Nema promotes guidelines for handling water-damaged equipment.NEMA NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA National Emergency Management Agency NEMA National Emergency Management Association NEMA Nottingham East Midlands Airport (UK) PROMOTES GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING WATER-DAMAGED EQUIPMENT. The National Electrical Manufacturers Assoc. (NEMA), Rosslyn, Virginia Rosslyn is an unincorporated area located in the northeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. , USA is offering free access to an informational brochure in response to electrical hazards posed following of Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Exceeding the 21 storms of the 1933 season, Wilma was the twenty-second storm (including the subtropical storm discovered in reanalysis), thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth . Guidelines for Handling Water Damaged Electrical Equipment provides advice on the safe handling of electrical equipment that has been exposed to water, outlining which items must be replaced and which can be reconditioned re·con·di·tion tr.v. re·con·di·tioned, re·con·di·tion·ing, re·con·di·tions To restore to good condition, especially by repairing, renovating, or rebuilding. professionally. The brochure may be downloaded for free from www.nema.org/stds/water-damaged.cfm, and has been incorporated into the Federal Emergency Management Agency's manual, Principles and Practices for the Design and Construction of Flood Resistant Building Utility Systems. |
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