National Electrical Code 2008 (National Fire Protection Association National Electrical Code)

Author : NFPA Edition : 1 Number of Pages : 864 Publisher : Delmar Cengage Learning List Price : $82.50 Amazon Price : $54.95 Used Price : $56.72

Product Description

The world’s most widely adopted safety code, the National Electrical Code® (NEC) is now advancing electrical safety requirements with the 2008 edition in an effort to maximize public safety, emergency preparation, and electrical worker protection. With regulations for electrical wiring and equipment in virtually all types of buildings, this new edition responds to industry needs with expanded requirements based on research, new technologies, and recent events. A must-have for anyone involved in electrical design, installation, inspection, and safety, this edition has been updated for enhanced usability in the field, making it ideal for handling on-the-job electrical situations safely and effectively. Delmar, a part of Cengage Learning is pleased to make this authoritative reference from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) available directly from us, for the convenience of our customers who work in and around the electrical trades. It may be used independently, or as a companion to any electrical book, including Delmar's best-selling wiring series, as well as our guides to using the NEC®.

Customer reviews

2008 NEC Book by .. Luanna M. Lake (Detriot Lakes, MN)
The book was just as described . It arrived quickly and was in great shape.

2008 National electric Code by .. Bucky Peterson (Bowie, MD USA)
This is the 2008 version of the National Electric Code that is used as the basis for many local electrical codes. The code provides recommendations for the safe installation of electrical wiring, switching and disconnect equipment and fixed electrical equipment in residences, business locations and specialized locations such as movie and live stage theaters. This material is written for trained electricians and assumes some knowledge of electrical terms, wiring practices, etc.. Non-professionals will probably be better off with one of the many "how-to" guides avaialble.

N.E.C. code 2008 by .. Peter H. Taylor (Dallas, Tx)
This is a must have for anyone in the electrical field. My continuing complaint with the N.E.C. is that is seems like it is written by lawyers, instead of electricians. You need to take a course to understand how to retreive the information you are looking for. Without that it's time consuming and incomplete.

FLAT is better by .. T. Davis (Pacific Northwest USA)
The NEC has gotten so large, that the ability to lay it flat while researching is really nice.

2008 NEC Code book Review by .. Sporte1111 (Olympia WA. USA)
This book is essential to install electrical installations. It basically was created by the National Fire Protection Agency it explains how to install electrical systems so that you do not burn down the house or building down that you wire. It does not teach you how to be an electrician, but it does give you the basic guidelines legal guidelines as to how to install electrical systems. Sporte1111

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McGraw-Hill National Electrical Code 2008 Handbook, 26th Ed. (Mcgraw Hill's National Electrical Code Handbook)

Author : Brian McPartland Edition : 26 Number of Pages : 1583 Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional List Price : $75.00 Amazon Price : $50.99 Used Price : $45.00

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The #1 Guide to the 2008 NEC� to Ensure that . Electrical Work Passes Inspection on the First Try!

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Completely revised and updated to reflect all 2008 Code changes, McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code� 2008 Handbook, 26th Edition provides the essential put-the-code-into-practice guidance that users require in the field and in the office. An industry bestseller for over 85 years, this classic handbook helps decipher and interpret new Code changes and difficult and controversial rules.. .

With the new addition of Frederic P. Hartwell to the author team, this time-tested reference has been rigorously revised and rewritten to cover all the information needed to meet 2008 Code requirements.. Covering every topic in the 2008 Code, the coverage ranges from grounded conductors, branch circuits, feeders, surge arresters, wiring methods, cables, conduits, and switches�to hazardous locations, emergency systems, communications circuits, and product safety standards. McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code� 2008 Handbook, 26th Edition features a bind-in card with a code that enables users to download the searchable e-book and the following new coverage:

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• New rules, terminology, and definitions that modify key grounding concepts.
• New rules for GFCIs and AFCIs.
• Fire pumps.
• Repair garage area classifications.
• Solar photovoltaic systems, including utility interactive inverters.
• Extensive coverage of how to size conductors under all loading conditions.
• Critical operations power systems (COPS)-the new Article 708 on hardened facilities

