Shermco Industries Executives Participate in and Chair 2008 IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop

PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 26, 2008 – DALLAS  – Shermco Industries Inc., a leading provider of rotating apparatus and electrical power system testing, commissioning, repair, maintenance and training, announced today that the fifteenth annual IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop was chaired by Jim White, Shermco training director.
“This year’s Electrical Safety Workshop was a big success with the highest attendance ever and a great selection of speakers and panels,” said White.
Held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, the Electrical Safety Workshop was a four-day event, held March 18 -21, which allowed participants to share experiences with engineers, electricians, scientists, safety professionals, risk managers, physicians, training professionals, and others all interested in accelerating progress in preventing electrical accidents and injuries. The IEEE Industry Applications Society Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee created the workshop in 1991 to provide a forum for people to meet and exchange ideas for preventing electrical accidents and injuries in the workplace.
In addition to chairing the event, White gave the opening remarks for the conference and participated in a roundtable, Tutorial: NFPA 70E-2009 – What has Changed?

Ron Widup, Shermco executive vice president, also participated as part of the Thursday lineup, presenting Electrical Equipment Performance and the Impact to Personnel: An Arc Flash Exposure Dilemma with Kerry Heid of Magna Electric Corp.  

ABOUT SHERMCO
Shermco Industries is a provider of safe, reliable testing, repair, professional training, maintenance and analysis of rotating apparatus and electrical power distribution systems and related equipment for the light, medium, and heavy industrial base nationwide.  Founded in 1974 in Dallas, the company is comprised of an Apparatus Services Division and an Engineering Services Division.  With a corporate location in Irving, Texas, a sales office in Brussels and service centers in Austin and Tulsa, Shermco Industries has over 250 full-time employees and exceeds $50 million in annual revenues.  The company is a member in good standing with the Electrical Apparatus Service Association and the International Electrical Testing Association.  For more information about Shermco Industries, visit their website at www.shermco.com.