Purpose of the NESC
The purpose of the NESC rules is the practical safeguarding of persons during the installation, operation, or maintenance of electric supply and communication lines and associated equipment. The NESC contains the basic provisions that are considered necessary for the safety of employees and the public under the specified conditions. The NESC is not intended as a design specification or as an instruction manual.
Scope of the NESC
The NESC covers supply and communication lines, equipment, and associated work practices employed by a public or private electric supply, communications, railway, or similar utility in the exercise of its function as a utility. The rules of the NESC covers similar systems under the control of qualified persons, such as those associated with an industrial complex or utility interactive system.
NESC® rules do not cover installations in mines, ships, railway rolling equipment, aircraft, or automotive equipment, or utilization wiring except as covered in Parts 1 and 3. For building utilization wiring requirements, see the National Electrical Code® (NEC®), NFPA 70-1999.
Scope of the NESC Committee: The scope of the Committee is to review and revise the NESC.
All
NESC Committee Memberships 
Panel Session on NESC, 2007 Edition
A panel session providing review of the revisions
for Sections 24-27 of the 2007 Edition of the
National Electrical Safety Code was presented
at the IEEE Winter Power Engineering Society Joint
Technical Committee meeting on Tuesday, 9 January
2007: Click here
to download the presentation.
National
Association Regulatory Utility Commission Survey
Information
This survey identifies adoption of the NESC by
state.
