2020 NFPA70 Code Changes

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Is there a single document for the 2020 NEC that has all of the code changes/public inputs like the old ROP's?
 
I think all similar information is still there in the draft reports that NFPA has online just uses more of an interactive interface to narrow down what particular part you are interested in instead of one document that you need to read through or at least use an index or table of contents more less like you would with a hard copy.
 
kwired said:
I think all similar information is still there in the draft reports that NFPA has online just uses more of an interactive interface to narrow down what particular part you are interested in instead of one document that you need to read through or at least use an index or table of contents more less like you would with a hard copy.
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Prior to 2017 NEC I have a number of the old ROP's in PDF form, one single document that you can search to find the substantiation and the CMP comments. Very simple and easy. When I look through the current mess on NFPA.org for the 2020 document it is less than simple like before.
 
infinity said:
Is there a single document for the 2020 NEC that has all of the code changes/public inputs like the old ROP's?
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There is but the new system is much more difficult to use when you are trying to find rejected PIs or PCs.
For the PIs you have to look to the First Draft Report and click on the working in the gray bar preceding a section that says "PIs(2)" with number indicating the number of PIs for that section that were resolved (rejected). They are all there, but just not in an easy to use format like when they used the ROP/ROC system. The same for resolved comments in the Second Revision Report.

You cannot search those reports like you could the ROPs an ROCs.

Some, but not all of the reports that Dennis linked to are searchable PDFs, but even where they are, you have to search the files for each code making panel individually.
 

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don_resqcapt19 said:
Some, but not all of the reports that Dennis linked to are searchable PDFs, but even where they are, you have to search the files for each code making panel individually.
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It's amazing that the NFPA is going in reverse. Why is it that for many code cycles you get download a simple PDF with all of the information in one document and now we're stuck with this. I really loathe that organization. :mad: I've substituted the angry emoji for the poop one.
 
infinity said:
It's amazing that the NFPA is going in reverse. Why is it that for many code cycles you get download a simple PDF with all of the information in one document and now we're stuck with this. I really loathe that organization. :mad: I've substituted the angry emoji for the poop one.
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I have said it before, and will say it again here, that it is my opinion that the new system was specifically designed to limit participation in the code making process.
 
don_resqcapt19 said:
I have said it before, and will say it again here, that it is my opinion that the new system was specifically designed to limit participation in the code making process.
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It certainly seems like they are. The process had become more ridiculous and confusing.
 
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