head-turner

From a pneumatic tube system behind the walls to robotic dispensing machines, Glen Site at McGill University Health Centre goes well beyond its simple Lego-like exterior appearance. See what general contractor SNC-Lavalin has to say about the 346,150-square metre complex.

Lighting player practises what it preaches

Standard Products embarked on a plan to incorporate “sustainable lighting and energy management practices” into its Saint-Laurent, Que. warehouse in August 2015. Besides striving for improved workplace safety, and energy and cost savings, the relamping project served as an in-field demo for customers of the company’s lighting options.

Best Managed seal “Ensures we’re doing what we say we’re doing” “Best Managed companies embrace innovation, seize opportunities and inspire talent. They really set the bar high,” said Peter Brown of Deloitte, who co-leads Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. We take a deeper look at what the Best Managed companies in the electrical industry are doing right.

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8 Legal Desk Indemnity clauses... where do I sign?

4 Industry News 8 Calendar 16 Letters 22 Personalities 22 Products & Solutions 24 Code Conundrum

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MEET Show 2016 winners and innovators

Rep’ping Team NB is Joey Bard (centre), who won Gold. The other medalists include Sam Gallant (Silver, right) and Byron Brown (Bronze, left). Photo A. Capkun. We wrapped up yet another successful MEET Show (www.meetshow.ca) in Moncton, N.B., welcoming over 6000 attendees

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EBMAG.COM Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro (NOTLH) is taking an interesting, hands-on approach to studying the impact electric vehicle (EV) charging has on the grid and how to successfully monitor and balance that load. As part of the recent Energy Summit 2016 in Niagara Falls, EBMag attended an on-site tour with NOTLH to get a better look at its IEVCS (Intelligent Electric Vehicle Charging Solution) project. Catch the details here: tinyurl.com/ju75o3b. EBMag headed out to Kitchener, Ont. to browse through Westburne’s Showcase Tradeshow, catching up with some of their supplier partners. The event also featured a full day of seminars, which tapped into topics like digital tools, automation panel design, and equipment life extension, among many others. See the gallery at tinyurl.com/hu8cqhl. For the latest industry news, reviews, products, stories and people in the electrical industry, go to EBMAG.COM 4

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to the largest mechanical, electrical, plumbing show in the Maritimes. As the Official Electrical publication for the show, we put in a lot of hours producing the Official Show Guide and, new for 2016, the MEET Show app (for Android and iOS)! The MEET Show was again the stage for Skills Canada-NB’s Electrical Competition (skillscanada.nb.ca). Representing Team NB was Joey Bard, who won Gold. The other medalists include Sam Gallant (Silver) and Byron Brown (Bronze). Meantime, Electro-Federation Canada bestowed its Innovation Award upon Stelpro (www.stelpro.com) for its 4000W KI smart home thermostat. And Illuminating Engineering Society Maritime Sections honoured Beghelli Canada (beghellicanada.com) with an Innovation Award for its Pluraluce emergency light. Check out more of our photos at tinyurl.com/gpx3adx.

Greenlee Textron pledges $100K for Fort Mac relief & recovery

“I would like to extend my sincere sympathy to those affected by the wildfires that are causing so much devastation in the Fort McMurray [...] vicinity.” So begins the letter dated May 19 to Greenlee customers from J. Scott Hall, president, Textron Industrial Segment & Greenlee. But wait... it gets better. “We strive to provide support and help whenever it is needed in our customers’ communities. Alberta is one of our largest Canadian markets, largely due to sales in the Fort McMurray area. Regrettably, many of these customers have employees who have lost their homes in this fire.” “Textron and its subsidiaries, including Greenlee (www.greenlee.com), have pledged $100,000 US dollars to support local relief and recovery efforts. It is our hope that you can join us in providing relief to this very worthy cause. The places we do business are important to our industry and us all.” Visit EBMAG.COM for the latest news, stories, products, videos, photo galleries and industry events.

