Tag: National Electrical Code
NFPA names NEC Challenge winner
January 30, 2014SSN Staff
QUINCY, Mass.—Derek Vigstol, of Princeton, Minn., won the title of NEC Challenge Champion in a nation-wide challenge to celebrate the National Fire Protection Association's release of the 53rd National Electrical Code.
Vigstol won $5,000, NFPA announced Jan. 30. The code outlines a standard for safe electrical installation and inspection.
“Electrical safety is a serious topic,” Lorraine Carli, NFPA's vice president of outreach and advocacy, said in a prepared statement....
NFPA 2014 National Electrical Code now available
September 30, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
QUINCY, Mass.—The 2014 National Electrical Code, available in digital format and as a hard copy, contains changes of import to dealers and installers.
“Every three years we do a number of revisions to the NEC,” said Mark Earley, the National Fire Protection Association's chief electrical engineer. He said changes include the introduction of new technology and revisions large and small.
The NEC sets the standard for safe electrical installation and inspection, according...