2023 NEC Changes: General Requirements for Wiring Methods, Conductors, and Enclosures

Are you up to code? This interactive online course covers some of the 2023 updates in the National Electrical Code®, including changes to Articles 300, 310, 312, and 314. These changes will address items such as protection against physical damage to wiring, underground installations, and the number of conductors in a raceway, as well as supports for enclosures and conduit bodies. We will also discuss outlet box installation and ratings, so get charged up on the updates to the NEC® here.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:  

• Discuss the damage protection requirements of 300.4 
• Recall the changes for underground wiring in 300.5 
• Explain the clarification for conductor length in 300.14 
• Discuss the raceway fill requirements of 300.17 
• State the importance of exit stairways in 300.25 
• Discuss the allowances of copper-clad aluminum conductors in 310.3 
• Explain the clarification for 310.15 for rooftops 
• Recall the requirements for fasteners in 312.10 and 314.5 
• Explain the revisions in 314.16 for box fill 
• List the requirements for boxes supported by cord pendants in 314.23 
• Discuss the new clearance requirements for wiring entering boxes in 314.24 and 
• Recall the rules in 314.27 for boxes that support ceiling fans