NFPA - 70 HDBK
National Electrical Code Handbook
| Organization: | NFPA |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 2017 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 1,367 |
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Purpose
(A) Practical Safeguarding. The purpose of this Code is the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity. This Code is not intended as a design specification or an instruction manual for untrained persons.
The National Electrical Code® (NEC®) is prepared by the National Electrical Code Committee, which consists of a Correlating Committee and 19 code-making panels. The code-making panels have specific subject responsibility within the Code. The scope of the National Electrical Code Committee is as follows:
This committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on minimizing the risk of electricity as a source of electric shock and as a potential ignition source of fires and explosions. It shall also be responsible for text to minimize the propagation of fire and explosions due to electrical installations.
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