Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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General Sections |
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Section 01. Introduction to the National Electrical Safety Code |
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3 | (10) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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018. Method of Calculation |
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11 | (2) |
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Section 02. Definitions of Special Terms |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (2) |
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Section 09. Grounding Methods for Electric Supply and Communications Facilities |
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17 | (40) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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092. Point of Connection of Grounding Conductor |
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18 | (11) |
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093. Grounding Conductor and Means of Connection |
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29 | (6) |
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094. Grounding Electrodes |
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35 | (4) |
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095. Method of Connection to Electrode |
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39 | (5) |
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096. Ground Resistance Requirements |
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44 | (4) |
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097. Separation of Grounding Conductors |
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48 | (4) |
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098. Number 098 Not Used in This Edition |
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52 | (1) |
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099. Additional Requirements for Grounding and Bonding of Communication Apparatus |
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52 | (5) |
Part 1. 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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57 | (2) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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102. Application of Rules |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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Section 11. Protective Arrangements in Electric Supply Stations |
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59 | (12) |
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110. General Requirements |
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59 | (8) |
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67 | (1) |
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112. Floors, Floor Openings, Passageways, and Stairs |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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114. Fire-Extinguishing Equipment |
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70 | (1) |
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Section 12. Installation and Maintenance of Equipment |
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71 | (12) |
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120. General Requirements |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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122. Guarding Shaft Ends, Pulleys, Belts, and Suddenly Moving Parts |
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72 | (1) |
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123. Protective Grounding |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (3) |
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125. Working Space About Electric Equipment |
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76 | (4) |
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126. Equipment for Work on Energized Parts |
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80 | (1) |
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127. Classified Locations |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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129. Mobile Hydrogen Equipment |
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82 | (1) |
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Section 13. Rotating Equipment |
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83 | (4) |
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130. Speed Control and Stopping Devices |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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132. Number 132 Not Used in This Edition |
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133. Short-Circuit Protection |
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84 | (3) |
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Section 14. Storage Batteries |
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87 | (4) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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144. Floors in Battery Areas |
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89 | (1) |
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145. Illumination for Battery Areas |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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Section 15. Transformers and Regulators |
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91 | (6) |
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150. Current-Transformer Secondary Circuits Protection When Exceeding 600 V |
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91 | (1) |
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151. Grounding Secondary Circuits of Instrument Transformers |
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91 | (1) |
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152. Location and Arrangement of Power Transformers and Regulators |
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92 | (2) |
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153. Short-Circuit Protection of Power Transformers |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (6) |
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97 | (1) |
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161. Electrical Protection |
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98 | (1) |
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162. Mechanical Protection and Support |
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99 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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164. Conductor Terminations |
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101 | (2) |
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Section 17. Circuit Breakers, Reclosers, Switches, and Fuses |
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103 | (6) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (2) |
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172. Circuit Breakers, Reclosers, and Switches Containing Oil |
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106 | (1) |
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173. Switches and Disconnecting Devices |
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106 | (1) |
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174. Disconnection of Fuses |
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107 | (2) |
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Section 18. Switchgear and Metal-Enclosed Bus |
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109 | (6) |
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180. Switchgear Assemblies |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (4) |
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Section 19. Surge Arresters |
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115 | (4) |
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190. General Requirements |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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192. Grounding Conductors |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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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119 | (4) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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202. Application of Rules |
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120 | (3) |
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Section 21. General Requirements |
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123 | (18) |
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123 | (1) |
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211. Number 211 Not Used in This Edition |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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214. Inspection and Tests of Lines and Equipment |
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124 | (2) |
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215. Grounding of Circuits, Supporting Structures, and Equipment |
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126 | (1) |
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216. Arrangement of Switches |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (8) |
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218. Vegetation Management |
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134 | (7) |
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Section 22. Relations between Various Classes of Lines and Equipment |
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141 | (12) |
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141 | (2) |
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221. Avoidance of Conflict |
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143 | (2) |
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222. Joint Use of Structures |
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145 | (4) |
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223. Communications Protective Requirements |
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149 | (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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149 | (2) |
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225. Electric Railway Construction |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (128) |
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161 | (13) |
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231. Clearances of Supporting Structures from Other Objects |
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174 | (3) |
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232. Vertical Clearances of Wires, Conductors, Cables, and Equipment above Ground, Roadway, Rail, or Water Surfaces |
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177 | (21) |
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233. Clearances between Wires, Conductors, and Cables Carried on Different Supporting Structures |
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198 | (12) |
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234. Clearance of Wires, Conductors, Cables, and Equipment from Buildings, Bridges, Rail Cars, Swimming Pools, and Other Installations |
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210 | (17) |
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235. Clearance for Wires, Conductors, or Cables Carried on the Same Supporting Structure |
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227 | (20) |
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247 | (6) |
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253 | (1) |
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238. Vertical Clearance between Certain Communication and Supply Facilities Located on the Same Structure |
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254 | (6) |
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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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260 | (21) |
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Section 24. Grades of Construction |
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281 | (10) |
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281 | (2) |
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241. Application of Grades of Construction to Different Situations |
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283 | (1) |
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242. Grades of Construction for Conductors |