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Electrical worker falls; M-B Oakville Autohaus fined $65,000

44 elementary challenges and workshops, a career exploration showcase, 2200 competitors from across Ontario and over 20,000 spectators. M-B Oakville Autohaus, also known as “The current space is so limited that a 1747808 Ontario Ltd., pleaded guilty and waitlist for space started in January,” said has been fined $65,000 after an employee Gail Smyth, executive director of Skills of an electrical company was seriously Ontario, adding the parking lot is full of injured in a fall of almost 22 ft. The injured young worker, an employee of tents for events. Associated events—such as the OTSC Andrea Electrical Service Ltd., was working closing ceremony and Young Women’s at the defendant’s Mercedes Benz car Conference, which are currently hosted dealership in Oakville, Ont. on February 4, offsite—will now also be hosted at the 2014, and using a skyjack supplied by the congress centre. defendant. The skyjack was knocked over See tinyurl.com/gpm5xuy for a video by the opening sprinter bay door, as the on the announcement. power had been left on, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour reported, causing “serious injuries” to the worker still on it. JMC Steel Group becomes Neither the defendant nor the workers Zekelman Industries themselves had locked and tagged out the JMC Steel Group has announced that it is electrical installation, and the defendant changing its corporate name to Zekelman failed to acquaint the workers from Andrea Industries Inc. Zekelman (zekelman.com) Electrical Services Ltd. of the hazard of is the parent company of Atlas Tube, the overhead door opening when using Wheatland Tube, Sharon Tube, Picoma a skyjack in the sprinter bay, contrary to and Energex Tube. The company says each Section 25(2)(d) of the Occupational Health of these business units will continue to and Safety Act. operate under its existing brand name. “The change of name and identity signiAndrea Electrical Services Ltd. pleaded guilty and was fined $25,000 on June fies my, and my family’s, commitment to 22, 2015, for failing to ensure equipment our business, customers, team members and suppliers,” said Barry Zekelman, CEO that could endanger a worker had been of Zekelman Industries. locked out. Zekelman Industries claims to be the M-B Oakville Autohaus was fined largest independent manufacturer of $65,000 for the safety violation in Milton hollow structural sections (HSS) and steel provincial court on May 24, 2016. pipe, and the top producer of electrical conduit and elbows, couplings and nipples Ontario Skills 2017 moves in North America. from Waterloo to Toronto

Bronze CICan win for Georgian College’s electrical programs Georgian College’s Electrical Engineering Technician and Technology programs took home the bronze as part the 20152016 Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan, collegesinstitutes.ca) Program Gail Smyth of Skills Ontario accepts a Excellence Awards. message of best wishes from the City “Georgian is proud to offer high-quality of Toronto via the west deputy mayor, programs, co-op experiences, and to have Vincent Crisanti. Photo R. Francoeur established one-of-a-kind partnerships Skills Ontario (www.skillsontario.com) says in the electricity sector that are of great benefit to students and employers,” said the Ontario Technological Skills CompeMaryLynn West-Moynes, president and tition (OTSC) is the largest skilled trades CEO of Georgian College. and technology competition in Canada, According to the college, examples of adding it is “thrilled to announce that these partnerships include PowerStream, the event will be moving to the Toronto Toronto Hydro, Ford Motor Company of Congress Centre in 2017”. Canada, Honda of Canada Manufacturing, Hosted at RIM Park in Waterloo, the and more. competition features 67 contest sites, 6

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Derek Martin, a professor at Georgian, accepts the CICan award from Denise Amyot, CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada. Photo courtesy Georgian College. “Each of our partnerships helps to ensure current technologies are embedded in our curriculum and classrooms, and provides ample opportunities for students and graduates to meet and learn from prospective future employers,” added Kevin Weaver, dean of technology and visual arts. Georgian (www.georgiancollege.ca) noted its electrical engineering programs are filled to capacity every year and 190 employers provided 570 work terms to electrical students in 2014-2015. The school, based in Barrie, Ont., was recognized as part of CICan’s annual conference in Quebec City.

Energized eHouse electrocutes Sunderland solar farm worker

An Ontario-based company specializing in power generation, controls and energy systems was found guilty and fined $110,000 after a worker was electrocuted while working on a solar farm construction project in Sunderland. Enerquest Services Inc. (Harrow, Ont.) was contracted to provide electrical switchgear equipment, controls and communication equipment in a prefab electrical building (eHouse) to the solar farm under construction. Electrical connection of the eHouse to the solar farm was to take place on a later date. Ontario’s Ministry of Labour reports the solar farm constructor notified Enerquest (www.enerquestservices.com) of some deficiencies in the eHouse in December 2013, so Enerquest directed two workers to make the necessary corrections. It is important to note that the workers EBMAG.COM

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worked on or near energized exposed parts of electrical equipment, or of an electrical installation or conductor. The power supply to the electrical equipment, installation or conductor was not disconnected, locked out of service and tagged in accordance with section 190 of Ontario Reg. 213/91. One of the workers was installing a door interlock in a high-voltage section of the building when he accidentally came into contact with a transformer, and was electrocuted. He was found by his co-worker and transported to hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Enerquest was found to have failed to establish and implement written measures and procedures for complying with the regulation to ensure workers were adequately protected from electrical shock and burns, and failed to make a copy of the written measures and procedures available to every worker on the project.

