Tennessee § 68-101-104 - Electric safety code for electric-supply stations and lines.

§ 68-101-104. Electric safety code for electric-supply stations and lines.

The American National Standard Electrical Safety Code, edition dated August 1, 2016, prepared and published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854 or www.ieee.org, is adopted by the general assembly for application for all processes within the state of Tennessee as the official electrical safety code, to provide a standard for safeguarding of persons from hazards arising from the installation, operation, or maintenance of: Conductors and equipment in electric-supply stations; and Overhead and underground electric-supply and communication lines, and work rules for the construction, maintenance, and operation of electric-supply and communication lines and equipment, and the provisions of such National Electrical Safety Code are adopted herein by reference and shall not be copied in the codified sections or provisions of the Tennessee Code. Future revisions or additions to the National Electrical Safety Code as may be adopted, deleted, revised or changed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., may be adopted, deleted, revised, or amended by the general assembly as and when the general assembly may elect to adopt any such revisions, additions, deletions, modifications or changes in the National Electrical Safety Code. A copy of the American National Standard Electrical Safety Code edition dated August 1, 2016, is available for viewing by the public at the office of the electrical inspection section in the department of commerce and insurance in the Davy Crockett Tower, 500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee, during regular state office hours. Acts 1974, ch. 673, §§ 1, 2; 1979, ch. 291, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-2311, 53-2312; Acts 1984, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 642, § 1; T.C.A. § 68-16-104 ; Acts 1993, ch. 275, §§ 1, 2; 1997, ch. 88, §§ 1, 2; 2002, ch. 520, §§ 1, 2; 2007, ch. 89, §§ 1, 2; 2013, ch. 56, §§ 1, 2; 2017, ch. 3, §§ 1, 2. Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 16, §§ 68-16-101 — 68-16-109 , was transferred to title 68, ch. 101, §§ 68-101-101 — 68-101-109 , respectively, in 1992. Amendments. The 2013 amendment, effective January 1, 2014, substituted “August 1, 2011” for “August 1, 2006” in the introductory paragraph of (a) and in (c). The 2017 amendment, effective January 1, 2018, in (a) in the introductory language, substituted “August 1, 2016” for “August 1, 2011”; and substituted “445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854 or www.ieee.org,” for “345 East 47th Street, New York, New York, 10017,” in the introductory language in (a). Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 56, § 3. January 1, 2014. Acts 2017, ch. 3, § 3. January 1, 2018.