Superseded Standard

IEEE/ANSI C2-1981

National Electrical Safety Code, 1981 Edition

This standard covers basic provisions for safeguarding of persons from hazards arising from the installation, operation, or maintenance of 1) conductors and equipment in electric-supply stations, and 2) overhead and underground, electric-supply and communication lines.It also includes work rules for the construction, maintenance, and operation of electric-supply and communication lines and equipment. The standard is applicable to the systems and equipment operated by utilities, or similar systems and equipment, of an industrial establishment or complex under the control of qualified persons. This standard consists of the definitions, grounding rules, and Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the 1981 edition of the National Electrical Safety Code

Standard Committee
NESC -
Status
Superseded Standard
Superseded by
C2-1984
Superseding
C2-1987
History
ANSI Approved:
1980-08-15
Published:
1981-08-01

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Standard Committee
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