| Course Expiration: |
October 11, 2025 |
| Course Type: |
Electrician |
| Core Credit Hours: |
16.0 |
| HVAC Specific: |
No |
| Energy Specific: |
No |
| NFPA-70E Specific: |
No |
| Course Name: | Customizable NEC Training |
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| Course Outline & Objectives: | This is an update of a previously approved course. Objectives: The primary purpose of this course is to provide training that will be specifically relevant to the interests, activities, and operations of each specific client in their use and application of the NEC. At the same time, the course is designed and intended to meet the Utah requirements for continuing education for electricians while allowing them to meet those requirements at a time and place of their choosing and in blocks of time that do not disrupt their operations. Outline: This course is an update and revision of the previously approved (through May 2017, Feb 2020, Oct 2021, and Oct 2023).
Customized NEC Training. This course is intended to be offered in two 8-hour blocks or in 2-hour to 4-hour increments as it fits the schedule or desires of sponsoring groups or organizations. the shorter sessions may be offered online. Content may vary somewhat based on the interests of the client, but the course will include up to 16 hours of training on the current NEC or other editions of the NEC once they are under consideration for adoption in Utah. NFPA 70E training will be offered under a separate course. All course content has been previously approved for presentation by this provider as part of courses offered by this provider. The objective is to allow those who desire training to select material that is most applicable to their own operations or membership. Not all of the proposed NEC Content can be covered in 16 hours, however All NEC Content will be selected by the prospective client from the following areas: Article 110 - General Requirements and Working Space - Requirements for approval, interrupting ratings, short-circuit current ratings, information and warning signage, workmanship and protection of installations, and the requirements for working space and dedicated space around and for electrical equipment. Article 220 - Load Calculations - This will include an overview of the methods of determining loads for all types of power distribution circuits, including references to other articles of the NEC. The focus will be on Parts I, II, and III and on Section 220.87 for calculations of existing loads for addition of new loads. Article 240 - Overcurrent Protection and Tap Rules - This will focus on the general and specific requirements of 240.4 and 240.21 but sill include references to related requirements and definitions such as Sections 240.5, 400.5, 240.15, 210.3, and 210.4. Article 215 - Feeders - This will include a review of the entire article, with comparisons to requirements for branch circuits and service conductors as found in Articles 210 and 230.Article 225 - Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders - This will cover the special requirements that apply to circuits run outside of buildings, with comparisons to similar requirements for service conductors in Article 230, including the requirements for disconnecting means. Article 250 - Grounding and Bonding - This will cover the performance requirements for grounding of systems and equipment and will focus on the specific requirements that apply to separately derived systems, especially transformers. Emphasis will be on Parts I, II, and III of Article 250, but requirements that refer to or must be coordinated with other sections of Article 250 will also be addressed. Chapter 5 - Special Occupancies - This will cover primarily two aspects of Chapter 5 - Articles 500-504 for hazardous (classified) locations, and Article 517 covering Health Care Facilities. The coverage of hazardous (classified) locations with include the basis for classification and the protection methods specified for various classified areas as well as a summary of critical requirements for the specific occupancies covered by Articles 511 through 516, such as motor fuel dispensing, commercial garages, or spray and dipping operations as applicable to and desired by the prospective client. The section on Health Care Facilities will concentrate on the special requirements for grounding, power sources, and receptacles in patient care spaces and the relationship of Article 517 to the standards from which rules in Article 517 are derived or the basis for those rules. The interrelationship with Emergency and Standby Systems may also be addressed. Chapter 7 - Special Conditions - This will cover the basic requirements of Emergency and Standby Systems and the related requirements for the supply to fire pumps. Classification and separation of circuits covered by Chapter 7 will also be addressed as those requirements relate to the other subjects covered. As noted, all of these subjects will be cross-referenced as necessary to put them in proper context in the NEC and to provide training in the specific areas desired by a prospective client. required hazard evaluation and risk assessment. |
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| Course Schedule |
No dates are currently scheduled. Classes will be scheduled only on request. |
| Calendar Events |
| Keywords: |
NEC, Changes, Overcurrent protection, grounding and bonding, health care facilities, motors, transformers, classified areas |
| Location(s): |
Salt Lake
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| Teaching Method: | Live |
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| Company Name: | Noel Williams Consulting |
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| Phone: | 801-641-8729 |
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| Address: | 8255 W Dry Canyon Cir |
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| City: | Herriman |
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| State: | UT |
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| Postal Code: | 84096 |
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| Email Address: | williamsnoel@q.com |
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| The Course Provider is: | a commercial continuing education provider related to the construction trades |
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| Instructor First Name: | Noel |
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| Instructor Last Name: | Williams |
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| Instructor License #: | 128076-5502 and 128076-5602 |
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| Instructor Resume: | Noel Williams
Electrical Code Consultant
General Trade Experience, Education, and Qualifications:
• Over forty years in the electrical trade.
• Over twenty years supervising and managing electrical design and construction.
• Licensed as a master electrician in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.
• Licensed as an electrical inspector in Utah.
• Certified as an electrical inspector by ICC/ICBO (since 1988) and IAEI (1983).
• Former Chair of the Utah Electricians Licensing Board.
• Former Chair of the NEC Advisory Committee for the Utah Uniform Building Code Commission.
• Former member of the Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee for Utah
• AAS Electricity, AS Computer Science Technology, BS Computer Science.
• Member of IAEI, ICC, and NFPA.
Professional Teaching and Writing Experience:
Currently an independent consultant, teaching and writing on electrical code issues.
• Instructor and consultant for electrical inspector certification training classes for the State of Utah. (Original courses)
• Taught apprenticeship at Salt Lake Community College for 6 years and other continuing education electrical classes for over 30 years.
• Taught NEC Seminars for NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) for 30 years. Taught NEC Seminars for University of Wisconsin EPD for 10 years and continuing.
• Taught NEC Seminars for NTT (National Technology Transfer) for 3 years.
• Taught NEC Seminars independently for Los Alamos National Labs, Alcan Cable, Thiokol, Honeywell, Salt Lake City Airport, University of Utah Hospital, and others.
• Instructed thousands of students in 33 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Barbados, and Italy.
• Former Contributing Editor (10 yrs) for CEE News, a monthly electrical magazine.
• Wrote numerous published articles and answers to code questions.
• Coauthor of 1999 NEC Changes published by NFPA.
• Coauthor and developer of the NEC Seminars (70E, NEC Essentials, Hazardous Locations, Low Voltage, NFPA 79) for NFPA.
• Primary author of 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, and 2011 NFPA Electrical Inspection Manuals published by NFPA.
• Author of Limited Energy Systems book published by NFPA
• Technical developer of online and video programs for 2002 NEC Changes for NFPA.
• Technical developer of online program for NFPA Hazardous Locations Certificate
• Contributor to NEC changes for each edition of the NEC since 1987. |
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