Course Overview
The 2023 edition of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), published in August 2022 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), is the national standard for safety in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of electric and communication systems. This course will address the origins of the NESC and its fundamental applications to electric utility transmission and distribution systems. It will highlight the important changes that are effective with the 2023 edition.
Course Topics
- NESC purpose, organization, and application
- Significant revisions contained in the 2023 NESC
- NESC compliance and risk management
- Rule interpretations and sources of help for compliance
- Code interpretation questions and compliance issues contributed by course participants
Who Should Attend
Managers, safety professionals, electric utility engineers, designers, technicians, and all field
personnel who are responsible for or who make decisions concerning transmission and distribution
systems. The course is conducted at a practical level and is appropriate for engineering design and safety
professionals, as well as persons with a general knowledge of the electric utility system.
Importance of Training
Significant standard and regulation updates have occurred since the last NESC training. The changes require utilities to address and make decisions concerning many work processes.
Brent McKinney is an industry leader, working in technical and executive leadership positions in the electric utility industry for 35 years. Over the past 20 years, he has worked extensively with the NESC and is currently secretary of NESC Subcommittee 8 (Work Rules). He helped write the latest standard and the NESC Handbook. He also collaborates with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on many issues. He is currently chair of the arc flash committee for the NESC and has helped write every arc flash rule adopted by the NESC and the OSHA.
Length: 2 days
A New 2023 NESC C2 Code book is included with the fee.
Instructor: Brent McKinney, P.E. – Principal
Georgia Location:
MEAG Training Center
148 Powerhouse Rd. Forsyth, GA 31029
Dates: September 20-21.
Alabama Location: (Location has been changed to the following)
Tom Berry Building
326 Fletcher Street Thomasville, GA 31792
Dates: September 27-28.
Cost: Member $850 – Non-Member: $2050