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Codes & Standards
Posted May 2020

Stay Within Sight

Michael Johnston
Requirements that help remove hazards The National Electrical Code includes more than 60 requirements to install a disconnecting means within sight from equipment. These requirements are safety-driven and ensure that...
/ VECTOR FX SHUTTERSTOCK / KUNDRA
Codes & Standards
Posted May 2020

Going Global

Mark Earley
I have been asked many times over the years what electrical code other countries use. Does IEC stand for International Electrical Code? Does this affect electrical professionals who only work...
PHOTE BY MARK C. ODE
Codes & Standards
Posted May 2020

Learning From the Past

Mark C. Ode
Splices and taps of conductors have been in the National Electrical Code for a long time. The 2020 NEC contains major changes involving distribution blocks, splices and taps, and to...
WHAT’S NEW?ISTOCK / KATERYNA NOVOKHATNIA / SHUTTERSTOCK / SPREADTHESIGN / SKALAPENDRA
Codes & Standards
Posted May 2020

What’s New?

Jim Phillips
2020 NFPA Update The Word of the day: Triennial, tri·en·ni·al /trī 'enē'l/ adjective, happening every three years. Or in the case of NFPA 70E, it means: It’s time again to...

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May 2020

Stay Within Sight

Michael Johnston
Requirements that help remove hazards The National Electrical Code includes more than 60 requirements to install a disconnecting means within sight from equipment. These requirements are safety-driven and ensure that workers...
Shutterstock / Macklin Holloway
May 2020

Going Global

Mark Earley
I have been asked many times over the years what electrical code other countries use. Does IEC stand for International Electrical Code? Does this affect electrical professionals who only work domestically? I will answer the...
/ VECTOR FX SHUTTERSTOCK / KUNDRA
May 2020

Learning From the Past

Mark C. Ode
Splices and taps of conductors have been in the National Electrical Code for a long time. The 2020 NEC contains major changes involving distribution blocks, splices and taps, and to understand the reasons for these changes...
PHOTE BY MARK C. ODE
May 2020

What’s New?

Jim Phillips
2020 NFPA Update The Word of the day: Triennial, tri·en·ni·al /trī 'enē'l/ adjective, happening every three years. Or in the case of NFPA 70E, it means: It’s time again to get ready for the 2021 edition. This article focuses...
WHAT’S NEW?ISTOCK / KATERYNA NOVOKHATNIA / SHUTTERSTOCK / SPREADTHESIGN / SKALAPENDRA
Apr 2020

Now Including Exits

Mark C. Ode
Periodically, a change in the National Electrical Code occurs that is long overdue, such as 2020‘s new Section 300.25. This change may have long-term consequences for electrical contractors, especially if the designer...
SHUTTERSTOCK / MIKE FOCUS
Apr 2020

How Important Is Interpretation?

Mark Earley
Fuses and circuit breakers protect lives and property from damage during electrical faults. The most common hazards include overload and short circuits. Some also protect against ground faults—whether they are ground-fault...
SHUTTERSTOCK / NOSOROGUA
Apr 2020

Electrical Systems Unearthed

Michael Johnston
Installing and operating an ungrounded system is typically a combined effort, including the design or engineering team, the owner, the operators and sometimes the authority having jurisdiction. In addition to the Code...
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