{"id":54428,"date":"2019-09-05T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=54428"},"modified":"2021-05-11T12:42:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T16:42:17","slug":"standard-ensures-reconditioned-electrical-equipment-is-safe-for-reuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/standard-ensures-reconditioned-electrical-equipment-is-safe-for-reuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Ensures Reconditioned Electrical Equipment is Safe for Reuse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recognizing there was no nationally acknowledged standard addressing shop reconditioning electrical equipment for reuse, the <a aria-label=\"Professional Electrical Apparatus Reconditioning League (PEARL) (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pearl1.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Professional Electrical Apparatus Reconditioning League (PEARL)<\/a>, a national trade organization for companies that supply quality surplus and reconditioned electrical equipment, has submitted into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ansi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"American National Standards Institute (ANSI) (opens in a new tab)\">American National Standards Institute (ANSI)<\/a> a standard that defines the procedures required to assess, recondition and validate electrical equipment for safe reuse in the field. The\u00a0<a aria-label=\"PEARL standard (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pearl1.org\/ANSI-PEARL-Reconditioning-Standard\" target=\"_blank\">PEARL standard<\/a>\u00a0was approved by ANSI this past October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPEARL\u2019s electrical equipment reconditioning standard has been a part of the organization since its inception. It was originally developed because there was no other standard in existence for the reconditioning of electrical products,\u201d says Howard Herndon, immediate past president of PEARL. \u201cPEARL\u2019s goal was to create a marketable distinction in safety, quality and integrity through the education in and use of our standard and the adherence to our organization\u2019s Code of Business Practices. What\u2019s important here is that ANSI accreditation clears a path for the use of the standard by way of recognition of its acceptance by a consensus of industry stakeholders. Without this recognition the standard is not much more than a bench guide for workers in our industry. This is not a bad thing, but ANSI accreditation allows our standard to be used in a much broader industry segment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Dan Hook, PEARL Standards Committee lead and\ncurrent PEARL president, the ANSI standard designation\u2019s impact on the\nelectrical equipment industry as a whole cannot be emphasized enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis standard lays out an approved path to safely utilize older electrical equipment in the field through rebuilding and reconditioning in accordance to and beyond OEM specifications,\u201d says Hook. \u201cAnother vital aspect to ANSI accreditation is that the\u00a0&#8216;National Electrical Code&#8217;\u00a0now recognizes reconditioned electrical equipment as a viable option, yet there was no industry recognized standard to cover it. Now there is \u2013 which lends invaluable credence and authority to PEARL\u2019s mission and work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The standard, which is available for purchase on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pearl1.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PEARL\u2019s website<\/a>, is made up of 16 sections,\neach focused on various types of electrical equipment ranging from switches and\ncircuit breakers to panel boards, transformers, motor controls, protection\nrelays and more. The standard provides in detail the procedures that are\nrecommended to recondition electrical equipment so that it is ready for reuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur hope is that there will be new players entering this market as the standard gains industry acceptance,\u201d says Herndon. \u201cOur efforts to gain accreditation have already had some impact on the perception of PEARL as an industry leader. ANSI accreditation will take us much, much further in that regard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"For more information about the ANSI-recognized\u00a0&quot;Electrical Equipment Reconditioning Standard for Electrical Apparatus and Equipment used in Commercial and Industrial Applications,&quot; visit\u00a0the website. 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