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for Electrical PowerEquipment and Systems

ANSI/NETA ATS-2009

ANSI/NETA MTS-2007

American National Standard

InterNational Electrical Testing Association

for Electrical Power Distribution Equipment and Systems

2007

Specifications and Standards Activity

NETA Standards UpdateNETA Acceptance Testing Specifications

The NETA Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems has been submitted to ANSI for approval as an American National Standard. NETA eagerly anticipates the release of this document as a standard in the spring of 2009. The Acceptance Testing Specifications are used throughout the electrical industry by electrical testing firms, contractors, utilities, electrical inspectors, among others to ensure that tested electrical equipment and systems are operational and within applicable standards and manufacturer’s tolerances, and are installed in accordance with design specifications. These specifications cover the suggested field tests and inspections that are available to assess the suitability for initial energization of electrical power distribution equipment and systems.

ANSI/NETA Standard for Certification of Electrical Testing Technicians

The ANSI/NETA Standard for Certification of Electrical Testing Technicians was published as an American National Standard in 2000. It is undergoing a routine revision through the ANSI process and should be published as a revised ANSI Standard in 2009. This standard establishes minimum requirements for training, experience, qualification, and certification of the electrical testing technician (ETT). It also provides criteria for documenting qualifications and certifica-tion and details the minimum qualifications for an independent and impartial certifying body to certify electrical testing technicians.

ANSI/NETA Maintenance Testing SpecificationsThe ANSI/NETA Standard for Maintenance Testing Specifications for

Electrical Power Distribution Equipment and Systems was published as an American National Standard in 2007. It is on a four year review cycle and will be published as a revised ANSI Standards in 2011. These specifications cover the suggested field tests and inspections that are available to assess the suitability for continued service and reliability of electrical power distribution equipment and systems and are used throughout the electrical industry by electrical testing firms, contractors, utilities, electrical inspectors, among others. The purpose of these specifications is to assure that tested electrical equipment and systems are operational and within applicable standards and manufacturer’s tolerances and that the equipment and systems are suitable for continued service.