The Cops!! Article 708 Nec 2008

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Personally, I think it's wasted ink.

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It goes far beyond the minimum standards we are used to seeing. EG the wiring method for critical areas is limited to IMC, RMC and MI. It may of been better off as a NFPA standard.
 
As i read more of this 'COPS' article, it seems that hospitals fall under this article and not just 517. Part 708.14, Seems to require all lowvoltage (well at least most of them, ie fire alarm, nurse call, phones that fall under cops) has to be in CONDUIT. Am i reading this right?? No more CABLE TRAYS??

Also it seems that 708.8(B)Wiring has taken away the ONLY exception where emergency and normal can be together 517.30(C) (2),(3) and also 700.9(B) NEC 2008.
 
The only occupancies that need to follow 708 are established by a particular building owner or governmental agency. There is no language that I'm aware of in any national code that indicates what occupancy has to comply. It is there as a standard practice where required, not a code. It's not required anywhere yet. At least that is the way I see it.
 
NEC's response to 9/11?

NEC's response to 9/11?

From the NECHB

Article 708 is new for the 2008 Code. This article addresses homeland security issues for facilities that are ?mission critical.? These requirements go beyond those of Article 700, in that these electrical systems must continue to operate during the full duration of an emergency and beyond. Examples of facilities that would use a critical operations power system include police stations, fire stations, and hospitals. It may not include every one of these facilities. It would only include those facilities that are designated as critical because power must operate continuously with a robust power supply.
FPN No. 8: See Annex G for information on Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.
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This is just like 700 and 701, the installation rules are in the NEC, but are only triggered by other documents.
 
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