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Author
National Fire Protection Association
Title
National Electrical Code® Handbook (NFPA 70®). 11th (Eleventh) Edition.
Coporate
National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA
Report
NFPA 70HB08; 11th Edition,
Book or Conf
National Electrical Code® Handbook (NFPA 70®). 2008 Edition. (NFPA 70: National Electrical Code Internaitonal Electrical Code Series), National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA, Earley, M. W.; Sargent, J. S.; Sheehan, J. V.; Buss, E. W., Editors, 1440 p., 2008
Keywords
electrical codes | National Electrical Code | NFPA 70 | fire codes | wires | fire protection | communication networks | building construction | construction | electrical fires | NFOA 70 | NFPA 70E | NFPA 5000 | NFPA 72 | NFPA 101
Identifiers
wiring and protection; wiring methods and materials; equipment for general use; special occupancies; special equipment; special conditions; communication systems
Abstract
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