E2inc to train first responders on EVs

EJTC Enterprises (E2inc) and Sun Country Academy (suncountrytraining.com) have announced an agreement that will see E2inc delivering Sun Country’s electric vehicle education curriculum at locations across Canada. Training is to be available for fire, police and paramedical services as well as towing company operators by late Summer 2016. “With a growing number of electric vehicles on the road, it’s important for firefighters, ambulance crews and police to become acquainted with basic steps such as fire suppression and vehicle shutdown,” said Kent Rathwell, CEO of Sun Country Integrated (www.suncountryintegrated.com). Under the umbrella of Sun Country Integrated, Sun Country Academy is affiliated

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with Sun Country Highway, a distributor of electric vehicle infrastructure such as charging equipment and charging stations. E2inc, based in Greater Vancouver, notes it is Canada’s approved trainer and license holder for the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, which provides certification in electric vehicle infrastructure installation and maintenance to Red Seal qualified electricians. E2inc’s training portfolio also includes the Mentorship Matters workplace mentoring program and the Advanced Lighting Controls Training Program, scheduled to launch in collaboration with BC Hydro in Fall 2016.

New Brunswick RCMP make four arrests in mill copper theft

RCMP say four people have been arrested in connection with a theft of copper wires from a mill in southeast New Brunswick. Around 6:45 am on June 6, 2016, members of the Southeast District RCMP were called to a mill in West Branch, after employees discovered four people allegedly trying to steal copper wire. Three Moncton men, ranging in age from 28 to 52 years-old, and a 41 year-old woman from the Elsipogtog area, were arrested. They were all released on a promise to appear in Moncton Provincial Court at a later date. Police say they are expected to face charges.

Colville Lake, N.W.T. celebrates hybrid power plant Individual generators were the source of electricity for Colville Lake, N.W.T. before the community built its first power plant in 1990. Now, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) and the

The batteries are in the white trailer, the controller is in the blue, and the generator trailer is behind. Photo courtesy NTPC. Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT, www.gov.nt.ca) have opened the Colville Lake power plant with a new system: a solar/battery/diesel hybrid. This system includes 136.5kW of solar PV, 200kWh of battery storage, three diesel generators (2 x 100kW, 1 x 150kW) and a control system that integrates the generation types. Outages have decreased from more than 30 a year to just two since the system came online in December 2015, NTPC (ntpc.com) says, and about 80,000 litres of diesel fuel will be displaced annually, based on the first quarter of 2016. About 55,000 of those are due to the higher efficiency of the new diesel engines combined with the batteries, the utility adds, and being able to run diesel engines at their optimum rate has improved efficiency by more than 25%. An additional 24,000 L of diesel is being displaced due to the installed solar farm. The overall efficiency has increased by about 40%, according to NTPC. Expose yourself online! EBMag.com boasts over well 28,000 page views per month. That’s a whole lot of good online exposure for very reasonable rates! Visit EBMAG.com/advertise

