TC on Electrical Safety in the Workplace. 70E First Draft Meeting Minutes. 1) Date(s) and location of meeting: August 17 21, 2015, Schaumburg, IL.

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1 TC on Electrical Safety in the Workplace 70E First Draft Meeting Minutes Signature 1) Date(s) and location of meeting: August 17 21, 2015, Schaumburg, IL. 2) List names of guests in attendance: See appendix. 3) List names of guests addressing the Panel/TC, the subject of their address, and the length of time they spoke: Nehad El-Sherif of Littelfuse speaking on behalf of his PIs-285, -286, -287, and (ground fault protection), 5 minutes. Rachel Bugaris of Panduit speaking on behalf of her PI-144 (panel mount meters), 5 minutes. 4) Number of Pubic Inputs acted upon: About 430 5) Number of First Revisions created: About 85 6) List any Task Groups appointed to work subsequent to the First Draft Meeting, along with the names of members of the Task Group(s): none 7) List any request contained in a Responses or Statement that require NEC Correlating Committee attention: A first revision was created based on PI-256 which involved the Scope (Sec. 90.2) of the document. This first revision modified only the language in the informational note associated with 90.2(A). "Entail" was changed to "involve" to provide

2 improved clarity for users of the document. The word "energized" was changed to "electrical equipment" to correlates with the purpose of the document and accurately describe that energization is required for electrical hazards to be present. "Potential exposure to energized electrical equipment and circuit parts" was changed to potential exposure to electrical hazards" to provide additional clarity through the use of the defined term "electrical hazards". The committee understands that the Scope of the document is under the prevue of the Correlating Committee. PIs-297 and 332 recommended deleting all mandatory references to other standards within the 70E Standard. The committee resolved both of these PIs with a vote at the meeting of 18 5, noting that converting the mandatory to nonmandatory references (i.e. as part of informational notes or annexes) would make the reference informative only and will negatively impact safety for users of 70E. It was the committee s intent to retain both mandatory and nonmandatory references to other standards as they exist in 70E. The committee further recommend that the NEC Correlating Committee revise 4.2 of the NEC Style Manual to clarify that the restriction for mandatory references applies to the NEC but not to other standards such as 70E. A first revision was made based on PIs-471 and -87 to change the term short circuit current with available fault current in various locations to improve clarity of the standard. The committee understands that a Correlating Committee task group on these terms is studying this issue, and the committee asks them to provide comment to our committee also. 8) List any Public Inputs or First Revisions, in your opinion that needs to be referred to another TC for information or correlation: none 9) List any Public Inputs or First Revisions that should be referred to the Toxicity Advisory Committee: none 10) List all Public Inputs or First Revisions related to combustibles in plenums or other air handling spaces: none 11) Identify any issues that should be brought to the attention of the Research Foundation for their input and assistance: none

3 12) List any general requests for information or assistance from the NEC Correlating Committee: The committee understands that the Correlating Committee is studying the use of the terms listed and labeled as used in the NEC, and would be interested in the outcome of that as these words may also be used in 70E. 13) Provide any additional information that you feel would be helpful to the NEC Correlating Committee, staff, or to the process in general: The committee recommends that editorial staff change the title of the Forward to History and Development of 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. PI-395 also questioned the use of the words Forward and Foreword, however the committee understands that this is not within their purview.

4 Appendix A Attendance at the 70E First Draft Meeting August 17 21, 2015 David Dini, Chair Louis Barrios, Principal William Bowman, Principal Steven Chybowski, Principal Carey Cook, Principal Michael Douglas, Principal Drake Drobnick, Principal Thomas Dyson, Principal Marcia Eblen, Principal Ernest Gallo, Principal Bobby Gray, Principal Lee Hale, Principal James Hayes, Principal Palmer Hickman, Principal John Luke, Principal Mark McNellis, Principal Daleep Mohla, Principal Dennis Neitzel, Principal David Pace, Principal Vince Saporita, Principal James Stallcup, Principal Charlie Thurmond, III, Principal John Tobias, Principal Rodney West, Principal Ron Widup, Principal Don Afman, Alternate Bill Alderton, Alternate Lawrence Ayer, Alternate Steven Corrado, Alternate Daryld Crow, Alternate Paul Dobrowsky, Alternate James Dollard, Alternate Heath Garrison, Alternate Eric Glaude, Alternate Danny Liggett, Alternate Kevin Lippert, Alternate Charles Miller, Alternate Thomas Norwood, Alternate Samuel Stonerock, Alternate Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. American Petroleum Institute Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. Rockwell Automation, Inc. S & C Electric Company General Motors Company Edison Electric Institute ASTM International Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Hoydar/Buck, Inc. The Aluminum Association, Inc. Florida Institute of Technology International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Sandia National Laboratories Institute of Electrical & Electronics AVO Training Institute American Chemistry Council National Electrical Manufacturers Grayboy, Inc. National Elevator Industry, Inc. US Department of the Army Schneider Electric InterNational Electrical Testing Association National Elevator Industry, Inc. Schneider Electric Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. The Aluminum Association, Inc. Institute of Electrical & Electronics International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers National Renewable Energy Laboratory American Petroleum Institute American Chemistry Council National Electrical Manufacturers Lighthouse Educational Services AVO Training Institute ASTM International

5 Wesley Wheeler, Alternate James White, Alternate Daniel Roberts, Designated Representative Chris Coache, Staff Liaison InterNational Electrical Testing Association Canadian Standards Association Guests in Attendance: James K. Niemira Michael Johnston Barry Boggs Mark Hilbert Mike Doherty Josh Moody Rachel Bugaris Sam Samarasinghe, PE Bill Harris Terry Becker Michael D. Fontaine Nehad El Sherif Tim Rohrer David Wallis Len Cicero William Burke Gil Moniz S & C Electric Company Toyota CSA Westex by Milliken Panduit Electrical Corporation of America General Motors ESPS NESG Littelfuse Startco Exiscan CSA