![]() ![]() Or not every AHJ has to follow any of these. (Yes, OSHA does not enforce 70, 70E, NESC, etc - though it does adopt some requirements in support of citations. Just because the inspector wasn’t notified or didn’t catch it, it won’t matter when you’re in court after a serious damage or injury case.Īlso, they’re how places like /r/osha, r/NotMyJob etc exist. But that is not a legitimate argument to do away with the Code. ![]() ![]() Your concerns about enforceability are echoed throughout every policy, standard, etc, not just this one. (Heavily exaggerated, probably incorrect example) If you remember every value of every table just by me barking “What is the minimum OCPD required of a device with Z=6% that passes through 2 houses down from your aunt Sally’s, but doesn’t terminate in either of the houses?” Then you’re a madlad (or lass). that offer more layman-friendly adaptation of the code books. There are multiple resources from local organizations, online industry magazines, etc. Personally, anything that is adopted by and used or enforced as a law, should be publicly available, freely, easily, free of impedance. Also, some of the data found in the standards, all standards really, is contraindicated by common best practices, not to mention that by the time it is ratified by a local jurisdiction or amended to a firms specifications, there are already many items that are outdated. Citizen has the right in many places, if not all, to pull permits and do their own work on their properties. You say that the people using these codes are usually enterprises, for profit companies, true. Yes, it basically is NFPA 70 & if you've done it enough times or are pretty good at disassembling & reassembling the websites nomenclature, after digging through a hundred of thousands of useless parts and sections, you can find the equivalent codes, for viewing in a horrible format with sections and entire sentences blurred purposefully. ![]() If the bill of rights or constitution were copyrighted and only available on CD or as a physical book at an exorbitant from a single source, say the library of congress, that would surely upset a lot of people. The NEC book a good purchase? Personally, I believe it is ridiculous that something can be adopted by jurisdictions, in turn making it LAW, except the laws you are supposed to follow, are not publicly available online or as a pdf. ![]()
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