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e are always told the United certain indemnity provisions so long as the States is the land of the “promisor agrees to provide specific insurance free; they project an image coverage for the benefit of others”. In other that is often anti-govern- words, your indemnity will only be extended ment intervention and, by to the insurance you have for covering that extension, anti-legislation, and yet they have specific risk. In the apparent bastion of freedom called legislation that prohibits a specific contractual term that you, as a contractor, sign up for each Texas (which one assumes would include the freedom to contract), the Anti-Indemnity and every week. Statute prohibits indemnification of claims I’m talking about indemnity clauses. In their simplest forms, they are part of an arising out of the indemnitor’s (contractor’s) agreement to which you, as a contractor, are work if the damage is caused “by the sole, bound to indemnify the owner (and often the joint, concurrent, contributing or comparative project consultants and even the financing negligence or fault of the indemnitee (owner, entity) from a certain set of risks. Indemnifying consultant, etc.)”. In other words, a construction essentially means you will protect the contract can no longer contain an entities whom you have agreed to proindemnification clause that requires tect. Some insurance contracts have Almost all a contractor to indemnify, defend your insurer acting as your indemnity of the 50 or hold harmless another party for a for certain specified risks. Ultimately, American claim due to that party’s own neglithey are in nearly every construction states have gence (whether solely or in part, i.e. contract you sign. A problem often arises with the some form contributory negligence). The statute also impacts addiunequal allocation of these risks of “Antitional insureds by providing that in the form of indemnity clauses Indemnity” an indemnitor cannot be required whereby you, as a contractor, agree legislation to purchase additional insured to indemnify the general contractor, owner and potentially the consultants applicable to coverage when it would be profrom any and all risks associated with construction hibited when examined in light of the indemnification agreement. your performance of the contract. contracts The provisions of the statute cannot That can mean that you have agreed limiting be waived, and any provision in a to fully indemnify (fully protect) contract is void to the extent that those entities identified from any risk the use of it requires one party to indemnify associated with the performance of indemnity another for claims arising out of the your contract. clauses. fault of the indemnitee. So what does this have to do with One must ask: why do Americans the U.S.? Almost all of the 50 American states have some form of “Anti-Indemnity” have such extensive Anti-Indemnity Legislegislation applicable to construction contracts lation? Obviously, they believe there is some need to protect contractors from being exposed limiting the use of indemnity clauses. In Michigan, for example, the Anti-Indem- to heavy-handed indemnity clauses. And if American legislatures have laws nity Statute prohibits construction contracts from requiring one party (the indemnitor) to limiting indemnity clauses, then why do indemnify another party (the indemnitee) for contractors here in Canada sign up for them damages arising out of bodily injury to persons so readily? Perhaps we need to start reading or damage to property where those damages the indemnity clauses in our construction are caused by—or resulting from—the sole contracts to better understand what it is we are truly signing up for. negligence of the indemnitee. These types of clauses are declared void (unenforceable) as they go against public policy. Dan Leduc is a partner in the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright Minnesota’s Anti-Indemnity Statute has Canada LLP and practices almost exclusively in construction been around since 1984 and, with it, nearly all law. He is frequently called upon to advise and represent owners, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers and builders in forms of indemnity are prohibited in construc- such front-end services as contract review, tender issues tion contracts. But there are some very narrow and general construction matters, as well as in litigation and arbitration. Dan can be reached at 613-867-7171 or exceptions; for example, the statute permits dan.leduc@nortonrosefulbright.com. 8

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110 NFL football fields would fit in the complex

965 electrical plans issued for construction

SNC-Lavalin, Johnson Controls and five other companies did the electrical work. Follow along with Cloutier, below, as he takes us through a tour of the 58-elevator, 11,800-door facility.

Electrification and lighting The 16MW peak demand Glen Site boasts three 11MW, 25kV incoming lines from Hydro-Quebec, according to Cloutier, from two different distribution substations. There is also enough fuel stored onsite to run the 12.5MW-worth of synchronized generators for 24 hours. Glen Site is home to over 34,300 lights, Cloutier says, all of which work on an automated system to optimize energy efficiency. In closed offices and conference rooms, occupancy sensing light switches have been programmed to automatically turn

off any appliance in the room when it has been unoccupied for more than 15 minutes. In patient rooms, meantime, amber-coloured lights installed at the base of the walls allow hospital personnel to check on patients during the night without having to turn on full lighting, which may wake the patients. When it came to exterior lighting, the biggest concern for the hospital site was light pollution, Cloutier says. While he was unable to share with us any specific products used onsite, he says the full cut-off LED exterior fixtures direct light solely toward the ground.There is no light spill above the horizon, Cloutier explains. And there are no fixtures lighting the site’s façade. “The light fixtures include special prisms that direct light only to desired areas,” Cloutier says. EBMAG.COM

