IEEE Names Hyland Chair and Tomaseski Vice Chair of the National Electric Safety Code Committee.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The IEEE has named Michael J. Hyland to be the new chair and James R. Tomaseski the new vice chair of the IEEE National Electric Safety Code (NESC) Committee. The code, which is used throughout the U.S. and in over 100 countries, offers practical guidance on how to safeguard employees and the public when electrical supply and communication lines are designed, installed, operated and maintained.

Hyland is Vice President of Engineering Services for the American Public Power Association (APPA), which serves more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities in the U.S. He has represented APPA on the NESC Main Committee and Executive Subcommittee for the past 8 years. At APPA, he oversees its transmission and distribution, standards, safety, system planning, security, environmental, generation, broadband and energy services activities.

Tomaseski is Director of the Safety and Health Department at the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). He is a member of NESC Main Committee and of many subcommittees, including those for grounding, electric supply, and overhead and underground lines. He also chairs the Work Rules Subcommittee. In addition, he has represented the IBEW in standards activities at such bodies as ANSI, ASTM and IEEE and is its liaison with OSHA for regulation development, compliance and enforcement.

The NESC is a performance code that addresses the safety of overhead and underground electric supply lines, power-related telephone and cable TV lines, and rail power and signal installations. It covers all relevant topics from grounding, rotating equipment, storage batteries, transformers and conductors to switchgear, clearances, cable terminations, safety signs and protective clothing.

As the secretariat for the National Electrical Safety Code, the IEEE provides a home for the NESC Committee and supports its with a full range of administrative, logistical, publishing and other services. The IEEE also gives users comprehensive support in obtaining, understanding and working with the code.

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