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Section 01 Introduction to the National Electrical Safety Code |
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3 | (14) |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (3) |
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014 Waiver for Emergency and Temporary Installations |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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018 Method of Calculation |
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15 | (2) |
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Section 02 Definitions of Special Terms |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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Section 09 Grounding Methods for Electric Supply and Communications Facilities |
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21 | (44) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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092 Point of Connection of Grounding Conductor |
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22 | (11) |
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093 Grounding Conductor and Means of Connection |
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33 | (10) |
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43 | (7) |
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095 Method of Connection to Electrode |
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50 | (2) |
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096 Ground Resistance Requirements |
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52 | (4) |
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097 Separation of Grounding Conductors |
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56 | (4) |
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098 Number 098 Not Used in This Edition |
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60 | (1) |
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099 Additional Requirements for Grounding and Bonding of Communication Apparatus |
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60 | (5) |
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Part 1 Safety Rules for the Installation and Maintenance of Electric Supply Stations and Equipment |
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Section 10 Purpose and Scope of Rules |
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65 | (6) |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (4) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (2) |
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Section 11 Protective Arrangements in Electric Supply Stations |
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71 | (18) |
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71 | (13) |
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84 | (2) |
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112 Floors, Floor Openings, Passageways, and Stairs |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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Section 12 Installation and Maintenance of Equipment |
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89 | (14) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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122 Guarding Shaft Ends, Pulleys, Belts, and Suddenly Moving Parts |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (6) |
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125 Working Space about Electric Equipment |
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97 | (1) |
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126 Equipment for Work on Energized Parts |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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129 Mobile Hydrogen Equipment |
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102 | (1) |
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Section 13 Rotating Equipment |
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103 | (4) |
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130 Speed Control and Stopping Devices |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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132 Number 132 Not Used in This Edition |
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105 | (1) |
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133 Short-Circuit Protection |
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105 | (2) |
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Section 14 Storage Batteries |
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107 | (4) |
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107 | (2) |
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141 Switchgear and Plant Batteries |
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109 | (1) |
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142 Grid Storage Batteries |
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109 | (2) |
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Section 15 Transformers and Regulators |
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111 | (8) |
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150 Current-Transformer Secondary Circuits Protection When Exceeding 600 V |
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111 | (1) |
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151 Grounding Secondary Circuits of Instrument Transformers |
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111 | (1) |
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152 Location and Arrangement of Power Transformers and Regulators |
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112 | (3) |
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153 Short-Circuit Protection of Power Transformers |
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115 | (4) |
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119 | (6) |
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119 | (1) |
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161 Electrical Protection |
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120 | (1) |
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162 Mechanical Protection and Support |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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164 Conductor Terminations |
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122 | (3) |
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Section 17 Circuit Breakers, Reclosers, Switches, Fuses, and Other Equipment |
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125 | (6) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (1) |
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173 Circuit Breakers, Reclosers, and Switches Containing Oil |
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128 | (1) |
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174 Switches and Disconnecting Devices |
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128 | (1) |
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175 Disconnection of Fuses |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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Section 18 Switchgear and Metal-Enclosed Bus |
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131 | (6) |
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180 Switchgear Assemblies |
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131 | (4) |
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135 | (2) |
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Section 19 Photovoltaic Generating Stations |
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137 | (6) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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192 Grounding Configurations |
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138 | (1) |
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193 Vegetation Management |
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139 | (1) |
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194 DC Overcurrent Protection |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (4) |
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Part 2 Safety Rules for the Installation and Maintenance of Overhead Electric Supply and Communication Lines |
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Section 20 Purpose, Scope, and Application of Rules |
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143 | (4) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (3) |
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146 | (1) |
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Section 21 General Requirements |
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147 | (24) |
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147 | (1) |
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211 Number 211 Not Used in This Edition |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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214 Inspection and Tests of Lines and Equipment |
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148 | (3) |
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215 Grounding and Bonding |
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151 | (7) |
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216 Arrangement of Switches |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (8) |
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218 Vegetation Management |
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167 | (4) |
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Section 22 Relations between Various Classes of Lines and Equipment |
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171 | (14) |
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171 | (6) |
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221 Avoidance of Conflict |
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177 | (1) |
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222 Joint Use of Structures |
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178 | (2) |
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223 Communications Protective Requirements |
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180 | (1) |
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224 Communication Circuits Located within the Supply Space and Supply Circuits Located within the Communication Space |
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180 | (1) |
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225 Electric Railway Construction |
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181 | (4) |
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185 | (150) |
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194 | (13) |
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231 Clearances of Supporting Structures from Other Objects |
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207 | (5) |
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232 Vertical Clearances of Wires, Conductors, Cables, and Equipment Aboveground, Roadway, Rail, or Water Surfaces |
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212 | (24) |
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233 Clearances between Wires, Conductors, and Cables Carried on Different Supporting Structures |
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236 | (11) |
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234 Clearance of Wires, Conductors, Cables, and Equipment from Buildings, Bridges, Rail Cars, Swimming Pools, Supporting Structures, and Other Installations |
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247 | (26) |
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235 Clearance for Wires, Conductors, or Cables Carried on The Same Supporting Structure |
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273 | (24) |
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297 | (7) |
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304 | (1) |
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238 Clearances at the Support between Specified Communications and Supply Facilities Located on the Same Structure |
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305 | (19) |
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239 Clearance of Vertical and Lateral Facilities from Other Facilities and Surfaces on the Same Supporting Structure |
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324 | (11) |
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Section 24 Grades of Construction |
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335 | (10) |
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335 | (2) |
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241 Application of Grades of Construction to Different Situations |
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337 | (3) |
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242 Grades of Construction for Conductors |
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340 | (3) |