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rom a distance, it looks like someone used giant rainbow Lego blocks to erect the building on Decarie Boulevard in Montreal: Glen Site, the newest addition to the sweeping McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). From a pneumatic tube system behind the walls to robotic dispensing machines, this high-tech facility goes well beyond its simple Lego-like appearance. The 346,150-m2 complex is Quebec’s first hospital to be certified LEED Gold. General contractor SNC-Lavalin says it initially sought LEED Silver but, thanks to design and construction choices made throughout the building process, Gold became the reality. “This proves we’ve exceeded the requirements regarding the building’s environmental footprint,” says Alexandre Cloutier, lead electrical engineer with SNC-Lavalin. Some examples of this, according to Cloutier, include the 79 electric vehicle charging stations and energy-efficiency initiatives (resulting in savings of about $2-million per year), as well as reduced light pollution thanks to adaptive lighting fixtures and an emphasis on natural light. “This project ranks among the greenest hospitals in North America,” Cloutier adds, but it was no walk in the park: a total of 965 electrical plans were issued for the project, which took over four years to construct. “In this fast-track design-build project, construction teams could not wait for 100% complete design plans to start the construction,” Cloutier explains, speaking to the biggest challenge of such a big undertaking. “Assumptions, preliminary co-ordination and reserved spaces and areas had to be discussed between design team, construction teams and subcontractors.”

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McGill University Health Centre’s Glen Site spans 346,150-m2. Photo courtesy SNC-Lavalin.

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A fiber network connecting all MUHC sites lets health professionals view diagnostic test results or patient records instantly. Photo courtesy SNC-Lavalin.

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An air quality management plan, implemented during the construction phase, was one of the things that stand out for Cloutier about the project. In areas where work was complete, HEPA vacuums (fitted with high-efficiency air filters) were used to ensure any dust created by corrective work did not spread. Also, to ensure ventilation systems remained clean, ducts were protected prior to delivery to the site and “remained protected until installed”. MERV8 filters were also temporarily installed on ducts and air intake vents when they become operational. These filters were then changed prior to commissioning and delivery of the hospital centre, he explains. “The ventilation system has been designed following building standards to ensure optimal air exchange rates and variable levels of fresh air intake for each of the different ventilation systems,” Cloutier says. “Air intakes and outlets have been designed according to wind directions to ensure the best quality of air.” All ventilation systems were activated once construction at the site was complete, but before buildings were occupied. “By drawing in as much fresh air as possible, the indoor air was completely flushed out. This commissioning procedure helped ensure HVAC systems are as efficient as possible,” Cloutier says. Air quality also benefited from wall paint containing 0 grams volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Cloutier points out, and low-VOC adhesives, sealants and carpet glue. EBMAG.COM

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WORTH NOTING! On its website, MUHC draws attention to some other unique features of Glen Site:

11MW, 25kV incoming lines from HydroQuebec

A fiber network connecting all MUHC sites lets health professionals view diagnostic test results or patient records from any of the hospitals instantly.

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Final word “From an electrical perspective, the proudest thing for me was being able to successfully interact and coordinate the work of six different electrical companies in the same hospital complex project,” says Cloutier, for whom the project is blazing green check mark. “And it’s 35% more energy efficient Underground Devices Fabricated Duct than the benchmark building.”

100% Wi-Fi connectivity

12.5MW of synchronized generators

With the swipe of an ID card, Glen staff receive scrubs directly from automated machines. They can return dirty scrubs to these machines, too.

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samples, medication and emergency supplies from places like the hospital pharmacy directly to the central caregiver stations in the patient room pods. The

capsules for these pneumatic tubes (which are about the size of a 2-litre plastic bottle) are tracked using an RFID system, and travel about 20 km/h. The tube system accommodates over 5000 transactions daily.

Robot medication dispenser

The pharmacy department’s new robotic machine receives an order, picks the medication and labels it, double checks it for accuracy and affixes it with a bar code. Later, when the medication is being administered, nurses scan the bar code to automatically update the patient’s file.

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Number of occupancy sensors used to control 180 luminaires within the main section of the warehouse

193,940 kWh Annual energy consumption of original lighting scheme

savings, the relamping project served as an in-field demo for customers of the company’s lighting options.

Previous high-bay HID lamp technology A high-bay application is typically a space offering at least 5 to 7 metres of clear height. High-bay lighting is widely used in warehousing, big box retail and manufacturing spaces. The Standard warehouse was originally lit with: • 148 HID high-bays (MH400 using MH lamps, each consuming 458 watts. • 30 HID high-bays (MH875) using MH lamps, each consuming 900 watts.

