Adopted Bonding Requirements in Florida

[bphgravity]

Go here for the schedule timeline:

http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fbc/thecode/Amendments/Code_Cycle_Timeline_022406.pdf

Go here to search proposal status:

http://www.floridabuilding.org/BCISOld/bc/bc_comm_srch.asp

Both 1215 and 1453 were Approved as Submitted and take effect November 1st 2006.

 

[bshep]

Thanks, Bryan.

 

[tincan44]

This came from an incident in which a 1-1/4 inch drywall screw went all the way through the sheetrock into a piece of NM energizing the stud and also a metal dryer vent box that was mounted to the stud. An appliance installer was connecting a dryer vent to the now energized dryer vent box and the grounded dryer. He completed the circuit and he died.

bphgravity, my understanding from our local code committee and from our department is that the 2005 NEC is going into effect on July 1, 2006.

Sad someone dies just doing their job. I still have questions after reading the story. Here is the link.

http://www.local6.com/money/7302637/detail.html

 

[bphgravity]

Bonding of the metal wall section may indeed have saved this persons life, however if the NM cable was separated by at least 1?" from the metal stud, this probably wouldn't of happened.

Is it prudent for the electrical contractor to energize all circuits and check for energized metal parts? Should the electrical inspector?

I personally feel the NEC already contains provisions to prevent this type of incident, however the Florida Building Commission has taken a harder line on this one.