1 A Minnesota 2023 NEC Changes Chapters 5-6

This course covers important changes to Chapters 5 and 6 of the 2023 National Electrical Code and is approved for Minnesota electricians.

Learning Objectives:

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

• Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 5 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
• Describe the changes to Class III Division 1 and Division. 2 locations found in Chapter 5 of the 2023 NEC.
• Outline new requirements for protection of electrical and electronic equipment in hazardous locations.
• Identify changes to threading in explosion-proof or dust ignition-proof equipment.
• Describe changes to permission for flexible connections and restricted industrial establishments in Class I, Division 1 and Division 2 locations.
• Identify new requirements for bonding cable trays, metal strut, angles, and channels found in Chapter 5 of the 2023 NEC.
• Outline new wiring methods for Class III Division 1 locations.
• Explain the new requirements for cannabis oil equipment and cannabis oil systems using flammable materials found in Chapter 5 of the 2023 NEC.
• Identify changes in requirements for electrical construction and installation criteria in health care facilities.
• Describe new and changed requirements for agricultural buildings in Chapter 5 of the 2023 NEC.
• Identify changes to requirements for mobile homes, manufactured homes, and mobile home parks.
• Outline new requirements for RVs and RV parks.
• Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 6 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
• Describe new and changed requirements for branch circuits for car lights, machine rooms, controls rooms, machine spaces, control spaces and truss interiors.
• Outline new and changed requirements for electric vehicle power transfer systems found in Chapter 6 of the 2023 NEC.
• Define the change in scope for Article 626: Electrified Truck Parking Spaces.
• Explain the new and changed requirements for construction and installation of electrical wiring for swimming pools, fountains, and similar installations.
• Identify changed requirements for labeling of photovoltaic equipment floating on bodies of water and rapid shutdown of PV system circuits.
• Define the change in scope for Article 695: Fire Pumps.

IACET CEUs

This course gives you the opportunity to earn IACET CEUs through our parent company Certus. As an IACET Accredited Provider, Certus offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. To earn IACET CEUs, you must:

• Complete all lessons in the course,
• Correctly answer every quiz question posed through the course,
• Pass the final exam, and
• Complete the course evaluation.

Assessment Information: This online course presents each section with commentary, a graphic illustration or photograph, and requires the learner to answer multiple choice questions after reviewing the content. The learner must complete all multiple-choice questions for each section correctly to get IACET CEUs, a certificate of completion, or state license renewal credit for the course. If the learner's first response is incorrect, learners will be immediately allowed to answer the question again until the correct answer is chosen. Question choices are randomized, so each participant will have a unique testing experience

Prerequisites: This course has no prerequisites.

Course Demonstration Video