NESC® 2023: Introduction to the National Electrical Safety Code

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This course provides an introduction to the 2023 National Electrical Safety Code. It focuses on the objectives of the NESC, including its purpose and scope. The NESC committee structure, brief history of the organization, and the procedures and review cycles of the NESC are also discussed.

What you will learn:

  • Introduce NESC and the NESC Secretariat
  • Provide general information
  • Highlight what is not covered in the code
  • Discuss U.S. state adoptions
  • Explain how the NESC® differs from the National Electric Code® (NEC®)
  • Examine available resources

This course is part of the following course program:

NESC® 2023: National Electrical Safety Code

Courses included in this program:

Who should attend:  Principal, transmission & distribution engineer, senior engineer, electrical engineer, principal engineer, standards engineering manager, project manager, project engineer, field engineer, electrician/lineman, operations management, safety trainer, engineering and line design utility worker, design engineer, electricians working on electrical distribution systems

Instructors

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Nelson Bingel

Nelson Bingel received a BSME degree from Purdue University and worked for 30 years at Osmose Utilities Services. Currently, he is the President of Nelson Research LLC. Nelson has been responsible for engineering and other technical aspects of wood, steel, concrete, and fiberglass utility poles and structures. His breadth of experience covers a wide range of activities such as inspection, maintenance, restoration, and repair along with mitigation of deterioration and corrosion. He has been granted three U.S. Patents for pole restoration systems. He has been active on the NESC for over 30 years and served as chairman of the Strength and Loading subcommittee until becoming Chairman of the NESC main committee in August 2016. He is also a member of the Executive Subcommittee. Additionally, he chairs the American Standards Committee O5, which develops the standards for new wood poles and crossarms. 

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Dr. Lawrence M. Slavin

Dr. Lawrence (Larry) M. Slavin, currently a Principal at Outside Plant Consulting Services, Incorporated, has had a long career in the telephone industry, including stints at AT&T/Lucent Bell Telephone Laboratories and Telcordia Technologies. Larry’s activities have included technical leadership in developing installation practices and "Generic Requirements" documents, introducing new construction methods, and performing analyses on a wide variety of technologies and products, including poles, ducts, wiring, cables, electronic equipment cabinets, flywheel energy storage systems, and turbine generators. Dr. Slavin serves on several NESC subcommittees, including SC4 (Clearances), SC5 (Strength & Loading), SC7 (Underground Lines), as well the Executive Subcommittee, Main Committee, and Interpretations Subcommittee.

Publication Year: 2022

ISBN: 978-1-7281-7800-4


NESC® 2023: Introduction to the National Electrical Safety Code
  • Course Provider: Educational Activities
  • Course Number: EDP660
  • Duration (Hours): 1
  • Credits: 0.1 CEU/ 1 PDH