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News and stories about the codes standards used by electrical contractors—including the National Electrical Code, NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, IEEE standards and more—appear monthly in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine and can be read and shared on ECmag.com. Electrical contractors need these codes to stay safe on the job, and many of the codes also protect those living and working in the buildings serviced by ECs.
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NFPA Could Allow More Time for Outdoor GFCIs
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Four years after adopting a temporary exception to a new rule for outdoor GFCIs, the NFPA has proposed extending the 210.8(F) exception for another two years.
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Avoiding Overfill: Splices and splicing devices in box fill calculations
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I recently attended the 2026 Florida Chapter meeting of the Independent Alliance of the Electrical Industry. One of the questions and the resulting answer seemed somewhat controversial to me.
2023 NEC Changes
In his 20-part series, National Electrical Code expert Mark Earley explained all the changes that went into the 2023 edition of the NEC as part of the three-year revision cycle.
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