NFPA 50 – 99 / NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety Requirements for

Employee Workplaces 2000 Edition

NFPA 70E
Standard for Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee
Workplaces
2000 Edition

This edition of NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee
Workplaces, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Electrical Safety Requirements for
Employee Workplaces, and acted on by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., at its
November Meeting held November 14–17, 1999, in New Orleans, LA. It was issued by the
Standards Council on January 14, 2000, with an effective date of February 11, 2000, and
supersedes all previous editions.
This edition of NFPA 70E was approved as an American National Standard on February 11,
2000.
Technical Committee on Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Workplaces
Steven G. Roll, Chair
Intertek Testing Services NA Inc., MA [RT]
Robert B. Alexander, Fluor Daniel, CA [IM]
Rep. Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Gibeon W. Bradbury, Bradbury Technologies, ON, Canada [SE]
Rep. The Ontario Assn. of Certified Engr Technicians & Technologists
Paul E. Buchhofer, Bldg. Inspection Underwriters, Inc., PA [E]
Michael I. Callanan, Nat’l Joint Apprentice & Training Committee, PA [L]
Rep. Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Darkmoon Cliffdweller, Albuquerque, NM [SE]
J. Frederick Doering, J. F. Doering Assoc., OH [SE]
Robert E. Downey, Earth Tech, Inc., IN [SE]
Drake A. Drobnick, Ford Electronics/Visteon, PA [U]
C. E. Jackson, Jr., C. E. Jackson, Jr., Construction Consultant, MS [SE]
Ray A. Jones, The DuPont Co., NC [U]
Rep. Chemical Mfrs. Assn.
L. Bruce McClung, Union Carbide Corp., WV [U]
Rep. Inst. of Electrical & Electronics Engr, Inc.

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Gilbert McGoldrick, Square D Co., OH [M]
Dennis K. Neitzel, AVO Int’l Training Inst., TX [SE]
William T. O'Grady, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., NY [RT]
C. L. Pittman, Aluminum Co. of America (ALCOA), TN [M]
Rep. The Aluminum Assn.
David L. Potts, Nat’l Electrical Contractors Assn., MD [IM]
Lynn F. Saunders, GM Worldwide Facilities Group, MI [U]
Keith W. Schuh, Fermi Nat’l Accelerator Laboratory, IL [U]
James G. Stallcup, GRAYBOY & Assoc., TX [SE]
Stanley Strizver, Strizver Assoc., CA [SE]
Jack Wells, Pass & Seymour Legrand, NY [M]
Rep. Nat’l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
Ron Widup, Shermco Industries, Inc., TX [IM]
Rep. Int’l Electrical Testing Assn. Inc.
Kathleen C. Wilmer, Duke Power Co., NC [U]
Rep. Edison Electric Inst.
Alternates
Joseph J. Andrews, Electrical Safety Resources, Inc., SC [U]
(Alt. to L. B. McClung)
Robert A. Damiani, IBEW, DC [L]
(Alt. to M. I. Callanan)
Thomas E. Dye, Olin Corp., TN [U]
(Alt. to R. A. Jones)
Alan M. Franks, AVO Training Inst., TX [SE]
(Alt. to D. K. Neitzel)
Paul S. Hamer, Chevron Research & Technology Co., CA [U]
(Voting Alt. to API Rep.)
Charles J. Kelly, Edison Electric Inst., DC [U]
(Alt. to K. C. Wilmer)
Charles E. Kirsch, Jr., Southwest Engr of LA Inc., LA [IM]
(Alt. to R. Widup)
Vincent J. Saporita, Cooper Bussmann, MO [M]
(Alt. to J. Wells)
James W. Stallcup, GRAYBOY & Assoc., TX [SE]
(Alt. to J. G. Stallcup)
Terry Tiede, Square D Co., IA [M]
(Alt. to G. A. McGoldrick)
Nonvoting
Stephen Hadley, Conectiv, DE [U]
Rep. IEEE/NESC/SC8

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(Alt. to H. J. Kientz)
Henry (Hank) J. Kientz, HKV Support Services, Inc., CO [U]
Rep. IEEE/NESC/SC8
Joseph E. Pipkin, U.S. Dept. of Labor OSHA, DC [E]
David M. Wallis, U.S. Dept of Labor OSHA, DC [E]
(Alt. to J. E. Pipkin)
Joseph V. Sheehan, NFPA Staff Liaison
This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the final text of this edition.
Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classifications is found at the back of
the document.
NOTE: Membership on a committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of the Association or
any document developed by the committee on which the member serves.
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on electrical safety
requirements to provide a practical safe working area for employees in their pursuit of gainful employment
relative to the hazards arising from the use of electricity, as covered in the scope of NFPA 70, National
Electrical Code.
This Committee shall have primary jurisdiction but shall report to the Association through the National
Electrical Code Technical Correlating Committee.
NFPA 70E
Standard for
Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Workplaces
2000 Edition
NOTICE: Information on referenced publications can be found in Appendix B.
Changes other than editorial are indicated by a vertical rule in the margin of the pages on which they
appear. These lines are included as an aid to the user in identifying changes from the previous edition.
Where one or more complete paragraph(s) has been deleted, the deletion is indicated by a bullet in the
margin between the paragraphs that remain.

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