• Several traditional fluorescent T8s, each consuming 32 watts. Together, these lamps represented an annual energy consumption of 193,940 kWh.

Upgrading to LED tech Over a period of two weeks, Sibenco Inc. worked to relamp the lighting system in the entire warehouse. All the work was performed at night over the course of the retrofit so as not to interfere with warehouse operations. The traditional technologies listed above were replaced with 208 LED high-bay luminaires (LPHB/6MS), each consuming 175 watts. As for the fluorescent T8s, they were replaced with LEDT8s that consumed 22 watts. EBMAG.COM

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aint-Laurent, Quebecbased Standard Products provides lighting solutions to the commercial, industrial and residential markets through the professional electrical and lighting channel. Its stated mission is to provide complete lighting solutions that allow clients to improve the quality of their lighting systems and enhance overall ambiance while reducing energy, maintenance and operating costs. And so, to practice what it preaches, the company embarked on a plan to incorporate “sustainable lighting and energy management practices” into its Saint-Laurent warehouse in August 2015. Besides striving for improved workplace safety, and energy and cost

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Prior to the retrofit, the traditional lighting scheme was averaging 108 lux, while the new lighting registers 185 lux, on average, under the new LED lighting scheme. Photos courtesy Standard Products.

The new LED fixtures represent an annual energy consumption of 104,104 kWh. Also, to avoid unnecessary lighting in the aisles, 60 occupancy sensors were installed to cover 180 luminaires within the main section of the warehouse. Standard noticed a significant and immediate lighting improvement in the aisles: whereas the light meter previously averaged 108 lux under the old lighting, the lighting now averages 185 lux.

Recycling, rebates and savings Provincial recycling programs in Quebec enable the recycling of all lamps and fixtures. The cost of these programs covered when the materials are purchased; thereafter, pick-up and recycling are free of charge. All materials that were retrofitted in this project were recycled, thereby preventing them from going to landfill. As the Hydro Quebec rebate program is mostly based on kWh saved, Standard Products received financial support in the amount of $9896. Companies need to save at least 50,000 kWh to benefit from this program. These changes represent a savings of 89,836 kWh, or $9000 per year in energy costs. And warehouse employees seem happy about the new lighting, too. “‘It changes everything. It’s brighter!” said one. “Now, we can clearly see the bottom row of the products, and we feel safer.” — With files from Gaëlle Boulais-Dupas 16

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So where did the money go? Did the government get the money from the fine as well the surcharge? What did the family get? I worry these kind of situations will give rise to a trend where the courts will levy higher fines for lesser infractions. — Brian P.

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Three licences and three fees to do residential work is two licences and two fees too many. The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) allows homeowners to do identical electrical work in their homes without a single licence! To do the same work, an experienced self-employed electrician must have three licences while a clueless homeowner needs none! — Sam This Comment follows our news item “Senior’s fatality nets Niagara’s Pro-Teck Electric the largest fine” posted online at tinyurl.com/zgk37x3.

Why was a labourer doing electrical work? Probably not trained in lockout procedure. An apprentice working without journeyman. It is interesting that the charges against the dealership came under “Duties of an Employer” when they are not the employer. One would have thought that the dealership obligations would have come under “Duties of Owners” or “Duties of Constructors”. Most managers running retail businesses have not been trained to recognize the industrial hazards that tradespeople may encounter. — D.N. This Comment follows the Editor Blog “Determination and survival drive our industry” posted online at tinyurl.com/zeagfqx. This is a very good article, Anthony. I would suggest that most of the people who become good leaders share a passion for what they do, are driven to learn and get better, and always act with integrity. Those who become great leaders share all of the above, and have the added strength of being great mentors who build strong teams. — Wayne D.

