REVISIONS TO ELECTRICAL CODES AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA

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REVISIONS TO ELECTRICAL CODES AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA OR PSUNAMI TYPE OF OTHER NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL FLOOD INCIDENTS


I am an Electrical Engineer currently working in Washington DC
I have been seeking answers for published Electrical Code changes or/and revisions to Electrical Code after Hurricane Katrina and other National flood incidents.

I used to work for a Government Agency 10 years ago here in Washington DC that used to design and build Hospitals all over the US. I have been told that there has been many Electrical Code Changes due Katrina and other flood related National disasters

So far no one could point me in the right direction as to where these specific code changes that are published.

I will greatly appreciate if someone can direct me in the right direction or /and refer me to right source of information.

Thanking you in advance

 

[davidbeach]

The National Electrical Code is revised every three years, whether it needs it or not. Which revisions might be specifically flood related would be buried in proposals. During the revision process it is easy enough to get copies of all the proposed revisions and the actions of the code making panels. After the fact might be a different matter.

 

[rcw retired EE]

I don't recall any flood specific changes to the national codes.

You might pose this question on one of the forums dedicated to the National Electric Code like

http://forums.mikeholt.com/

That site is frequented by inpsectors and working electricians who would be most affected by any changes.

 

[resqcapt19]

I don't recall much in the way of flood related changes in the NEC. If you want to look at the proposals, panel action and comments that David mentioned, you can look here

http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/AboutTheCodes.asp?DocNum=70&EditionID=765

for PDF copies of the recent code changes.

 

[dpc]

I agree with the others - I don't recall any hurricane/flood/Katrina specific changes to the NEC being brought up.

It's possible some local (State, city) codes were changed.



David Castor

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