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I have two businesses and a few volunteer involvements--plus a labor of love,
or at least homage.
After introducing these and providing links, I will talk very briefly about
what I bring to my work from my education and former professions.
I have been in business for over 40 years as Safety First Electrical. My electrical business has its own web page; tap this link.
Shifting toward my other line of work . . .
My third book,
Behind the Code, was a labor of love for a mentor, written with him. It explains
how many modern electrical rules came to be
and traces their development.
You can order it at
this link.
In mid-2010, a multiyear effort culminated in the publication of W. Creighton Schwan's final project, which I co-authored. Many electrical experts find the stories in Behind the Code interesting simply as niche history. There's more to it. The book flows together three streams: story-telling, explaining, and documenting progress. Electrical inspectors and consultants say that the detailed histories help them make decisions about whether to grandfather installations. To grandfather is to accept a system, to allow its continued use even though it falls short--sometimes far short-- of complying with today's safety standards, because it was legal at the time it was installed.