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We reached out to all of the The Alliance Energy folks with their Best Managed Award. electrical industry players who Left to right: Bryan Leverick, Drew Tiefenbach, Rob Istace, Jan made the grade, hoping to learn McLellan Folk, Paul McLellan. Photo courtesy Alliance Energy. a little more about what it is they are doing right, and why the dis- Platinum Club for the past seven process,” he adds with a laugh. tinction of being a Best Managed years. “All our folks contribute “The thing is, sometimes you company matters to them and, to our success.” don’t realize what you’re doing truly, should matter to us all. “In our industry, things are until you sit down and write it rapidly changing. There’s new out and analyze it. This helps delivery systems, new schedul- from a company and manageDelivering on the words “It’s about paying attention; ing systems, and you have to be ment perspective to ensure we’re that’s what makes good business flexible and adapt to that to be doing what we say we’re doing.” Applying also encompasses practices,” says Paul McLellan, a well-managed company,” says some great coaching from orCEO of Alliance Energy, which McLellan. “It’s a rigorous application ganizers of the program, he says. has been a part of the program’s 18

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WHAT DO THE AWARD CATEGORIES MEAN? The Best Managed awards are granted on five levels: 1. Best Managed: One of the new winners selected each year. 2. Requalified member: Repeat winners retain the Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review. 3. Gold Standard winner: After three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully reapplied for the designation. 4. Gold Requalified member: Gold Standard winners may requalify for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review. 5. Platinum Club member: Winners that maintain Best Managed status for a minimum of six consecutive years. The 2016 program begins this June. For more information and to apply, visit bestmanagedcompanies.ca. EBMAG.COM

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When Alliance Energy first started applying, it was one of the few electrical companies doing so, McLellan notes. “So we’re pleased to continue to represent the industry, and proud we kind of led that charge. The Platinum club is quite prestigious.” The designation is great not only for management, but staff, too, McLellan adds, as it’s another reason to say ThankYou to employees. “You can’t say ‘ThankYou’ enough.”

Setting performance standards As part of the application, Allan Lanzador with Houle Electric says the company provides an account of its overall business objectives and plan, “outlining our initiatives within the plan and giving examples of how they impact our business and bottom line going forward”. Lanzador adds: “It is our belief that this information, supported by our financial data (also provided in the submission) has helped significantly in proving our standing as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.” For Houle, the submission process is “an excellent way for private companies like us to set performance standards beyond just financial data”. The benchmarks established with each previous year’s application gives Houle’s management group a visible bar to meet— or, preferably, even outperform. “The submission can also bring out important questions and topics that we ourselves may not always take the time to ask or address.”

All about the people As for what Powerline Plus is doing right when it comes to managing, CEO Ben Martin says the trick is nurturing a culture that

supports personal and professional growth. Through committed teamwork, unification of goals and leveraging company strengths, Powerline Plus is able to engage in sustainable practices and anticipate the needs of customers, Martin explains. Greg Young, president at Tarpon Energy Services, agrees about the golden egg being people. “We are a people-based company... We invest and empower our employees, give them a sense of ownership,” Young says. “This means sending them to high-voltage courses and leadership and safety training, or things like Dale Carnegie events.” Young also notes the company has an internal training system, dubbed Tarpon University, where employees learn more about strategy, estimating, finance and conflict resolution in three days. (Tarpon is also the winner of a 2015 inaugural Electrical Safety Champion Award. Visit EBMag.com/esca) Of winning the Best Managed title for the past 10 years, Young says it “signifies our credibility to our community, our employees and customers”. “It improves our marketing, too, and helps us hire people in busy times... If you have the choice between two companies and one has a Best Managed award, I think it makes that choice easier, and I think people come to work here for that reason.” Tarpon—a company of about 1500— shouts its award loud and proud, putting it on business cards and work trucks. “I believe it’s made us a better company, too. We’ve got to meet some really great people through it,” Young concludes. “We appreciate that quality of life is the ultimate workplace value. We build deep trust through mutual communication and respect. We recognize that collaboration empowers individuals and teams. We attract and keep talent by motivating excellence. We know that people are at the centre of all success,” adds Martin.

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Pierre Vincent is now Stelpro’s (www.stelpro.com) national sales director for the Canadian electrical distribution channel. Vincent will work with the provincial sales directors, the company said, to provide leadership in business planning, assist in business reviews with Stelpro partners, as well as implement a business development structure. ABB (www.abb.com) has appointed Doug Schuster global leader of Thomas & Betts (www.tnb.ca), the installation products business it acquired in May 2012. He joins ABB from Eaton Corp., where he led its Critical Power Solutions division globally. He will be based in Memphis, Tenn., where ABB’s Electrification Products Americas division is headquartered. Larry Toombs is joining up with the Powerco Canada (www.powerco.ca) team as the technical sales manager for British Columbia. Toombs brings over 20 years of electrical industry sales experience, servicing industrial and commercial accounts, the company says. LSI Lighting Solutions (www.lsi-industries.com) welcomes Len Costello as director of national accounts. Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) welcomes Tom Butters as its director of education, effective August 2016 (ies.org). Since 2007, Butters has been the director/senior manager of Canlyte’s Lighting Concept Centre/Philips Lighting University. GE (www.ge.com) has named Stephanie Mains CEO of its Industrial Solutions business, succeeding Bob Gilligan, who retired after 25 years with the company. Prior to joining Industrial Solutions, Mains was VP of Distributed Power Global Services for GE Power.

