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    Eddie Guidry answers why both sets of code requirements are necessary for electrical professionals.
    June 8, 2023
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    In Episode 9 of “EC&M Asks,” Eddie Guidry covers listing requirements for code compliance.
    Feb. 21, 2023
    Navigating the complex world of OSHA, NRTLs, listing, labeling, acceptance, and approvals
    Dec. 2, 2020
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    Typical electrical room with large electrical equipment with opposing fronts [NEC Tables 110.26(A)(1) or Table 110.34(A), Condition 3].
    New 2020 NEC egress requirements around large equipment will require more space.
    Dec. 16, 2019
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    Eddie Guidry

    Senior Fellow

    Eddie Guidry is a senior fellow with Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Sugar Land, Texas. He is highly skilled in electrical and control systems for industrial construction, design, and engineering (both domestic and abroad). The majority of Eddie’s 38 years of experience includes upstream and downstream portions of petrochemical plants and refineries. He is also heavily experienced in water and wastewater treatment facilities. Eddie is very active in the development of U.S. national (ANSI) and international codes and standards, and has been a principal member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) National Electrical Code (NEC) committee since 1999 and NFPA’s National Advisory Committee on Electrical Safety Research since 2008. Eddie, who has also developed and conducted many electrical courses and seminars over the years, currently holds the corporate Master Electrician license for Fluor Corporation in the State of Texas and is also an ICC/IAEI certified electrical inspector.

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    Are TEFC motors allowed in Class I, Division 2 locations?
    July 23, 2018
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    Conduit fittings may be required to be oversized.
    June 4, 2018
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    What NEC Sec. 450.10 means to manufacturers and installers
    April 30, 2018