This course is approved for 8-hours of credit for Michigan sign specialists. The course covers the most important changes to the 2023 NEC and updates to the Michigan Part 8 electrical rules.

At the completion of the course, licensees will be able to:

  • Describe the overall layout of the National Electrical Code and the addition of new articles.
  • Identify the scope of what is covered and not covered in the Code.
  • List which chapters can supplement or modify other chapters.
  • Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 1 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
  • Describe changes in the way terms are presented in Article 100, Definitions.
  • Define terms that are newly defined in the 2023 NEC.
  • Outline changes to the general requirements for electrical installations found in Chapter
  • 110 of the 2023 NEC.
  • Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 2 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
  • Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 3 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
  • Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 4 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
  • Describe the change in scope to Chapter 4 of the 2023 NEC.
  • Identify changes and additions to requirements for switches found in Chapter 4 of the 2023 NEC.
  • List new locations requiring tamper-resistant receptacles.
  • Outline new requirements for receptacles, cord connectors, and attachment plugs found in Chapter 4 of the 2023 NEC.
  • Describe new requirements for switchboards, switchgear, and panelboards found in Chapter 4 of the 2023 NEC.
  • Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 7 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
  • Outline new and changed requirements for emergency systems in Chapter 7 of the 2023 NEC.
  • Define the changes in scope for Article 701: Legally Required Standby Systems.
  • Identify changed requirements concerning signage and portable generators for optional standby systems found in Chapter 7 of the 2023 NEC.
  • Describe new wiring requirements for Class 4 fault-managed power systems.
  • Identify changed requirements for installation of circuits and supply-side overvoltage protection in fire alarm systems.
  • Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 8, and the Annexes of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
  • Describe changes in how Chapters 1 through 7 apply to Chapter 8 of the 2023 NEC.
  • Outline new and changed requirements for network-powered broadband communication systems found in Chapter 8 of the 2023 NEC.
  • Understand changes to the Part 8 rules

Course ID(s): 20-1167700

Approved By: Department of Licensing And Regulatory Affairs - Bureau of Construction Codes -

