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• NECA

  National Electrical Contractors Association
• represents the electrical contracting industry

  NECA
• The voice of 202 billion electrical contruction industry

  NECA
• In 1901, a group of electrical contractors met at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY, where a major display of electric power had been installed.
• STRIVE TO BE SOLUTION-PROVIDERS FOR THEIR

  CUSTOMERS

  NECA
• THEY SET INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR TRADITIONAL

  AND INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

  NECA
• NECA’S NATIONAL OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOUR REGIONAL OFFICES, AND 118 LOCAL CHAPTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WORK TO ADVANCE THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING INDUSTRY
• NECA membership is only available to a firm or corporation engaged in the business of electrical contracting
• What is the purpose of Open Drip Proof (ODP) motors?

  To provide ventilation while keeping out drops of liquid
• NFPA


  National Fire Protection Association
• An international nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death due to fire

  NFPA
• As of 2018, the NFPA claims to have 50,000 members and 9,000 volunteers working with the organization through its 250 technical committees.
• The next year, the committee published its initial report on a uniform standard, and went on to form the NFPA in late 1896.
• The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a global selffunded nonprofit organization, established in 1896, devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards.
• Many of the NFPA codes have been adopted by OSHA and other regulatory agencies, which does make them required in many situations.
• OSHA

  Occupational Safety and Help Administration
• Not all NFPA codes are legally required

  NFPA because they have been proven effectiv
• NFPA is a Consensus Standard


  This simply means that businesses follow the NFPA recommendations because they have the consensus of most other businesses in the world.
• The NFPA typically updates or revises their standards every three to five years
• There are many hazards to the physical body. These will often fall under the blue diamond in the NFPA diamond labeling standards
• Fire Safety PPE


  Fire safety is extremely important for any facility. In areas of a facility where a fire risk is present, it may make sense to have employees wearing this type of equipment.
• Electrical Safety PPE


  When following the standards of NFPA 70e it will be necessary to have access to good electrical safety personal protection equipment
• Also known as the “Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response.”


  NFPA 704
• it’s the codes and standards that rule how hazardous materials need to be marked.

  NFPA 704
• Also known as "Safety Square"


  NFPA Fire Diamond
• NEMA


  National Electrical Manufacturers Association
• An organization that forms the standards for the manufacturing of medical imaging equipment and electrical equipment

  NEMA
• NEMA publish more than 700 standards, in addition to white papers and technical papers
• These ratings provide the standards that help in defining the types of environments in which various electrical enclosures can be used.

  NEMA Ratings
• Reasons why you should use NEMA enclosure

  Water, Humans, Dirt, Oil and Explosions
• NEMA Ratings are not a mandatory requirement for electrical components and how they are designed or built—
• provide a degree of protection against ingress of solid foreign objects

  NEMA 1
• The most basic type of NEMA rated protection

  NEMA 1
• Indoor use to provide a degree of protection against ingress of solid foreign objects and ingress of water

  NEMA 2
• A step up from NEMA 1 enclosures that include limited water ingress protection.

  NEMA 2 enclosures
• Indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection against ingress of solid foreign objects, ingress of water, and external formation of ice

  NEMA 3
• most basic type of outdoor enclosures and provide solid protection for non-hazardous outdoor environments

  NEMA 3 enclosures
• Indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection against ingress of solid foreign objects, ingress of water and external formation of ice

  NEMA 3R
• Similar to Type 3, but provide slightly less protection against windblown dust

  NEMA 3R enclosures
• Indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection against external mechanism(s) remain operable when ice laden

  NEMA 3S