Manufacturers that sell products into seismically active zones need to be aware of requirements for product resilience and robustness and may also want to influence those regulations. The Seismic Council is the focal point of NEMA activities regarding the business and public policy opportunities associated with seismic qualification of electrical and medical imaging equipment for commercial building code applications.

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Staff Contact: Daniel Abbate

Standards

• NEMA Seismic Guideline 1—General Requirements for Seismic Qualification of Electrical Equipment for Commercial Building Codes

News

• NEMA Launches Seismic Council

Companies

• nVent
• Siemens Industry, Inc.
• Canon Medical Systems
• Schneider Electric

Resources

• FEMA 454 Designing for Earthquakes: A Manual for Architects
• FEMA P-749 Earthquake-Resistant Design Concepts: An Introduction to the NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures
• FEMA E-74 Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage
• FEMA 412 Installing Seismic Restraints for Mechanical Equipment
• FEMA 413 Installing Seismic Restraints for Electrical Equipment
• FEMA 414 Installing Seismic Restraints for Duct and Pipe
• FEMA P-1019 Emergency Power Systems for Critical Facilities

Activities

The Council is working on a Standard for Seismic Certification of Nonstructural Electrical Subsystems by Shake-table Testing Independent of the Equipment Enclosure. The purpose of this test Standard is to establish minimum requirements for the seismic certification of electrical equipment subsystems by shake-table testing subsystems independent of the equipment enclosure they are contained in.