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Inside this Practice-Oriented Guide to the 2008 NEC�
. � Requirements for Electrical Installations � Branch Circuits � Feeders � Services � Surge Arresters � Wiring Methods � Cables � Conduits � Tubing � Busways � Wireways � Raceways � Fixture Wires � Switches � Appliances � Generators � Capacitors � Storage Batteries � Hazardous Locations � Temporary Wiring � Emergency Systems � Communications Circuits � Tables � Examples � And Much More!. .
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National Electrical Code 2008 Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations (International Electrical Code)

Author : NFPA Edition : 1 Number of Pages : 487 Publisher : Delmar Cengage Learning List Price : $32.00 Amazon Price : $24.50 Used Price : $28.28

Product Description

Perform safe, accurate, and efficient home electrical installations with the most current edition of the official National Electrical Code® Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations. This convenient guide’s practical coverage is presented in an order that mimics the real-world installation process, making its concepts easy to follow and easy to apply. Its compact size makes it ideal for storage in a toolbox, glove compartment, or even a pocket, so the code requirements you need can be available anytime and anywhere you need them!

Customer reviews

A must-have for a person doing major electrical work by .. Drew (Ridgewood, NJ USA)
This small book is the source for the rules for doing major electrical work. It's a reference book, and should be used that way. Some of the numbering may be a little confusing in the beginning, but the book grows on you as you use it.

Like it by .. CJSully14 ()
Good book for to use as a reference guide when traveling and working in the field.

not worth it by .. sactown diyer ()
You cannot use this without the full reference book which sells for $130. I sent my copy back.

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2008 U.S. Bankruptcy Code & Rules Booklet

Author : Staff Number of Pages : 457 Publisher : LegalPub.com, Inc. List Price : $25.00 Amazon Price : $24.00 Used Price : $17.95

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Complete U.S. Code, Title 11 (Bankruptcy) and related provisions in Title 18 (Crimes and Criminal Procedure), Title 26 (Internal Revenue Code) & Title 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), plus the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Interim Bankruptcy Rules, as amended through Dec. 1, 2007. The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure includes the full text of the F.R.Civ.P. that are incorporated therein.

Handy paperback size. Comprehensive index. Full citations to source legislation and amendments. Cross-references between the Bankruptcy Code and Rules. Published in January of each year just weeks after new rule changes take effect.

This book is perfect size for courtroom use.

Customer reviews

Barren Federal Bankruptcy Statute without the Analysis, Commentary, Context, Examples, or Explanation by .. Andrew ()
Although legal novices may find it difficult to digest 454 pages of federal statutory law, some readers will find this book to be a useful resource. But, some may also wonder why the publisher neglected to find a current or former federal legislator or staffer to at least attempt to clarify some of the confusing aspects of the legislature's intent and/or lack of coherent intent. While recent amendments since 2005 to the federal bankruptcy code and its associated Rules of Federal Bankruptcy Procedure have been popularly regarded as efforts to curb bankruptcy "abuse" by debtors, debtors will be relieved to learn that such recent changes in the law provide debtors with procedural tools that will allow them to prevail in controversies litigated against creditors and other parties to their cases.

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California Penal Code 2008: With Selected Provisions from Other Codes and Rules of Court

Number of Pages : 2528 Publisher : West Group List Price : $31.00 Amazon Price : $24.99 Used Price : $21.48

Customer reviews

Paralegal profession is a bad idea by .. Ex Legal (Northwest Coast)
I would strongly recommend against any profession in the legal arena unless you want to become an atty. Working for attys is unpleasant to say the least. The hostile environment of a law firm is stressful, and I've seen a few legal secretaries go out on stress leave. Seeing a law staff member cry at work is not unusual. Many attys are hard to please no matter what you do, and sometimes it can be hard to hold onto a job, not because of your work performance but because many attys will find something to criticize no matter how well you do your job. There's more than one way to do a certain task. You chose one way, and he criticizes you for not doing it the other way. If you ask him which way he'd like it done, he's angry that you bothered him.