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284 | (3) |
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243. Grades of Construction for Line Supports |
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287 | (4) |
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Section 25. Loadings for Grades B and C |
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291 | (20) |
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250. General Loading Requirements and Maps |
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291 | (6) |
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297 | (3) |
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252. Loads on Line Supports |
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300 | (8) |
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253. Load Factors for Structures, Crossarms, Support Hardware, Guys, Foundations, and Anchors |
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308 | (3) |
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Section 26. Strength Requirements |
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311 | (28) |
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260. General (see also Section 20) |
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311 | (4) |
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261. Grades B and C Construction |
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315 | (13) |
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262. Number 262 Not Used in This Edition |
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328 | (1) |
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263. Grade N Construction |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (10) |
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Section 27. Line Insulation |
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339 | (12) |
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339 | (1) |
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271. Material and Marking |
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339 | (1) |
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272. Ratio of Flashover to Puncture Voltage |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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275. Special Insulator Applications |
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342 | (1) |
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276. Number 276 Not Used in This Edition |
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343 | (1) |
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277. Mechanical Strength of Insulators |
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344 | (1) |
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278. Aerial Cable Systems |
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344 | (1) |
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279. Guy and Span Insulators |
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344 | (7) |
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Section 28. Section Number 28 Not Used in This Edition |
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Section 29. Section Number 29 Not Used in This Edition |
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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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351 | (4) |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (2) |
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353 | (2) |
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Section 31. General Requirements Applying to Underground Lines |
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355 | (8) |
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355 | (1) |
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311. Installation and Maintenance |
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355 | (2) |
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357 | (2) |
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313. Inspection and Tests of Lines and Equipment |
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359 | (1) |
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314. Grounding of Circuits and Equipment |
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359 | (1) |
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315. Communications Protective Requirements |
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359 | (1) |
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359 | (4) |
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Section 32. Underground Conduit Systems |
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363 | (22) |
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363 | (10) |
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321. Excavation and Backfill |
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373 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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323. Manholes, Handholes, and Vaults |
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373 | (12) |
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385 | (4) |
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385 | (1) |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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333. Cable Accessories and Joints |
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386 | (3) |
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Section 34. Cable in Underground Structures |
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389 | (10) |
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389 | (1) |
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389 | (4) |
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342. Grounding and Bonding |
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393 | (3) |
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396 | (1) |
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344. Communication Cables Containing Special Supply Circuits |
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396 | (3) |
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Section 35. Direct-Buried Cable |
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399 | (14) |
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399 | (2) |
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351. Location and Routing |
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401 | (2) |
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403 | (4) |
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353. Deliberate Separations-Equal to or Greater Than 300 mm (12 in) from Underground Structures or Other Cables |
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407 | (2) |
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354. Random Separation-Separation Less Than 300 mm (12 in) from Underground Structures or Other Cables |
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409 | (4) |
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413 | (6) |
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413 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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362. Pole Risers-Additional Requirements |
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413 | (1) |
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363. Pad-Mounted Installations |
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414 | (5) |
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Section 37. Supply Cable Terminations |
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419 | (4) |
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419 | (1) |
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371. Support at Terminations |
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420 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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373. Clearances in Enclosures or Vaults |
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421 | (1) |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (8) |
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423 | (1) |
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424 | (4) |
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382. Location in Underground Structures |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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384. Grounding and Bonding |
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429 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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Section 39. Installation in Tunnels |
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431 | (4) |
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431 | (1) |
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431 | (4) |
Part 4. 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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435 | (4) |
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435 | (1) |
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435 | (2) |
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437 | (2) |
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Section 41. Supply and Communication Systems Rules for Employers |
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439 | (6) |
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410. General Requirements |
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440 | (2) |
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411. Protective Methods and Devices |
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442 | (3) |
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Section 42. General Rules for Employees |
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445 | (16) |
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420. Personal General Precautions |
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446 | (8) |
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421. General Operating Routines |
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454 | (2) |
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422. Overhead Line Operating Procedures |
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456 | (1) |
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423. Underground Line Operating Procedures |
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457 | (4) |
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Section 43. Additional Rules for Communications Employees |
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461 | (6) |
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464 | (1) |
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431. Approach to Energized Conductors or Parts |
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464 | (1) |
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432. Joint-Use Structures |
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465 | (1) |
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433. Attendant on Surface at Joint-Use Manhole |
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466 | (1) |
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466 | (1) |
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Section 44. Additional Rules for Supply Employees |
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467 | (24) |
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470 | (1) |
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441. Energized Conductors or Parts |
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470 | (3) |
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442. Switching Control Procedures |
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473 | (4) |
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443. Work on Energized Lines and Equipment |
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477 | (5) |
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444. De-energizing Equipment or Lines to Protect Employees |
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482 | (4) |
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486 | (1) |
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487 | (2) |
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447. Protection against Arcing and Other Damage While Installing and Maintaining Insulators and Conductors |
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489 | (2) |
Appendix A. Photographs of NESC Applications |
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491 | (66) |
Appendix B. OSHA Standards Related to the NESC Work Rules |
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557 | (188) |
Index |
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