To add to the previous post directed at the OP...
I think we should also know what your electricians are officialy legally bound to as far as codes go.
In my area we use the Massachusetts Electrical Code. This is just the NEC with some amendments thrown in. That is our electrical code. That is what our electrical inspectors base their inspections on.
If I butcher a beam, the electrical inspector can not faill me
If I don't install smoke detectors, the electrical inspector can not fail me
If a cut a hole in a firewall the electrical inspector can not fail me
If I don't firestop a penetration where it is required the electrical inspector can not fail me.
Good for you. Glad you can cause havoc for everyone else an not fail your electrical inspection. I am sure you would be hired again by a GC after doing all of that right?
Apparently you don't do the above because you are aware of other requirements.
Yes I do perform other inspections because I am a multi-discipline inspector.
Keep slammin away rather than trying to expand your knowledge and understand that the NEC is not the only game in town and often is not the only standard that applies. The NEC references the NFPA 72 so you probably have that standard in your truck too right? NFPA 497-2004 & 499-2004 are also referred to along with direction for you ro refer to ANSI/NEMA 250-1991, ANSI/UL 1203-1994, ISA-RP12.12.03-2002, ANSI/ISA-12.12.01-2000, ANSI/ NFPA 496-2003, ANSI/API RP 14F-1999 and the list can go on.
The NEC gets a lot of its information from other established codes. In order to fully understand all of the requirements, you have to go to other standards. That is of course if you have any intention of expanding your knowlege base and making your industry a profession.
Expand your knowledge and understand that the NEC by itself will not tell you every single thing about every single installation.
I am not slamming anyone and I am certainly not holier than thou and have explained that. Change is coming to your town soon and I was hoping that I could get that point across since that seems to be the biggest grip here. The electricians in PA lived and died by the NEC alone until the I-codes were adopted then they had to step up to the plate and learn more or fail inspections.
The responses from some of the ECs has not surprised me and even a moderator has commented that this would cause problems. I see it all the time whenever we don't pass an inspection. We are all human but react differently when we fail.