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A. About the author -- B. Preface -- C. Acknowledgments -- A. General sections -- 1. Section 01: introduction to the national electrical safety code -- 010. Purpose -- 011. Scope -- 012. General rules -- 013. Application -- 014. Waiver -- 015. Intent -- 016. Effective date -- 017. Units of measure -- 018. Method of calculation -- 2. Section 02: definitions of special terms -- 3. Section 03: references -- 4. Section 09: grounding methods for electric supply and communications facilities -- 090. Purpose -- 091. Scope -- 092. Point of connection of grounding conductor -- 093. Grounding conductor and means of connection -- 094. Grounding electrodes -- 095. Method of connection to electrode -- 096. Ground resistance requirements -- 097. Separation of grounding conductors -- 098. Number 098 not used in this edition. -- 099. Additional requirements for grounding and bonding of communication apparatus -- B. Part 1: rules for the installation and maintenance of electric supply stations and equipment -- 5. Section 10: purpose and scope of rules -- 100. Purpose -- 101. Scope -- 102. Applications of rules -- 103. Referenced sections -- 6. Section 11: protective arrangements in electric supply stations -- 110. General requirements -- 111. Illumination -- 112. Floors, floor openings, passageways, and stairs -- 113. Exits -- 114. Fire-extinguishing equipment -- 7. Section 12: installation and maintenance of equipment -- 120. General requirements -- 121. Inspections -- 122. Guarding shaft ends, pulleys, belts, and suddenly moving parts -- 123. Protective grounding -- 124. Guarding live parts -- 125. Working space about electric equipment -- 126. Equipment for work on energized parts -- 127. Classified locations -- 128. Identification -- 129. Mobile hydrogen equipment -- 8. Section 13: rotating equipment -- 130. Speed control and stopping devices -- 131. Motor control -- 132. Number 132 not used in this edition -- 133. Short-circuit protection -- 9. Section 14: storage batteries -- 140. General -- 141. Location -- 142. Ventilation -- 143. Racks -- 144. Floors in battery areas -- 145. Illumination for battery areas -- 146. Service facilities -- 10. Section 15: transformers and regulators -- 150. Current-transformer secondary circuits protection when exceeding 600 v -- 151. Grounding secondary circuits of instrument transformers -- 152. Location and arrangement of power transformers and regulators -- 153. Short-circuit protection of power transformers -- 11. Section 16: conductors -- 160. Application -- 161. Electrical protection -- 162. Mechanical protection and support -- 163. Isolation -- 164. Conductor terminations -- 12. Section 17: circuit breakers, reclosers, switches, and fuses -- 170. Arrangement -- 171. Application -- 172. Circuit breakers, reclosers, and switches containing oil -- 173. Switches and disconnecting devices -- 174. Disconnection of fuses -- 13. Section 18: switchgear and metal-enclosed bus -- 180. Switchgear assemblies -- 181. Metal-enclosed bus -- 14. Section 19: surge arresters -- 190. General requirements -- 191. Indoor locations -- 192. Grounding conductors -- 193. Installation |
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C. Part 2: safety rules for the installation and maintenance of overhead electric supply and communication lines -- 15. Section 20: purpose, scope, and application of rules -- 200. Purpose -- 201. Scope -- 202. Application of rules -- 16. Section 21: general requirements -- 210. Referenced sections -- 211. Number 211 not used in this edition -- 212. Induced voltages -- 213. Accessibility -- 214. Inspection and tests of lines and equipment -- 215. Grounding of circuits, supporting structures, and equipment -- 216. Arrangement of switches -- 217. General -- 218. Vegetation management -- 17. Section 22: relations between various classes of lines and equipment -- 220. Relative levels -- 221. Avoidance of conflict -- 222. Joint use of structures -- 223. Communications protective requirements -- 224. Communication circuits located within the supply space and supply circuits located within the communication space -- 225. Electric railway construction -- 18. Section 23: clearances -- 230. General -- 231. Clearances of supporting structures from other objects -- 232. Vertical clearances of wires, conductors, cables, and equipment above ground, roadway, rail, or water surfaces -- 233. Clearances between wires, conductors, and cables carried on different supporting structures -- 234. Clearance of wires, conductors, cables, and equipment from buildings, bridges, rail cars, swimming pools, and other installations -- 235. Clearance for wires, conductors, or cables carried on the same supporting structure -- 236. Climbing space -- 237. Working space -- 238. Vertical clearance between certain communication and supply facilities located on the same structure -- 239. Clearance of vertical and lateral facilities from other facilities and surfaces on the same supporting structure -- 19. Section 24: grades of construction -- 240. General -- 241. Application of grades of construction to different situations -- 242. Grades of construction for conductors -- 243. Grades of construction for line supports -- 20. Section 25: loadings for grades b and c -- 250. General loading requirements and maps -- 251. Conductor loading -- 252. Loads on line supports -- 253. Load factors for structures, crossarms, support hardware, guys, foundations, and anchors -- 21. Section 26: strength requirements -- 260. General (see also section 20) -- 261. Grades b and c construction -- 262. Number 262 not used in this edition -- 263. Grade n construction -- 264. Guying and bracing -- 22. Section 27: line insulation -- 270. Application of rule -- 271. Material and marking -- 272. Ratio of flashover to puncture voltage -- 273. Insulation level -- 274. Factory tests -- 275. Special insulator applications -- 276. Number 276 not used in this edition -- 277. Mechanical strength of insulators -- 278. Aerial cable systems -- 279. Guy and span insulators -- D. Part 3: safety rules for the installation and maintenance of underground electric supply and communication lines -- 23. Section 30: purpose, scope, and application of rules -- 300. Purpose -- 301. Scope -- 302. Application of rule -- 24. Section 31: general requirements applying to underground lines |
