I have reading thru the proposals for the 2014 NEC and it sure looks like "James F. Williams, Fairmont, WV"
has the most proposals. He wanted to add the abbreviations for all the different wiring methods thruout the NEC, such as EMT, RMC. For what I can see they were all rejected.
That is me.
For one class of comments -- Abbreviations
Rejection was different depending on the CMP.
The rationale is that I would be able to find all the rules pertaining, say, to PVC using a simple search. It turns out I can't search for just PVC or "rigid non-metallic conduit" or "conduit" as each of those searches return false positives and/or false negatives.
My approach was to make the document more usable by making it easier to search. I am a believer in using the same name for the same thing and different names for different things.
Another class of comment was to place the definition of the same term used in multiple articles in article 100. It is my understanding that that is the purpose of article 100. Some terms are defined only in article xxx but used in articles xxx, yyy, and zzz. Once again a usability issue.
Another class of comments is safety related. Example: New labeling and disconnect requirements for control systems that contain UPSes and provide lethal voltages outside the control cabinet even when ALL disconnects feeding the cabinet are opened.
There are more. I'm about to start reviewing the ROPs.
I'll probably be asking for support for some comments on the ROP
Thanks,
/s/ Jim Williams