Nine Individuals Win $100 Gas Card in Ferraz Shawmut's Protection I.Q. Quiz Program
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Dec. 2, 2009) - Ferraz Shawmut, a global leader in the field of circuit protection, is pleased to announce the third quarter winners of its educational Protection Intelligence Quotient (PIQ) program. The following nine winners received a $100 gas card from the P.IQ program drawing: H. Scoggin, Enola, Pa.; J. Taylor, Henderson, N.C.; A. Sappe, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; M. Kirkbride, Mansfield, Ohio; J. Naughton, O'Falloon, Mo.; M. Hady, Watertown, Wis.; D. Estrada, Vilonia, Ark.; S. Rasmussen, Chaska, Minn.; S. Potter, Kanakee, Ill.
The third quarter PIQ Quiz was on Arc Flash Hazard Protection.
"I didn't realize that over 2,000 people were hospitalized due to arc flash each year," said Mitchell Kirkbride, manager of an independent residential and commercial products distributor in Mansfield, Ohio.
Other third quarter quiz takers said the quiz "helps sharpen my training skills," "was a good review of the topic," and "has prompted me to seek additional training in circuit protection."
PIQ is an educational online program that quizzes design engineers, specifiers, electrical professionals, and equipment manufacturers on how much they know about the hazards that can harm people, equipment and investments.
So far this year, Ferraz Shawmut's PIQ program has offered a quiz on solar power circuit protection, overvoltage protection, and arc flash hazard protection. Archived versions of these quizzes, along with downloadable "PIQ Quiz Notes" may be accessed at us.ferrazshawmut.com/PIQarchive/index.html.
A new PIQ quiz on Selective Coordination is currently available at us.ferrazshawmut.com/PIQPR.
For further details on the PIQ program, please send a request to info@ferrazshawmut.com, or visit us.ferrazshawmut.com/PIQPR. The 2009 program runs through Dec. 31, 2009, with no purchase necessary to enter.
About Ferraz Shawmut
Ferraz Shawmut has been a leader in circuit protection for industry and the electrical market for more than 100 years. With a complete line of current-limiting fuses and accessories, Ferraz Shawmut prides itself on delivering innovative, problem-solving products like the Surge-Trap® SPD, Thermally Protected Metal Oxide Varistor (TPMOV®), the FSLBS Load Break Switch, the SmartSpot® open-fuse indicator, Amp-Trap 2000® fuses, and UltraSafe(TM) fuse holders. Two of the company's latest innovations are its new line of Amp-Trap® High-Speed Class J (HSJ) fuses, engineered specifically for the protection of today's sensitive electronic motor controllers, and the industry's first line of Finger-Safe Power Distribution Blocks (FSPDBs), delivering the ultimate in safety and ease-of-use when making power connections in electrical panels. Ferraz Shawmut, LLC. is a subsidiary of the Carbone Lorraine Groupe. For more information, contact the company by phone at (978) 462-6662 or visit us.ferrazshawmut.com.
Ferraz Shawmut
374 Merrimac St.
Newburyport, MA 01950
CONTACT:
Stephen Colvin
(978) 465-4870
AGENCY CONTACT:
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(315) 413-4286
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