Article 110 General Requirements for Electrical Installations

Here is where the user of NFPA 70 will find the general requirements that apply to all electrical installations including but not limited to the following:

  • Examination and approval of conductors and equipment
  • Installation and use of conductors and equipment
  • Access to electrical equipment
  • Spaces about electrical equipment
  • Enclosures intended for personnel entry
  • Tunnel installations

There are 5 parts within this Article including the following:

  • Part I General
  • Part II 1000 Volts, Nominal, or Less
  • Part III Over 1000 Volts
  • Part IV Tunnel Installations
  • Part V Manholes and Other Electrical Enclosures Intended for Personnel EntryAs highlighted in 90.3, Chapter 1 applies generally. 

Part I
General


110.1 Scope

110.2 Approval

110.3 Examination, Identification, Installation, Use, and Listing (Product Certification) of Equipment

110.4 Voltages

110.5 Conductors

110.6 Conductor Sizes

110.7 Wiring Integrity

110.8 Wiring Methods

110.9 Interrupting Rating

110.10 Circuit Impedance, Short-Circuit Current Ratings, and Other Characteristics.

110.11 Deteriorating Agents

110.12 Mechanical Execution of Work

110.13 Mounting and Cooling of Equipment

110.14 Electrical Connections

110.15 High-Leg Marking

110.16 Arc-Flash Hazard Warning

110.17 Servicing and Maintenance of Equipment

110.18 Arcing Parts

110.19 Light and Power from Railway Conductors

110.20 Reconditioned Equipment

110.21 Marking

110.22 Identification of Disconnecting Means

110.23 Current Transformers

110.24 Available Fault Current

Part II
1000 Volts, Nominal, or Less


110.25 Lockable Disconnecting Means

110.26 Spaces About Electrical Equipment

110.27 Guarding of Live Parts

110.28 Enclosure Types

110.29 In Sight From (Withing Sight From, Within Sight)

Part III
Over 1000 Volts


110.30 General

110.31 Enclosure for Electrical Installations

110.32 Work Space About Equipment

110.33

110.34 Work Space and Guarding

110.36 Circuit Conductors

110.40 Temperature Limitations at Terminations

110.41 Inspections and Tests

Part IV
Tunnel Installation Over 1000 Volts, Nominal


110.51 General

110.52 Overcurrent Protection

110.53 Conductors

110.54

110.55

110.56

110.57

110.58

110.59

Part V
Manholes and Other Electrical Enclosures Intended for Personnel Entry


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