The Steel Conduit and Electrical Metallic Tubing Section develops technical standards and guidelines for its products.
Scope
- Rigid steel conduit, including elbows, threaded couplings, and nipples customarily furnished on or with rigid steel conduit.
- Steel electrical metallic tubing, including elbows customarily furnished with steel electrical metallic tubing.
- Steel intermediate metal conduit including elbows, threaded coupling, and nipples customarily furnished on or with steel intermediate metal conduit.
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Technical Activities
Standards play a vital part in the design, production, and distribution of products destined for both national and international commerce. Sound technical standards benefit the user, as well as the manufacturer, by improving safety, bringing about economies in product, eliminating misunderstandings between manufacturer and purchaser, and assisting the purchaser in selecting and obtaining the proper product for his particular need.
NEMA devotes much of its time, effort, and resources to voluntary standardization activities. NEMA standards are offered and recommended to become American National Standards under the procedures of the American National Standards Institute, usually under the canvass method. This decision rests with the particular subdivision or subdivisions concerned. NEMA standards are also often submitted for consideration as IEC standards components or references. It is the intent of the association to continue its support of these, and many more, activities as the best method to continue providing sound and safe electrical products for the use of all.
Key technical activities include:
- Revising and maintaining: NEMA RN 1 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Externally Coated Galvanized Rigid Steel Conduit and Intermediate Metal Conduit; NEMA RN 2 Packaging of Master Bundles for Steel Rigid Conduit, Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC), and Electrical Metallic Tubing; and NEMA RN 3 Product Identification Numbers for Metallic Tubular Conduit Products for Use with Bar Coding and Electronic Data Interchange Applications.
- Participation in the Revising and Maintaining through participation in ASC C80 on the following ANSI standards: ANSI C80.1 Rigid Steel Conduit – Zinc Coated (GRC); ANSI C80.3 Electrical Metallic Tubing – Zinc Coated (EMT); ANSI C80.5 Rigid Aluminum Conduit, Specification for; ANSI C80.6 Intermediate Metal Conduit – Zinc Coated (IMC).
- Completing work through CANENA Technical Harmonization Subcommittee 23A on the conversion of binational US/Can standards for Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit – Steel and Electrical Metallic Tubing to trinational US/Can/Mex standards.
- Expanding the CANENA work plan to include the development of a trinational non-ferrous (aluminum, red brass and stainless steel) rigid metal conduit standard.
- Maintaining active involvement in the National Electrical Code® process.
Technical Committees:
- Code & Communication Committee
Purpose: The Code & Communication Committee develops code proposal for the National Electrical Code, International Code Council and other codes. The Committee also develops marketing and communication activities for the Group.
Leadership:
Elaine Thompson, Co-Chair
Allied Tube Conduit
ethompson@alliedtube.com
Martin Brett, Co-Chair
Wheatland Tube Company
marty.brett@wheatland.com
- Technical Committee
Purpose: The Technical Committee develops and manages NEMA and UL standards for steel conduit.
Leadership:
Greg Maurer, Chair
Wheatland Tube Company
greg.maurer@wheatland.com
Les Easter, Vice Chair
Allied Tube & Conduit
leaster@alliedtube.com
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Government Affairs
Through NEMA, the section develops industry positions on legislative and regulatory initiatives that may affect member products, markets, and customers. NEMA's work has resulted in contributions to public policy development and in promoting competitiveness, technological progress, and public safety. On the Government Affairs homepage members can search for and e-mail federal representatives to convey opinions regarding energy policy or other issues related to the electroindustry.
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To learn more about the Section's positions, click on White Papers on Hexavalent Chrome in Steel Conduit and Lead in Steel Conduit.
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Membership
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