Posted Jan 2020
Special Equipment in Chapter 6
This Article focuses on revisions in Chapter 6 of the 2020 NEC, “Special Equipment,” and it includes the requirements for special equipment such as electric signs and outline lighting systems...
Codes & Standards
Posted Jan 2020
Equipotential Planes, Marking Transformers and More
Jim Dollard has an extensive background in codes and standards. If you have a query about the National Electrical Code (NEC) , Jim will help you solve it. Send questions...
Posted Jan 2020
We’re All in This Together
The standards development system for the National Electrical Code is a public, consensus-driven process. The NEC receives thousands of public inputs and comments every cycle. But how can a book...
Posted Jan 2020
Turn and Face the Change
The 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code, issued Aug. 5, 2019, became effective Aug. 25, 2019, and superseded all 54 previous editions beginning in 1897. There were a total...
Posted Dec 2019
Overcurrent Protection: Defending the World from Electrical Hazards
The National Electrical Code is designed for the practical safeguarding of people and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity. The two major hazards are shock and fire...
