November 2024 Electrical Apparatus
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Plant Life
12 Better employee retention
A multi-pronged approach can ensure that your best employees become better — and stick around
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
Safety & Health
14 OSHA is taken to court
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration faces ongoing legal challenges
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
Electric Avenue
18 The twists & turns of EV & AV technology
Smoothing the bumps in the road toward widespread adoption
By Maura Keller, EA Contributing Writer
Conventions & Trade Shows
20 The great manufacturing merger
Technology and manufacturing are coming together, and people of all ages were excited about it at IMTS 2024
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor, and Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
Service & Sales Companies
25 Energizing America
Wescom’s network of locations demonstrate a company that draws from all sources of the energy spectrum
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Power Transmission & Distribution
31 Wire & cable: theory and reality
Once you’ve considered the published standards and recommendations, it’s time to put them into practice
By David Bredhold, EA Contributing Writer
Finance & The Workplace
36 What’s new in payroll compliance
Brace yourself for new rules covering the classification of employees
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
EA Reader Profile
40 The buck stops here
How Travis Conner’s educational and Naval experiences have instilled in him a sense of accountability
By Colin Gregory-Moores, EA Contributing Writer
Energy
42 ‘Cu’ later
Given copper’s crucial role in the energy transition, the metal could use all the support it can get
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Training
43 Gold rush
Big financial firms are putting big money into the skilled trades
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Pump It Up
44 Investing in pump knowledge
Learning how to optimize pump performance is one investment that’s sure to pay dividends
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
The Editor's Comment - Training America’s workforce
Let's Solve Your Problem - Answers to questions about motor coils and connections
Business - A busy year in acquisitions for Integrated Power Services
Associations - Tops in training: a tale of two associations
Know your industry - The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals
Calendar - ‘Upcoming events on manufacturing, pumps, and HVAC/R
Plant happenings - A fire at a plant outside Atlanta, and the British say ‘ta-ta’ to coal
Names & faces - Personnel changes at Baker Hughes and MSC Industrial Supply
Product showcase - A few items from the Battery Show, and more products for EVs
Utilities - Training resources for electric utility workers
Classified advertising - Your monthly marketplace for equipment, businesses, and more
Cy’s Super Service - The electrical service industry’s most prominent curmudgeon
EA puzzle - A crossword puzzle based on EA’s September and October issues
Moe, Genny & friends - The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
Direct & current - A Westinghouse microreactor, and a short-lived dockworkers’ strike
Advertising index - Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus