Thanks to Joe Tedesco for this photo.
OK…tell me what’s wrong with this installation and you can’t just say “Oh My Freakin’ God!”. I need to say I have no information on this installation. It’s in Iraq or Afghanistan and I don’t know who is responsible for this beauty. It could be KBR or the Military [...]

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The “Electrical Worker” a monthly publication of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) recently published an article spotlighting IBEW member Marijane Green, mother if two active duty Marines. This mother is seriously concerned about the safety of her sons. You can read this article entitled “Troops Endangered By Shoddy Electrical Work” by clicking [...]

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This wiring method was such a common occurrence used by Iraqi and Turkish subcontractors that I had totally forgotten about it until someone sent me a photo. I thought it would be fun to have a quiz. So…tell me what’s wrong with this installation!!
This is a standard 230 volt switched receptacle….It is equivalent of our [...]

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I have been contacted by a National US news program that is looking for people who are willing to share their experiences about the electrical conditions in their camps. Electrician experience is always welcome but you don’t have to be [...]

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You watch and you decide.

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I do not understand why the Department of Defense is not getting it!!! Read on….
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Editorial: Electrocutions
The tragedy of preventable death
August 4, 2008
The death of Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth in Iraq could have been prevented if the Army and a defense contractor had done their jobs.
Maseth, who grew up outside Pittsburgh, was [...]

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