Keeping up with the requirements of the Code should be the goal of everyone involved in electrical safety. The following is what I feel is an important rule in the 2023 NEC^®, complete with graphics and a video. I encourage you to use it as a training resource for your organization, and share it with your colleagues.

The content below is extracted from Mike Holt's Understanding the 2023 National Electrical Code, Volume 2 video program.

Click here or on the thumbnail to the left to view or download the PDF of this rule. (2 pages, 278 KB) Click on the image above to watch the video At the start of Chapter 5 (Special Occupancies) in the National Electrical Code, Article 500 lays the foundation for the Hazardous (Classified) Locations rules that follow. Read the text then join Mike and the team on this video where they discuss the scope of Article 500, where such hazardous areas exist, and what makes them hazardous in the first place.

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