This course explains updated installation methods that California electricians must use to pass rough and final electrical inspections.

This approved course covers 2023 NEC requirements for installing wiring on the rooftop, above the ceiling, and underground.

Also included are comprehensive code checklists that cover:

  • Installing and grounding panelboards, services, and transformers
  • Rough electrical inspections
  • Final electrical inspections

Learning Objectives:

Electricians who complete this course will:

  • Know how to install electrical systems using the 2023 NEC that will pass the underground, rough, above ceiling, rooftop, service, panelboard, transformer, and final electrical inspections
  • Understand the updated installation codes electrical inspectors look for on jobsites
  • Be able to confidently respond to inspector requirements during all phases of a project

Approved By: Department of Industrial Relations - Electrician Certification Unit

  • Installation Checklists (2023 NEC)
    • Installation Checklists (2023 NEC) [50 Activities]
      • 01. Underground - 300.5(F) Backfill
      • 02. Underground - 300.5(H) Bushings
      • 03. Underground - 300.5(J) Earth Movement
      • 04. Underground - Table 300.5(A) Minimum Cover Distance
      • 05. Underground - 300.5(G) Raceway Seals
      • 06. Underground - 314.27(B) Floor Boxes
      • 07. Underground - 250.52(A)(3) Concrete-Encased Electrode
      • 08. Rough Inspection - Rough Inspection Basics
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        • 09. Rough Inspection - 517.13(A) Branch Circuits Serving Patient Care Areas
        • 10. Rough Inspection - 110.12(A) Unused Openings
        • 11. Rough Inspection - 330.30 MC Cable; Securing and Supporting
        • 12. Rough Inspection - 342.14, 344.14, and 358.14 Dissimilar Metals
        • 13. Rough Inspection - Article 100 Definitions: Accessible
        • 14. Rough Inspection - 300.4(A)(1) Cables and Raceways Through Wood Members; Bored Holes
        • 15. Above the Ceiling - 300.11(A)&(B) Secured In Place
        • 16. Above the Ceiling - 200.4(B) Multiple Circuits
        • 17. Above the Ceiling - 424.66/110.26(A)(4) Duct Heaters with Limited Access Above Ceiling/Working Space; Limited Access
        • 18. Above the Ceiling - 410.110(A) Special Provisions for Flush and Recessed Luminaires; Clearance from Combustible Material
        • 19. Above the Ceiling - 590.3(D) Removal of Temporary Wiring
        • 20. Above the Ceiling - 300.22(C) Other Spaces Used for Environmental Air
        • 21. Above the Ceiling - 250.104(A)(B)(C) Bonding of Piping and Exposed Structural Steel
        • 22. Above the Ceiling - 410.117(C) Luminaires; Tap Conductors
        • 23. Above the Ceiling - 300.21 Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion
        • 24. Rooftop - 250.110 Equipment Fastened in Place or Connected by Permanent Wiring Methods
        • 25. Rooftop - 250.12 Clean Surfaces
        • 26. Rooftop - 110.22(A) Identification of Disconnecting Means
        • 27. Rooftop - 250.97 Bonding for Over 250 Volts
        • 28. Rooftop - 440.4(B) Marking on HVAC Equipment
        • 29. Rooftop - 314.23(E)&(F) Raceway Supported Enclosures
        • 30. Rooftop - 210.63(A) Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Equipment Outlet
        • 31. Service, Panelboards, Transformers - 110.24 Available Fault Current
        • 32. Service, Panelboards, Transformers - 200.6 Identification of Grounded Conductors
        • 33. Service, Panelboards, Transformers - 250.119 Identification of Equipment Grounding Conductors
        • 34. Service, Panelboards, Transformers - 210.5(C)(1) & 235.5(C)(1) Identification of Ungrounded Conductors
        • 35. Service, Panelboards, Transformers - 110.26(A)(1) Working Space
        • 36. Service, Panelboards, Transformers - 408.5 Clearance for Conductor Entering Bus Enclosures
        • 37. Service, Panelboards, Transformers - 250.30(A)(1) System Bonding Jumpers
        • 38. Service, Panelboards, Transformers - 250.30(A)(4&5) Grounding Electrode and Grounding Electrode Conductor, Single Separately Derived System
        • 39. Final Inspection - 450.10(A) Grounding of Dry-Type Transformer Enclosures
        • 40. Final Inspection - 700.12 General Requirements
        • 41. Final Inspection - 700.16 Emergency Illumination, Part 1
        • 42. Final Inspection - 700.16 Emergency Illumination, Part 2
        • 43. Final Inspection - 110.3(B) Installation and Use
        • 44. Final Inspection - 427.22 Pipelines and Vessels; Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment
        • 45. Final Inspection - Final Equipment Installation
        • 46. Final Inspection - 700.12(H)(2)(3) Battery-Equipped Emergency Luminaires
        • 47. Final Inspection - 700.11 Identification of Emergency Lighting Circuits
        • 48. Final Inspection - 210.8 GFCI Protection for Personnel
        • 49. Final Inspection - 110.25 Lockable Disconnecting Means
        • 50. Final Inspection - 408.4(A) Circuit Directory
  • Course Completion
    • Mandatory Questionnaire
    • Certificate of Completion
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Instructor Bio

Jerry Durham

Jerry previously served the state of North Carolina as a Level III electrical inspector and provided state-approved electrical training for electrical inspectors at both Alamance County and Guilford County (NC) Community Colleges. Jerry taught the Kentucky state-approved four-year electrical apprenticeship programs offered by the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) Trade School and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Trade School, and served the state of Kentucky as a Master Electrician and Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Officer. Jerry is a Certified Distance Education Instructor (CDEI) and NCCER Core and Electrical Curriculum certified instructor. Jerry currently holds North Carolina and ICC electrical inspector accreditations and is recognized by the state of Washington as an approved electrical administrator.