Enforcing and Administering the NEC

摘要

The national electrical code (NEC) enjoys the reputation of being the most widely accepted standard in the world. The document is intended to provide for the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards associated with electrical installations. Towards this end, it is often noted that it is a "minimum" installation standard in the sense that it contains provisions that "will result in an installation that is essentially free from hazard but not necessarily efficient, convenient, or adequate for good service or future expansion of electrical use."