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AnyWARE Ideal Networks app

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AAdynTech updates JAB V2, Daylight & Hurricane

AAdyn Technology is showing off three models from the JAB variable fixture series that it says now deliver at least 30% more foot candles and an upgraded version of the Punch Plus fixture that is 50% brighter than its predecessor. These include the JAB V2 Variable, JAB Daylight and JAB Hurricane. AADYNTECH aadyntech.com Visit EBMAG.COM for the latest news, stories, products, videos, photo galleries and industry events.

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CE Code Rule 2-100 “Marking of equipment”

quipment marking contributes to the safety of electrical installations by:

• identifying switches and breakers so that circuits can be de-energized; allowing for the timely and accurate identification of circuits so that loads are not inadvertently de-energized; • providing workers with the means to de-energize circuits more conveniently, reducing the likelihood that a worker will engage in unsafe work practices.

Figure 1: Circuit identification PANEL - A CCT Amp

Description

Lights & Plugs

PANEL - B CCT Amp Description 1

Hall Receptacles

Hall Lights & Smoke Det.

SW Bedroom Recept.

SE Bedroom Recept.

the calculated load. In a 100A single-dwelling service, for instance, #4 AWG copper conductor is permitted to be installed as a service conductor based on an 89A calculated load. Were the panel marked with a warning “Caution! 89A Maximum Load”, would it increase safety?Yes, because it would alert the consumer to consider the loading capabilities of the service before adding considerable loads, such as hot tubs or electric vehicle charging stations. Generally, the requirements contained within Rule 2-100 “Marking of equipment” help support compliance with other CE Code requirements with regard to the proper use and maintenance of an electrical installation, as they provide individuals with valuable information regarding the characteristics of an installation.

And yet, over the past year, 9 15 NW Bedroom Recept. our inspectors identified more than 4000 defects related to the 11 15 Bedroom Lighting marking of electrical equipment. The CE Code by requiring “other markings All circuits in electrical installations All circuits requires distribution necessary to ensure safe and should be described in electrical points, circuit break- proper operation” as indicated fuses and switch- in Subrule (m). accurately with as few Nansy Hanna is the director for installations ers, es to be marked in a words as practical. For This Subrule, however, is rarely Engineering & Program Development at should be conspicuous location applied because of its vagueness, Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) where, example, it is not acamong other things, she is responsible and in a legible man- so let’s consider an application of for product safety, code development, ceptable to only mark described harmonization and alternative circuits as “lights” and accurately ner to indicate which this Subrule with other markings improving worker safety, and aging portion of the instal- that can increase safety. A good compliance, “plugs”. The room infrastructure programs. She is a with as few lation they protect or example relates to new Rule LEED-Accredited Professional and a number(s) where words as control. Additionally, 4-004(23), where service con- member of CSA CE Code-Part I, the circuit is present Sections 24, 32, 46, 50 and 64. Nansy where specific fuse ductors for a single dwelling are can be reached at nansy.hanna@ should be provided, practical. types are required permitted to be reduced based on electricalsafety.on.ca. for example; or, for (e.g. Type P, Type D, residential installations, a description of the area to HRC Form 1), the fuse type which the circuit supplies, such shall be shown with the permitAlways consult your AHJ for more specific interpretations. as basement, living/dining room ted maximum fuse rating. A key requirement contained or bedroom (Figure 1). ParticuEducate at the speed of now! What better way to show lar circuits need to be properly in Rule 2-100 for marking off your expertise than by having us orchestrate your very own identified, such as stove, washer, electrical equipment addresses webinar, or sponsoring a subject matter expert? That’s quality dryer, microwave, dishwasher, concerns regarding the safe use education for a fast-paced world. Visit EBMAG.com/advertise and operation of installations outside receptacle.

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