Provides an overview of how the NEC functions as an important tool in the process of designing and specifying electrical systems

Discusses the safety rationales underlying Code rules for installing electrical systems

Covers how the NEC is used for regulartory purposes

Explains how the NEC functions as one of many tools and inputs used to design electrical distributed systems for buildings and similar structures

Design references are listed in the Appendix

Information is intuitively arranged so different parts of the Code are assembled into logical groupings

Useful introduction to the technical content of the NEC

Unit 7 discusses the consensus process for developing the NEC and other NFPA documents