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310. Referenced sections -- 311. Installation and maintenance -- 312. Accessibility -- 313. Inspection and tests of lines and equipment -- 314. Grounding of circuits and equipment -- 315. Communications protective requirements -- 316. Induced voltage -- 25. Section 32: underground conduit systems -- 320. Location -- 321. Excavation and backfill -- 322. Ducts and joints -- 323. Manholes, handholes, and vaults -- 26. Section 33: supply cable -- 330. General -- 331. Sheaths and jackets -- 332. Shielding -- 333. Cable accessories and joints -- 27. Section 34: cable in underground structures -- 340. General -- 341. Installation -- 342. Grounding and bonding -- 343. Fireproofing -- 344. Communication cables containing special supply circuits -- 28. Section 35: direct-buried cable and cable in duct not part of a conduit system -- 350. General -- 351. Location and routing -- 352. Installation -- 353. Deliberate separations -- equal to or greater than 300 mm (12 in) from underground structures or other cables -- 354. Random separation -- separation less than 300 mm (12 in) from underground structures or other cables -- 355. Additional rules for duct not part of a conduit system -- 29. Section 36: risers -- 360. General -- 361. Installation -- 362. Pole risers -- additional requirements -- 363. Pad-mounted installations -- 30. Section 37: supply cable terminations -- 370. General -- 371. Support at terminations -- 372. Identification -- 373. Clearances in enclosures or vaults -- 374. Grounding -- 31. Section 38: equipment -- 380. General -- 381. Design -- 382. Location in underground structures -- 383. Installation -- 384. Grounding and bonding -- 385. Identification -- 32. Section 39: installation in tunnels -- 390. General -- 391. Environment -- E. Part 4: work rules for the operation of electric supply and communications lines and equipment -- 33. Section 40: purpose and scope -- 400. Purpose -- 401. Scope -- 402. Referenced sections -- 34. Section 41: supply and communications systems -- rules for employers -- 410. General requirements -- 411. Protective methods and devices -- 35. Section 42: general rules for employees -- 420. General -- 421. General operating routines -- 422. Overhead line operating procedures -- 423. Underground line operating procedures -- 36. Section 43: additional rules for communications employees -- 430. General -- 431. Approach to energized conductors or parts -- 432. Joint-use structures -- 433. Attendant on surface at joint-use manholes -- 434. Sheath continuity -- 37. Section 44: additional rules for supply employees -- 440. General -- 441. Energized conductors or parts -- 442. Switching control procedures -- 443. Work on energized lines and equipment -- 444. De-energizing equipment or lines to protect employees -- 445. Protective grounds -- 446. Live work -- 447. Protection against arcing and other damage while installing and maintaining insulators and conductors -- F. Appendix a: photographs of nesc applications -- G. Appendix b: osha standards related to the nesc work rules -- H. 1910.268: telecommunications (operations and maintenance) 1910 subpart r -- special industries -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- I. 1910.269 (includes appendix a-e): electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (operation and maintenance) 1910 subpart r -- special industries -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- J. 1926.950 through 1926.960: power transmission and distribution (construction) 1926 subpart v -- power transmission and distribution -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) -- Regulations (standards -- 29 cfr) |
| Summary |
With hundreds of illustrations and photos; practical examples; and concise language; this step-by-step guide provides a rule-by-rule annotation of the NESC that clarifies potentially confusing Code text and allows you to perform your work safely and confidently. -- Edited summary from book |
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"Based on the current 2012 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)." |
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Includes index |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
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Electrical engineering -- Safety regulations -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Electrical engineering -- Safety measures -- Standards -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Electrical engineering -- Safety measures -- Standards
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Electrical engineering -- Safety regulations
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United States
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Handbooks and manuals
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