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243 Grades of Construction for Line Supports |
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343 | (2) |
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Section 25 Structural Loadings for Grades B and C |
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345 | (22) |
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250 General Loading Requirements and Maps |
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345 | (7) |
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352 | (3) |
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252 Loads on Line Supports |
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355 | (8) |
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253 Load Factors for Structures, Crossarms, Support Hardware, Guys, Foundations, and Anchors |
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363 | (4) |
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Section 26 Strength Requirements |
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367 | (38) |
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260 General (see also Section 20) |
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367 | (9) |
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261 Grades B and C Construction |
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376 | (24) |
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262 Number 262 Not Used in This Edition |
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400 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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400 | (5) |
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Section 27 Line Insulation |
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405 | (9) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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272 Ratio of Flashover to Puncture Voltage |
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406 | (2) |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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275 Special Insulator Applications |
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408 | (1) |
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276 Number 276 Not Used in This Edition |
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409 | (1) |
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277 Mechanical Strength of Insulators |
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409 | (2) |
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411 | (1) |
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279 Guy and Span Insulators |
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411 | (3) |
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Section 28 Section Number 28 Not Used in This Edition |
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414 | (1) |
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Section 29 Section Number 29 Not Used in This Edition |
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414 | (3) |
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Part 3 Safety Rules for the Installation and Maintenance of Underground Electric Supply and Communication Lines |
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Section 30 Purpose, Scope, and Application of Rules |
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417 | (4) |
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417 | (1) |
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417 | (2) |
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419 | (2) |
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Section 31 General Requirements Applying to Underground Lines |
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421 | (8) |
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421 | (1) |
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311 Installation and Maintenance |
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421 | (2) |
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423 | (2) |
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313 Inspection and Tests of Lines and Equipment |
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425 | (1) |
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314 Grounding of Circuits and Equipment |
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425 | (3) |
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315 Communications Protective Requirements |
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428 | (1) |
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428 | (1) |
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Section 32 Underground Conduit Systems |
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429 | (24) |
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429 | (9) |
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321 Excavation and Backfill |
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438 | (1) |
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322 Conduit, Ducts, and Joints |
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438 | (3) |
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323 Manholes, Handholes, and Vaults |
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441 | (12) |
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453 | (4) |
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453 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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333 Cable Accessories and Joints |
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454 | (3) |
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Section 34 Cable in Underground Structures |
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457 | (10) |
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457 | (1) |
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457 | (8) |
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342 Grounding and Bonding |
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465 | (1) |
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343 Number 343 Not Used in This Edition |
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465 | (1) |
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344 Communication Cables Containing Special Supply Circuits |
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465 | (2) |
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Section 35 Direct-Buried Cable and Cable in Duct Not Part of a Conduit System |
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467 | (18) |
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467 | (3) |
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470 | (3) |
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473 | (4) |
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353 Deliberate Separations---Equal to or Greater Than 12 in (300 mm) from Underground Structures or Other Cables |
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477 | (2) |
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354 Random Separation---Separation Less Than 12 in (300 mm) from Underground Structures or Other Cables |
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479 | (5) |
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355 Additional Rules for Duct Not Part of a Conduit System |
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484 | (1) |
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485 | (6) |
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485 | (1) |
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485 | (2) |
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362 Pole Risers---Additional Requirements |
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487 | (3) |
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363 Pad-Mounted Installations |
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490 | (1) |
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Section 37 Supply Cable Terminations |
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491 | (4) |
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491 | (1) |
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371 Support at Terminations |
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492 | (1) |
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492 | (1) |
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373 Clearances in Enclosures or Vaults |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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495 | (8) |
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495 | (2) |
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497 | (3) |
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382 Location in Underground Structures |
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500 | (1) |
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501 | (1) |
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384 Grounding and Bonding |
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501 | (1) |
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502 | (1) |
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Section 39 Installation in Tunnels |
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503 | (4) |
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503 | (1) |
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504 | (3) |
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Part 4 Work Rules for the Operation of Electric Supply and Communications Lines and Equipment |
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Section 40 Purpose and Scope |
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507 | (6) |
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507 | (1) |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (4) |
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Section 41 Supply and Communications Systems---Rules for Employers |
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513 | (8) |
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515 | (2) |
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411 Protective Methods and Devices |
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517 | (4) |
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Section 42 General Rules for Employees |
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521 | (18) |
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523 | (8) |
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421 General Operating Routines |
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531 | (2) |
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422 Overhead Line Operating Procedures |
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533 | (2) |
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423 Underground Line Operating Procedures |
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535 | (4) |
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Section 43 Additional Rules for Communications Employees |
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539 | (10) |
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544 | (1) |
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431 Approach to Energized Conductors or Parts |
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544 | (2) |
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546 | (1) |
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433 Attendant on Surface at Joint-Use Manhole |
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546 | (1) |
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547 | (2) |
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Section 44 Additional Rules for Supply Employees |
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549 | (26) |
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554 | (1) |
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441 Energized Conductors or Parts |
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554 | (3) |
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442 Switching Control Procedures |
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557 | (4) |
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443 Work on Energized Lines and Equipment |
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561 | (5) |
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444 De-Energizing Equipment or Lines to Protect Employees |
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566 | (4) |
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570 | (2) |
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572 | (2) |
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447 Protection Against Arcing and Other Damage While Installing and Maintaining Insulators and Conductors |
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574 | (1) |
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Appendix. Photographs of NESC Applications |
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Index |
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