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Article: National Electrical Code.(Product/Literature Digest - Supplement to Plant Engineering)
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- Plant Engineering
- Article date:
- March 1, 1996
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There's an expression that goes, "A camel is a horse that was designed by a committee." And there's another expression that goes, "If all the lawyers on earth were laid end to end...now say, that wouldn't be such a bad idea!"
Well, the National Electrical Code, or NEC, is developed by committee with all of the hassling and compromise over wording that accompanies any committee literary effort. And because the NEC is developed with the understanding that it will have the force of law when incorporated into electrical ordinances throughout the country, it must be presented in quasi-legalistic terms.
The NEC becomes 100 yr of age in 1996, but it receives a ...