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Article: States adopting new revision of National Electrical Code.(Brief Article)
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- Plant Engineering
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- October 1, 2005
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Jurisdictions throughout the United States are moving quickly to adopt the 2005 edition of NFPA 70, National Electrical Code. Since the 50th edition of the code was issued by NFPA late last year, it has been adopted and used in 14 states.
Previous editions of the NEC have been used throughout the U.S. and around the world as the blueprint for electrical safety. Many state and local governments update their electrical code adoptions in conjunction with the three-year NEC revision cycle.
"The quality of the 2005 NEC is what led us to make this decision," said Don Offerdahl, executive director of North Dakota's Electrical Board. "We know that the added ...