National fire protection association electrical code

NFPA National Fire Protection Association Model codes and standards, including the National Electric Code... 

National Electrical Code, No. 70, National Fire Protection Association, Boston, Mass., 1993 Electrical Installations in Chemical Plants, No. 497A, 1992. Electrical Safety Practices, Monograph Nos. 110—113, Instmment Society of America, Research Triangle Park, N.C., 1965—1972 Electrical Safety Abstracts, 4th ed., 1972. 

NFPA 70 National Electric Code. National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. 

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) NFPA is non-profit organization that publishes the National Electrical Code , the Life Safety Code , the Fire Prevention Code , the National Fuel Gas Code , and the National Fire Alarm Code . The mission of NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. NFPA is developing a fuel cell specific code, NFPA 853, which will cover the installation of stationary fuel cells of at least 50 kW output. Publication is expected to occur in 2000. 

NFPA 70 National Fire Protection Association 70 is also known as the National Electric Code (NEC). Revisions and addendum s to the code are currently being developed that specifically address fuel cells. Article 690 - Solar Photovoltaic Systems has been targeted for revision to include fuel cells and alternate energy sources systems. This proposal is not expected to be approved since the technological and operational differences between fuel cells and photovoltaic systems is considerable. A new article, currently identified and Article 691, has been proposed and applies to fuel cells for buildings or residential dwellings. This standard addresses the electrical interface between the fuel cell system and a building s electrical distribution panel. 

Electrical Hazard — The ease with which the chemical is ignited by electrical equipment is indicated by the Group and Class assignment made in "Fire Codes," Vol. 5, National Fire Protection Association, Boston, Mass 1972, pp. 70-289. 

National Electrical Code Handbook, Seventh Edition, March 25,1996 National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park P.O. Box 9101... 

Acceptable protection techniques for electrical and electronic valve accessories used in specific class and division locations include explosion-proof enclosures intrinsically safe circuits nonincendive circuits, equipment, and components dust-ignition-proof enclosures dusttight enclosures purged and pressurized enclosures oil immersion for current-interrupting contacts and hermetically sealed equipment. Details of these techniques can be found in the National Electrical Code Handbook, available from the National Fire Protection Association. 

The use of electrical equipment in hazardous areas is covered by the National Electrical Code, NEPA 70 (2006), National Fire Protection Association standards NFPA 496 (2003) and NEPA 497 (2004), and OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.307. The American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practices API RP 500 (2002) and API RP 505 (1997) should also be consulted. 

NFPA 70. National Electrical Code National Fire Protection Association Quicy, MA, USA, 2002 Edition. 

In addition to the organizations and codes listed in Table 6-1, the National Fire Protection Association promulgates standards and codes that address fire protection and life safety in building construction. Two of the NFPA s most frequently adopted codes are NFPA 70, National Electrical Code and NFPA 101, Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and Structures, more commonly known as the Life Safety Code. Both of these codes are adopted as standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). 

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