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Tamper-Resistant Receptacle Requirements in 2008 NEC Adopted in 29 States
With 30 states having completed adoption processes for the 2008 National Electrical Code® (NEC), support for section 406.11, which requires tamper-resistant receptacles to be installed in new homes, has been overwhelmingly positive. Twenty-nine of the 30 states have adopted the 2008 NEC with the...
Published
Wed, Aug 08 2009 10:20 AM
by
Moldoveanu, Andrei
Filed under:
Electrical Safety
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Safety and Standardization
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electricity
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Tamper Resistant Receptacles
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2008 NEC
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Indiana
NEC 2008 – Half time report
We are half way through the States adoption process for the 2008 National Electrical Code®. This code cycle has seen opposition has come from the beleaguered home builders on two issues - expanded use of Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs) and tamper proof outlets. The home builders claim that...
Published
Mon, Jul 07 2009 1:26 PM
by
Winstanley, Gerard
Filed under:
Electrical Safety
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AFCI
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Tamper Resistant Receptacles
Electrical Safety – Ohio Back on Track.
Common sense won the day as the Ohio Board of Building Standards voted for a second time to adopt the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) on December 12 th . This cleared up a confused year in which Governor Stickland succumbed to pressure from the Home Builder's Association of Ohio and signed an...
Published
Mon, Dec 12 2008 10:40 AM
by
Winstanley, Gerard
Filed under:
Electrical Safety
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AFCI
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Building Codes
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Fire Safety
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Tamper Resistant Receptacles
Kentucky Home Builders Kill Electrical Safety Bill Despite Overwhelming Public Support
Television viewers in Louisville overwhelmingly believe new homes built in Kentucky should require electrical safety features that help prevent fires and protect children from severe shock and burns, according to an online poll by Louisville television station WHAS-11. The poll was conducted after the...
Published
Fri, Dec 12 2008 9:14 AM
by
Winstanley, Gerard
Filed under:
Electrical Safety
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AFCI
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Building Codes
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Fire Safety
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Tamper Resistant Receptacles
Georgia Officials Oppose Child Electric Safety Standards
After building and legislative officials in nearly 20 states have embraced the 2008 National Electrical Code® (NEC) and its tamper-resistant receptacle requirement, some Georgia officials are turning their backs on better child electrical safety. In a baffling move during a July 24 public hearing, the...
Published
Tue, Sep 09 2008 10:37 AM
by
Moldoveanu, Andrei
Filed under:
Electrical Safety
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Building Codes
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Tamper Resistant Receptacles
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