NFPA 70H

Abstract

<strong>Purpose</strong> <br>(A) <strong>Practical Safeguarding</strong>. The purpose of this Code is the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity. This Code is not intended as a design specification or an instruction manual for untrained persons. <br>The <em>National Electrical Code&#174; (NEC&#174;)</em> is prepared by the National Electrical Code Committee, which consists of a Correlating Committee and 19 code-making panels. The code-making panels have specific subject responsibility within the Code. The scope of the National Electrical Code Committee is as follows: <br>This committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on minimizing the risk of electricity as a source of electric shock and as a potential ignition source of fires and explosions. It shall also be responsible for text to minimize the propagation of fire and explosions due to electrical installations.