2011 NEC® Code Update
An eight-hour classroom course of Code
Update
Course Outline and
Objective:
This course will use the 2005 NEC®
Analysis of Changes Power Point Presentation (created and published by the NFPA
and the IAEI) to explain the revisions, additions, and clarifications made in
the 2005 NEC®. The Power Point
presentation provides a comprehensive review of the significant and widespread
changes to the 2011 NEC®. The presentation is well illustrated, and is an
excellent way to facilitate the understanding and application of the revisions
to the 2011 NEC®.
Resource Material
2011 NEC® Analysis of Changes Power Point
Presentation
Typical Class Schedule
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Registration
and Introduction
8:15
AM - 9:00 AM Introduction,
Article 90
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90 Introduction
Chapter 1: General, Articles 100 B 110
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100 Definitions
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110 Requirements for Electrical Installations
Chapter 2: Wiring Design and
Protection, Articles 200 B 280
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200 Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors
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210 Branch Circuits
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225 Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders
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230 Services
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240 Overcurrent Protection
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250 Grounding and Bonding
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280 Surge Arresters, Over 1 kV
9:00
AM -10:15 AM
Chapter 3: Wiring Methods and
Materials, Articles 300 B 399
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300 Wiring Methods
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310 Conductors for General Wiring
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314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Boxes; Fittings;
and Manholes
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320 Armored Cable: Type AC
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328 Medium Voltage Cable: Type MV
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338 Service‑Entrance Cable: Types SE and USE
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342 Intermediate Metal Conduit: Type IMC
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344 Rigid Metal Conduit: Type RMC
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348 Flexible Metal Conduit: Type FMC
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352 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit: Type PVC
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353 High Density Polyethylene Conduit: Type HDPE Conduit
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368 Busways
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380 Cable Trays
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392 Cable Trays
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399 Outdoor, Overhead
Conductors, Over 600 Volts
10:15
AM - 10:30 AM Break
10:30AM
- 11:45AM Chapter
4: Equipment for General Use, Articles 400 B 480
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400 Flexible Cords and Cables
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404 Switches
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406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment Plugs (Caps)
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408 Switchboards and Panelboards
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409 Industrial Control Panels
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410 Luminaires (Lighting Fixtures), Lampholders, and Lamps
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422 Appliances
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424 Fixed Electric Space‑Heating Equipment
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426 Fixed Outdoor Deicing and
snow‑Melting Equipment
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430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers
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445 Generators
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450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults
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480 Storage Batteries
11:45AM
- 12:30PM Chapter
5: Special Occupancies, Articles 500 B 590
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500 Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Classes I, II, and III, Divisions
1 and 2
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501 Class I Locations
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502 Class II Locations
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503 Class III Locations
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505 Class I , Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations
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514 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities
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517 Health Care Facilities
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518 Assembly Occupancies
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520 Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios,
Performance Areas, and Similar
Locations
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522 Control Systems for Permanent Amusement Attractions
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525 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events
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547 Agricultural Buildings
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551 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks
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552 Park Trailers
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555 Marinas and Boatyards
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590 Temporary Installations
12:30PM
- 1:00PM Lunch
1:00PM
- 2:15PM Chapter 6: Special Equipment, Articles
600 B 695
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600 Electric Signs and Outline Lighting
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604 Manufactured Wiring Systems
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620 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Platform Lifts,
and Stairway Chairlifts
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625 Electric Vehicle Charging System
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626 Electrified Truck Parking Space
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645 Information Technology Equipment
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647 Sensitive Electronic Equipment
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670 Industrial Machinery
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680 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations
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682 Natural and Artificially Made Bodies of Water
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690 Solar Photovoltaic Systems
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695 Fire Pumps
2:15PM
- 3:30PM Chapter 7: Special Conditions,
Articles 700 B 770
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700 Emergency Systems
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702 Optional Standby Systems
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708 Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS)
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725 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote‑Control, Signaling, and Power‑Limited
Circuits
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727 Instrumentation Tray Cable: Type ITC
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760 Fire Alarm Systems
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760 Fire Alarm Systems
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770 Optical Fiber Cables and Raceways
3:30PM
- 3:45 Break
3:45PM
B4:30PM Chapter 8: Communications Systems,
Articles 800 B 840
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800 Communications Circuits
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810 Radio and Television Equipment
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820 Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution Systems
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830 Network‑Powered Broadband Communication Systems
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840 Premises‑Powered Broadband Communication Systems
Chapter 9: Tables
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900 Note to Tables
4:30PM - 5:15PM Review and Questions
