After completing this Washington-approved course, the participant will be able to apply the 100 most important changes from the second half of the 2023 National Electrical Code in common wiring practice.
Learning Objectives:
- List new locations requiring tamper-resistant receptacles.
- Outline new requirements for receptacles, cord connectors, and attachment plugs found in Chapter 4 of the 2023 NEC.
- Describe new requirements for switchboards, switchgear, and panelboards found in Chapter 4 of the 2023 NEC.
- Identify changes for luminaires, lampholders, and lamps in Chapter 4 of the 2023 NEC.
- Describe changes and additions to appliance requirements found in Chapter 4 of the 2023 NEC.
- Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 5 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
- Describe the changes to Class III Division 1 and Division. 2 locations found in Chapter 5 of the 2023 NEC.
- Outline new requirements for protection of electrical and electronic equipment in hazardous locations.
- Identify changes to threading in explosion-proof or dust ignition-proof equipment.
- Describe changes to permission for flexible connections and restricted industrial establishments in Class I, Division 1 and Division 2 locations.
- Identify new requirements for bonding cable trays, metal strut, angles, and channels found in Chapter 5 of the 2023 NEC.
- Outline new wiring methods for Class III Division 1 locations.
- Explain the new requirements for cannabis oil equipment and cannabis oil systems using flammable materials found in Chapter 5 of the 2023 NEC.
- Identify changes in requirements for electrical construction and installation criteria in health care facilities.
- Describe new and changed requirements for agricultural buildings in Chapter 5 of the 2023 NEC.
- Identify changes to requirements for mobile homes, manufactured homes, and mobile home parks.
- Outline new requirements for RVs and RE parks.
- Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 6 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
- Describe new and changed requirements for branch circuits for car lights, machine rooms, controls rooms, machine spaces, control spaces and truss interiors.
- Outline new and changed requirements for electric vehicle power transfer systems found in Chapter 6 of the 2023 NEC.
- Define the change in scope for Article 626: Electrified Truck Parking Spaces.
- Explain the new and changed requirements for construction and installation of electrical wiring for swimming pools, fountains, and similar installations.
- Identify changed requirements for labeling of photovoltaic equipment floating on bodies of water and rapid shutdown of PV system circuits.
- Define the change in scope for Article 695: Fire Pumps.
- Identify updates, additions, and changes to Chapter 7 of the 2023 National Electrical Code.
- Outline new and changed requirements for emergency systems in Chapter 7 of the 2023 NEC.
- Define the changes in scope for Article 701: Legally Required Standby Systems.
- Identify changed requirements concerning signage and portable generators for optional standby systems found in Chapter 7 of the 2023 NEC.
- Describe new wiring requirements for Class 4 fault-managed power systems.
- Summarize the requirements for Class 1 power-limited circuits and Class 1 power-limited remote-control and signaling circuits covered in Article 724.
- Summarize the requirements for Class 2 and Class 3 power-limited circuits covered in Article 725.
- Outline revisions made to the listing requirements for energy management systems found in Chapter 7 of the 2023 NEC.
- Identify changed requirements for installation of circuits and supply-side overvoltage protection in fire alarm systems.
- Identify updates, additions, an...
Course ID(s): WA2025-431
Approved By: Department of Labor & Industries - Electrical Program
- 2023 NEC Changes Part 2
- Chapter 4 [14 Activities]
- 01. 406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles
- 02. 408.4(B) Source of Supply.
- 03. 408.38 Enclosure.
- 04. 408.43 Panelboard Orientation.
- 05. 410.10(D) Bathtub and Shower Areas.
- 06. 410. Part XVII. Special Provisions for Germicidal Irradiation Luminaires.
- 07. 422.16(B) Specific Appliances.
- 08.422.18 Ceiling-Suspended (Paddle) Fans.
- Additional Activities
- 09. 422.22 Utilizing Separable Attachment Fittings.
- 10. 424.93 Installation.
- 11. 430.113 Energy from More than One Source.
- 12. 440.8. Single Machine and Location
- 13. 440.11 Disconnecting Means. General.
- 14. 445.19 Emergency Shutdown of Prime Mover.
- Chapter 5 [29 Activities]
- 01. 500.1 Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Classes I, II, and III, Divisions 1 and 2. Scope.
- 02. 500.5(D) Class III Locations.
- 03. 500.7 Protection Techniques.
- 04. 500.8(E)(3) Unused Openings.
- 05. 501.10(A)(2) Class I, Division 1. Flexible Connections
- 06. 501.30(B) Bonding.
- 07. 502.30(B)(1), 503.30(B)(1) Bonding.
- 08. 503.10(A) Class III, Division 1.
- Additional Activities
- 09. 505.8 Protection Techniques.
- 10. 505.15(C) Zone 2.
- 11. 505.16(B) Zone 1.
- 12. Article 512 Cannabis Oil Equipment and Cannabis Oil Systems Using Flammable Materials.
- 13. 517.6 Patient Care-Related Electrical Equipment.
- 14. 517.10(B). Not Covered.
- 15. 517.14 Panelboard Bonding
- 16. 517.20(A) Receptacles and Fixed Equipment.
