scope:

This document covers the minimum criteria for aiding in organizing and conducting electrical inspections, including administration, plans review, and field inspection, for new electrical installations, modifications, and maintenance to existing electrical installations in accordance with AHJ requirements.

Purpose.

This document is designed to produce a systematic, working framework or outline by which an effective electrical inspection can be accomplished. It contains specific procedures to assist in the inspection process. These procedures represent the judgment developed from the NFPA consensus process system that, if followed, can improve the probability of protecting persons and property from the hazards arising from the use of electricity.

As every electrical inspection is in some way unique and different from any other, this document is not designed to encompass all the necessary components of a complete inspection of any one installation. The particular characteristics of the installation site, such as the occupancy use, construction type, structure design, and other related factors, should be considered during the electrical inspection.

Not every portion of this document may be applicable to every electrical inspection. It is within the purview of the electrical inspector, depending on their responsibility and the purpose and scope of the inspection, to apply the appropriate recommended procedures in this document to a particular inspection.