  • 2023 NEC Changes and Michigan Rules
    • Chapter 1 [17 Activities]
      • 01. 100. Definitions. Scope.
      • 02. 100 Definitions. Attachment Fitting, Weight-Supporting (WSAF). & Receptacle, Weight-Supporting Ceiling (WSCR).
      • 03. 100 Definitions. Class 4 Circuit, Class 4 Device, Class 4 Power System, Class 4 Receiver, Class 4 Transmitter, Class 4 Utilization Equipment.
      • 04. 100 Definitions. Cord Connector.
      • 05. 100 Definitions. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter, Special Purpose.
      • 06. 100 Definitions. Ground-Fault Detector-Interrupter, dc (GFDI)
      • 07. 100 Definitions. Panelboard, Enclosed. (Enclosed Panelboard)
      • 08. 100 Definitions. Work Surface.
      • Additional Activities
        • 09. 110.3(A)(8). Examination. Cybersecurity.
        • 10. 110.3(B) 110.3(B) Installation and Use.
        • 11. 110.16(B) Service Equipment and Feeder Supplied Equipment.
        • 12. 110.17. Servicing and Maintenance of Equipment.
        • 13. 110.20 Reconditioned Equipment.
        • 14. 110.26 Spaces About Electrical Equipment.
        • 15. 110.26(A)(6) Grade, Floor, or Working Platform.
        • 16. 110.29 In Sight From (Within Sight From, Within Sight)
        • 17. 110.33(A) Entrance to Enclosures and Access to Working Space. Entrance.
    • Chapter 2 [8 Activities]
      • 01. 250.64(G) Enclosures with Ventilation Openings.
      • 02. 250.68(C) Grounding Electrode Conductor Connections.
      • 03. 250.118 Types of Equipment Grounding Conductors.
      • 04. 250.130 Equipment Grounding Conductor Connections.
      • 05. 250.130(C) Replacement of Nongrounding Receptacle or Snap Switch and Branch Circuit Extensions.
      • 06. 250.140 Frames of Ranges and Clothes Dryers.
      • 07. 250.148 Continuity of Equipment Grounding Conductors and Attachment in Boxes.
      • 08. 250.186 Grounding Service-Supplied Alternating-Current Systems.
    • Chapter 3 [7 Activities]
      • 01. 300.4(E) Cables, Raceways, or Boxes Installed in or Under Metal-Corrugated Roof Decking.
      • 02. Table 300.5(A) Minimum Cover Requirements, 0 to 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal.
      • 03. 314.27(E) Weight-Supporting Ceiling Receptacles (WSCR) and Weight-Supporting Attachment Fittings (WSAF).
      • 04. 314.29(B) Underground.
      • 05. 334.10 Uses Permitted.
      • 06. 334.15(B) Protection from Physical Damage.
      • 07. 334.40(B) Boxes and Fittings. Devices of Insulating Material.
    • Chapter 4 [24 Activities]
      • 01. 404.1 Switches. Scope.
      • 02. 404.2(C) Switches Controlling Lighting Loads.
      • 03. 404.14(D) Snap Switch Terminations.
      • 04. 404.16 Reconditioned Equipment
      • 05. 404.30 Switch Enclosures with Doors.
      • 06. 406.3(D) Receptacle Terminations.
      • 07. 406.4(G). Protection of Floor Receptacles.
      • 08. 406.6(D) Receptacle Faceplate (Cover Plates) with Integral Night Light and/or USB Charger.
      • Additional Activities
        • 09. 406.9(A),(B) Damp Locations, Wet Locations.
        • 10. 406.9(C) Bathtub and Shower Space.
        • 11. 406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles
        • 12. 408.4(B) Source of Supply.
        • 13. 408.38 Enclosure.
        • 14. 408.43 Panelboard Orientation.
        • 15. 410.10(D) Bathtub and Shower Areas.
        • 16. 410. Part XVII. Special Provisions for Germicidal Irradiation Luminaires.
        • 17. 422.16(B) Specific Appliances.
        • 18.422.18 Ceiling-Suspended (Paddle) Fans.
        • 19. 422.22 Utilizing Separable Attachment Fittings.
        • 20. 424.93 Installation.
        • 21. 430.113 Energy from More than One Source.
        • 22. 440.8. Single Machine and Location
        • 23. 440.11 Disconnecting Means. General.
        • 24. 445.19 Emergency Shutdown of Prime Mover.
    • Chapter 7 [19 Activities]
      • 01. 700.3 Tests and Maintenance.
      • 02. 700.4(B) Selective Load Management.
      • 03. 700.11 Wiring, Class-2 Powered Emergency Lighting Systems.
      • 04. 700.12(C) Supply Duration.
      • 05. 700.12(E) Stored-Energy Power Supply Systems (SEPSS).
      • 06. 701.1. Legally Required Standby Systems. Scope.
      • 07. 701.12(C)(3) Public Gas System, Municipal Water Supply.
      • 08. 701.32 Selective Coordination.
      • Additional Activities
        • 09. 702.7(A) Signs. Standby.
        • 10. 702.12(B). Portable Generators 15kW or Less.
        • 11. 705.10. Identification of Power Sources.
        • 12. 706.7 Commissioning and Maintenance.
        • 13. Article 724 Class 1 Power-Limited Circuits and Class 1 Power-Limited Remote-Control and Signaling Circuits.
        • 14. Article 725, Class 2 and Class 3 Power-Limited Circuits.
        • 15. 725.3(A) Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion.
        • 16. Article 726 Class 4 Fault-Managed Power Systems
        • 17. 750.6. Listing
        • 18. 760.24(A) Mechanical Execution of Work.
        • 19. 760.33 Supply-Side Overvoltage Protection.
    • Chapter 8 [10 Activities]
      • 01. 800.3 Other Articles.
      • 02. 800.100(B)(2) Electrode. In Buildings or Structures with Grounding Means.
      • 03. 800.100(B)(3) Electrode. In Buildings or Structures Without an Intersystem Bonding Termination or Grounding Means.
      • 04. 800.113 Installation of Cables Used for Communication Circuits, Communications Wires, Cable Routing Assemblies, and Communications Raceways.
      • 05. 800.179 Wires and Cables.
      • 06. 810.15 Grounding or Bonding.
      • 07. 830.40(B). Low-Power Circuits.
      • 08. 830.47 Underground Network-Powered Broadband Communications Cables Entering Buildings.
      • 09. 830.133(C) Splicing of Medium-Powered Network-Powered Communications Cables.
      • 10. 830.160 Bends.
    • Michigan Part 8 Rules [10 Activities]
      • 01. 2023 NEC Michigan State-Specific Content: Part 8. Electrical Code.
      • 02. Rule 408.30808
      • 03. Rule 408.30810
      • 04. Rule 408.30818
      • 05. Rule 408.30819
      • 06. Rule 408.30823
      • 07. Rule 408.30826 (Rescinded)
      • 08. Rule 408.30828 (Rescinded)
      • 09. Rule 408.30870
      • 10. Rule 408.30873
  • Course Completion
    • Mandatory Questionnaire
    • Certificate of Completion
    • Expedited Reporting Available
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Instructor Bio

Jerry Durham

Jerry previously served the state of North Carolina as a Level III electrical inspector and provided state-approved electrical training for electrical inspectors at both Alamance County and Guilford County (NC) Community Colleges. Jerry taught the Kentucky state-approved four-year electrical apprenticeship programs offered by the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) Trade School and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Trade School, and served the state of Kentucky as a Master Electrician and Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Officer. Jerry is a Certified Distance Education Instructor (CDEI) and NCCER Core and Electrical Curriculum certified instructor. Jerry currently holds North Carolina and ICC electrical inspector accreditations and is recognized by the state of Washington as an approved electrical administrator.

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