Jim Dollard

The stated purpose of NFPA 70E is to provide a practical safe working area for employees relative to hazards arising from the use of electricity. The requirement to protect employees from electrical hazards must be practical to ensure that electrical workers implement required electrical safe work practices. NFPA 70E’s goal is to ensure that everyone goes home at the end of the day in the same shape they showed up in at the beginning of their shift.

Green wire nuts Are green wire nuts required when splicing equipment grounding conductors (EGC)? We have an inspector who claims they are. No, green wire nuts (a wire nut is a pressure connector) are not required for splicing EGCs. See Section 250.8, which provides minimum requirements for connections of EGCs, grounding electrode conductors and bonding jumpers. There are four list items in this section identifying permitted methods to splice EGCs. List item (1) permits listed pressure connectors.

Hotel receptacle location In hotel rooms, are receptacles required to be spaced in the same dimensions as a dwelling unit? Where spacing requires a receptacle that may be behind furniture, can the distance be modified? Section 210.60 contains requirements for guest rooms or guest suites in hotels, motels and dormitories.