Most paralegals/legal secretaries will get fired once or twice in their careers. Again, it has nothing to do with poor job performance. I was fired once in 8 years that I worked in this field. It's very stressful to show up everyday to a job, continuously feeling like you're skating on thin ice because the vibe you get is that you will be let go at any time. When you know you are an intelligent person with outstanding skills and attention to detail who shows up to work on time every day and thoroughly completes projects, there's not a whole lot you can do about that. Yeah, I could look for another job, but unfortunately, job jumping won't get you away from it because this is an industry-wide problem. At one job I was completely burnt out and thoroughly exhausted. Every ounce of my energy and strength had been zapped. I just let them fire me. I wanted to live on unemployment even if I couldn't afford it. I just needed a break. During my 8 years in this crap, I worked at 4 firms and temped at 3. Only one of those firms had a decent environment. None of them, however, gave yearly raises that matched the going rate despite stellar employee reviews.

There is a demand, not because the number of available jobs is increasing but because more and more paralegals and legal secretaries are tired of the nonsense and leaving the field. I live in a large metropolitan area. I know of at least two community colleges in my area that discontinued their legal secretary programs because not enough people enrolled to keep it open. More and more people are becoming aware of the problems in the legal industry and are avoiding this field.

And as far as pay goes, it's not that great. It's dead end because there's no ladder of success to climb. If you are young and single, it might be a good way to generate some work experience, but as you get older and want to advance your life, it's not a good choice. If you're an ambitious person who wants a career with promotion opportunities, this isn't for you. If you are an independent thinker and a natural leader, this definitely isn't for you.

Another thing, I can't emphasize the attorney maltreatment of staff enough. If you are single and middle-aged, i.e., no husband with a good job to fall back on and too old to go back home to the parents, that gives the firm leverage against you. They see you as someone less likely to quit, and they might stick you with the more undesirable jobs (difficult atty), and your raises might be worse. If you're a single mom (like me), that can give the firm yet more leverage. They would expect a single mom to be someone who most needs a job and most likely to put up with the most crap to keep it. My last employer was shocked when I walked in and told them I was leaving. Unlike most people my age (believe me, I'm older than dirt), I moved back home with my kid. That meant leaving the state and giving up everything I had. As a paralegal, however, I didn't have the ability to accomplish much; so I had very little to lose in starting over.

Yelling, slamming doors, things slammed down on desks are normal occurrences in law offices. If you stick around long enough, you will see an atty throw a notebook at a staff member and maybe even see physical confrontation (it happened at my firm once, but I missed it because I just happened to leave early that day for an interview at another firm!). Best case scenario - you will be spoken to condescendingly every now and then, and you won't get too much overtime. That's another thing. They don't respect you and think the world revolves around them. So get used to an atty putting projects that take 3 hours to complete on your desk after 4pm and telling you he wants it complete and on his desk before you leave that evening.

One more thing about pay-The only way to maintain a decent salary is to change jobs every 2 years or so. Year-end raises might match cost of living, but it's very rare for a year-end raise match the going rate for legal staff. New paralegals and secretaries get hired at the current rate; so they make more than those with seniority, believe it or not (assuming the new hiree has about the same experience as the tenured employees). This is another way the firm uses its leverage with its employees. They know that most people don't like change and would rather keep the same job - it's scary to start over elsewhere because the law field has an industry wide hostile environment - and in a situation like that it's better to stay with what you are familiar with. Chances are high that changing jobs will get the person right back into the same situation anyways, except that she did bump her salary up a little. The firms know that a paltry raise usually isn't enough to send a lot of its employees packing; so why should it pay good wages when they get the same quality employees for less?? A law firm will milk its employees for everything it can possibly get but will give back barely enough to keep the employees coming back.


If you are considering paralegal as a career, I would recommend the following books also:

"When Smart People Work for Dumb Bosses..."
"Coping with Toxic Managers..."
"When you work for a bully..."

There are many other great books like these, too many to mention.

Also familiarize yourself with the EEOC site as well as that of the Dept of Labor or Labor Commissioner for your state. And one more thing... get used to documenting EVERYTHING.

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