- 17. 517.22 Demand Factors.
- 18. 517.30 Sources of Power.
- 19. 517.70 Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment Equipment. Applicability.
- 20. 518.5 Supply.
- 21. 547.26 Physical Protection.
- 22. 547.44 Equipotential Planes and Bonding of Equipotential Planes.
- 23. 550.16(C)(1) Exposed Non-Current-Carrying Metal Parts
- 24. 550.32. Service Equipment.
- 25. 550.33(A) Feeder Equipment.
- 26. 551.40(D). Loss of Ground Device.
- 27. 555.14 Equipotential Planes and Bonding of Equipotential Planes.
- 28. 555.15 Replacement of Equipment.
- 29. 555.36(C) Emergency Electrical Disconnect.
- Chapter 6 [25 Activities]
- 01. 620.22 Branch Circuits for Car Lighting, Receptacle(s), Ventilation, Heating and Air-Conditioning.
- 02. 620.23 Branch Circuits for Machine Room, Control Room/Machinery Space, Control Space, or Truss Interior Lighting and Receptacle(s).
- 03. 625.40 Electric Vehicle Branch Circuit.
- 04. 625.42 Rating.
- 05. 625.43 Disconnecting Means.
- 06. 625.49 Island Mode.
- 07. 625.102 Installation.
- 08. 626.1 Electrified Truck Parking Spaces. Scope.
- Additional Activities
- 09. 630.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel
- 10. 646.19 Entrance to and Egress from Working Space.
- 11. 680.5 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) and Special Purpose Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (SPGFCI) Protection
- 12. 680.12 Equipment Rooms, Vaults, and Pits.
- 13. 680.21(D) Pool Pump Motor Replacement.
- 14. 680.22(A) Receptacles.
- 15. 680.26. Equipotential Bonding.
- 16. 680.32 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) and Special Purpose Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (SPGFCI) Protection Overview
- 17. 680.43 Indoor Installations.
- 18. 680.54(B),(C) Bonding, Equipotential Bonding of Splash Pads.
- 19. 680.58 GFCI, SPGFCI Protection for Adjacent Receptacle Outlets.
- 20. 680.59 GFCI and SPGFCI Protection for Permanently Installed Nonsubmersible Pumps.
- 21. 680.83 Equipotential Bonding.
- 22. 690.4(G) PV Equipment Floating on Bodies of Water.
- 23. 690.12(D) Buildings with Rapid Shutdown.
- 24. 694.7 Construction and Maintenance.
- 25. 695.1. Fire Pumps. Scope.
- Chapter 7 [19 Activities]
- 01. 700.3 Tests and Maintenance.
- 02. 700.4(B) Selective Load Management.
- 03. 700.11 Wiring, Class-2 Powered Emergency Lighting Systems.
- 04. 700.12(C) Supply Duration.
- 05. 700.12(E) Stored-Energy Power Supply Systems (SEPSS).
- 06. 701.1. Legally Required Standby Systems. Scope.
- 07. 701.12(C)(3) Public Gas System, Municipal Water Supply.
- 08. 701.32 Selective Coordination.
- Additional Activities
- 09. 702.7(A) Signs. Standby.
- 10. 702.12(B). Portable Generators 15kW or Less.
- 11. 705.10. Identification of Power Sources.
- 12. 706.7 Commissioning and Maintenance.
- 13. Article 724 Class 1 Power-Limited Circuits and Class 1 Power-Limited Remote-Control and Signaling Circuits.
- 14. Article 725, Class 2 and Class 3 Power-Limited Circuits.
- 15. 725.3(A) Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion.
- 16. Article 726 Class 4 Fault-Managed Power Systems
- 17. 750.6. Listing
- 18. 760.24(A) Mechanical Execution of Work.
- 19. 760.33 Supply-Side Overvoltage Protection.
- Chapter 8 [10 Activities]
- 01. 800.3 Other Articles.
- 02. 800.100(B)(2) Electrode. In Buildings or Structures with Grounding Means.
- 03. 800.100(B)(3) Electrode. In Buildings or Structures Without an Intersystem Bonding Termination or Grounding Means.
- 04. 800.113 Installation of Cables Used for Communication Circuits, Communications Wires, Cable Routing Assemblies, and Communications Raceways.
- 05. 800.179 Wires and Cables.
- 06. 810.15 Grounding or Bonding.
- 07. 830.40(B). Low-Power Circuits.
- 08. 830.47 Underground Network-Powered Broadband Communications Cables Entering Buildings.
- 09. 830.133(C) Splicing of Medium-Powered Network-Powered Communications Cables.
- 10. 830.160 Bends.
- Chapter 9 and Annexes [3 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 9, Table 1. Percent of Cross Section of Conduit and Tubing for Conductors and Cables.
- 02. Annex C, Table C.1 Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Tray Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size.
- 03. Annex K, Use of Medical Electrical Equipment in Dwellings and Residential Board-and-Care Occupancies.
- Chapter 4 [14 Activities]
- Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Certificate of Completion
- Guaranteed Next Business Day Reporting

