2029 Public Inputs

[don_resqcapt19]

"meta" as in "metadata" or data about data.
A meta comment is not about a specific section, but about the process itself.

The process itself is set by the NFPA and the ANSI rules for a consensus document. They are not subject to change via a Public Input.

I will comment that old section numbers could be formally "retired" so new code can't end up with an old number.
That's easier if the sections no longer have to be in a particular order.

Yes, in a number of cases a current section number will be for something totally different, but a larger number of the commonly used rules will remain in their current articles and sections. There still is a particular order in the 2029, but that order is not the same as in the 2026.
I believe that Chapters and Articles are subject to change via a PI, but do not expect there will be many changes from what you see in Annex L in the 2026.

Ah, then the code will no longer be numerically sequential.
That's an interesting tradeoff.

It will still be numerically sequential, but the numbers will change. For example the rules now found in Article 300 will be in Article 200 in the 2029. The only change in the numbers will be that the section number will be 2xx.xx in the 2029 and not 3xx,xx as they are in the 2026. Of course the user will have to be careful, as the new Article 300 contains the general rules for installations over 1000 volts. I am sure that there will be numbers in the new Article 300 that match those in the current Article 300.

 

[brycenesbitt]

There still is a particular order in the 2029, but that order is not the same as in the 2026.

I'm not well tuned to this.
What's the driving force behind the re-organization?

I definitely feel that reusing section numbers creates confusion hazards, as so much code talk uses the section number as a shorthand. Creating new section numbers seems a solution (200.xx becomes 300.1xx for example).

 

[don_resqcapt19]

What's the driving force behind the re-organization?

The fact that the last re-organization was in 1937, and it has become very difficult to fit new technology into the existing structure in any logical way.

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I definitely feel that reusing section numbers creates confusion hazards,

I can see both sides of that. I think that just having the first digit of the section change, will make the transition easier, but that is just me. It will be a learning curve for sure. Given the expansive changes for the 2029, I doubt that there will be a comprehensive cross-reference between the 2026 and 2029, like they provided in the 1999 code when Article 250 was completely re-organized. That cross reference for only only Article required 3 pages.

 

[brycenesbitt]

Given the expansive changes for the 2029, I doubt that there will be a comprehensive cross-reference

Tech has shifted that need a bit, as many of us read code only online on sites like up.codes , that can do some ai cross referencing.