Capacitors are used in a wide variety of equipment and systems, commonly as a source of stored energy for power factor correction and motor starting. They are popular components that electricians, maintenance personnel, and HVAC technicians come acro...

In the northern climates, motorcycles stored for months during the winter, once again start to appear in the spring. These "steel horses" create risks for their drivers, and those who make a living by sharing the road with motorcycles. Although moto...

As we approach the summer months, the threat of lightning greatly increases across the country. According to The National Weather Service, lightning strikes occur an average of 25 million times per year in the U.S., and over a 30-year period (1989-20...

Insurer disburses $17,500 for students with injured parents to continue their studies PORTLAND, Maine – Four college students with parents injured at work will be able to continue their educations with help from MEMIC. MEMIC’s Harvey Pick...

June has now come and gone, and you would really like to get that planned facility upgrade done before cold weather sets in again. You had mentioned it to your go-to contractor last winter, but in checking with them, they did not realize how serious ...

What do you think of when you read or hear this phrase? Some of us may recall how rapper and music producer Eminem kicked off one of his most iconic raps with it (“May I have your attention please? May I have your attention please?”). Oth...

You don’t have to search far on the internet to find some interesting conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines. For instance, the misbelief that the vaccine is really “an injection of graphene oxide that connects you to the iCloud&rdq...

A formal transitional return-to-work program is designed to help injured employees return to the workplace while transitioning back to their full-duty capacity after a work-related injury.  It really is a “win-win” for employee and ...