INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS
CANADIAN SECTION & ONTARIO CHAPTER
Spring Seminar
Saturday April 6, 2013
 
 


This years Spring Seminar was held at the CSA offices 178 Rexdale Blvd, ON   M9W 1R3
 

 

 

Technical Presentations included: 

 

 

The Lighting Industry’s Paradigm Shift to Energy Efficient

Click here download the presentation Shift to Energy Efficient Lighting.pdf

Lighting Presented By: David G. Wallace


Mr. Wallace has spent 41 years of his career participating in the management and development of early stage companies, specifically in the field of high technology computer electronic systems. He has extensive experience in sales & marketing, P&L management, research and development, fund raising private and venture capital equity, manufacturing, executive management, and corporate governance. From 1995 to 2003, he was the founder, CEO and Chairman of Micro Optics Design Corporation, a research, developer and manufacturer of lens processing systems for ophthalmic laboratories worldwide. Most recently he has been an active shareholder and Director of FiberSpace Inc. who successfully developed and patented the laser loop back technology. He built AssistMed Corporation providing electronic medical records business to the healthcare industry, and National LED Inc. in the LED lighting business plus Brain Wave which develops and patents solutions for the electrical trades.

From 1989 to 1995 Mr. Wallace co-founded, invested and participated as  an executive officer in a number of successful entrepreneurial ventures including Paige Manufacturing which did an IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1992 for the FlatPlug changing the grip test. Prior to 1989, Mr. Wallace held numerous management and executive business development positions with key computer companies that included    Amdahl Corporation, Paradyne Corporation, Lanpar Ltd., Bell Canada’s Computer Communications Group and Datacrown Inc.

 


Patient Care - OESC and the Z32

Click here to download : Patient Care - Nick Carter.pdf

Presented By:
Nick Carter, P.Eng., H.H. Angus & Associates Ltd.


Mr. Carter is a professional engineer in the Province of Ontario, a designated consulting engineer and a principle in the firm of H. H. Angus and Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers.
Mr. Carter graduated with honours from the University of Toronto in 1974 with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He has worked in the consulting engineering field for 34 years primarily on healthcare projects, including an 11 year period with the Ministry of Health as a staff consultant. In addition to working for the Ministry of Health, he was the chief electrical engineer for a competitive consulting firm and he also operated his own consulting engineering firm. Mr. Carter is a member of the IEEE, a member of the technical committee for CSA standard C282 “Emergency Electrical Power Supply for Buildings”. He is also a past member on three technical committees and four sub-committees for other CSA standards, including Z32, “Electrical Safety and Essential Electrical Systems in Health Care Facilities”. When employed by the Ministry of Health, Nick conducted training sessions for Ontario Hydro’s Electrical Inspectors on Section 24 of the electrical safety code, as well as informational sessions for the Canadian Hospital Engineering Society.
 

Industrial-level GFCI protection as defined
by UL943C 
&
Arc-flash protection made possible by  light-sensing

Click here to download :IAEI CSA April 6th Littelfuse Starco presentations.ppsx

Presented By:
Bernie Desmarais
Technical Sales Representative
&
Merv Savostianik, P.Eng.
Sales Engineering Manager

Transformers 101 – The 5 W’s about Transformers

Transformer history and basics
- Transformer Applications
- Things to look out with regard to installation and safety
- Transformers in the future

Click here to download :Transformers 101.pdf

Presented By:

 

Presented By:

Watson Wong
Design Engineer

 

Click here to download :4 - T-LED - Lamps vs retrofit - Julian Mereuta.pdf

The quick market penetration of Tubular LED products in the North American market has triggered a strong need for new safety requirements. The presentation will include a description of the current and upcoming safety and performance CSA standards applicable to T-LEDs in Canada.
The impact of relevant updates to the Canadian Electrical Code (e.g. Class 2 power supply voltage limitation) will also be covered.

Presented By:
Julian Mereuta, Project Manager, CSA Group
Julian Mereuta is a Project Manager in CSA Group’s Electrical Safety Program.  Mr. Mereuta joined the CSA Standards in December, 2008, with twelve years of diverse project management experience for engineering and technical services companies both internationally and in Canada.
As a CSA Project Manager for ICLP (Integrated Committee on Lighting Products), Mr. Mereuta is responsible for the completion of project deliverables for over fifty CSA Standards which include the development of Canadian National Standards, the adoption of IEC / ISO international standards, and the harmonization of North American standards (Canada – USA – Mexico) in the areas of electrical safety for lighting products.
 

 

 

 

 

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