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The National Electrical Code, 2008 edition. The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is a regionally adoptable standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment in the United States. It is part of the National Fire Code series published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a private trade association. [1]
The first electrical codes in the United States originated in New York in 1881 to regulate installations of electric lighting. Since 1897 the US National Fire Protection Association, a private non-profit association formed by insurance companies, has published the National Electrical Code (NEC). States, counties or cities often include the NEC ...
NFPA 70E (Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace) is a standard of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The document covers electrical safety requirements for employees. The NFPA is best known for publishing the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70).
For example, types 3, 4 and 6 are intended for outdoor use, but type 5 is not. A NEMA enclosure rating does not mean that it also meets the same UL enclosure rating. [2] NFPA is National Fire Protection Association, and NEC is National Electrical Code (U.S.A.)
Electrical wiring practices developed in parallel in many countries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [7] As a result, national and regional variations developed and remain in effect. (see National Electrical Code, electrical wiring, electrical wiring in the United Kingdom). Some of these are retained for technical reasons, since the ...
National Electrical Safety Code; Network Access License; NFPA 70B; NFPA 72; NFPA 704; NFPA 1123; NFPA 1901; O. Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States)
NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code (NEC), defines area classification and installation principles. [1] NEC article 500 describes the NEC Division classification system, while articles 505 and 506 describe the NEC Zone classification system.
The ground tab is designed to be attached to the outlet faceplate screw, which is supposed to be connected to the building electrical ground. A cheater plug , AC ground lifter or three-prong/two-prong adapter is an adapter that allows a NEMA 5-15P grounding -type plug (three prongs) to connect to a NEMA 1-15R non-grounding receptacle (two slots).