WA - 2026 NEC Changes: Special Systems & Locations (PGM)
Course Description
This course provides a focused review of 2026 National Electrical Code changes affecting specialized occupancies, hazardous locations, health care facilities, fuel dispensing facilities, marina and boatyard installations, life safety systems, standby systems, fire pumps, and fire alarm systems. Learners will examine requirements for Class I location boundary seals, emergency disconnects at fuel dispensing facilities, optional power sources and ground-fault protection in health care facilities, surge protection for mobile and manufactured homes, and electrical safety requirements for marinas, boatyards, floating buildings, and docking facilities.
The course also covers NEC provisions for emergency systems, legally required standby systems, optional standby systems, fire pump installations, and fire alarm systems. Topics include fire pump feeder circuit protection, emergency system switching means, transfer switch bypass and isolation requirements, emergency feeder fire protection, Class 2 and Class 4 lighting allowances, interconnection equipment, surge protection for standby systems, optional standby systems supplied by multimode inverters, and surge protective devices for fire alarm control panels.
By the end of the course, learners will be prepared to apply updated 2026 NEC requirements to specialized locations and critical life safety systems that support safe, reliable, and code-compliant
Learning Objectives
Explain boundary seal requirements for Class I locations and emergency disconnect rules for fuel dispensing facilities.
Describe optional power source capacity, GFPE, GFCI protection, and Article 700 application requirements for health care facilities.
Identify surge protection requirements for mobile and manufactured homes.
Apply marina, boatyard, floating building, and docking facility requirements related to pier distribution voltage, engineered design, bonding, receptacles, GFCI protection, and GFPE.
Describe fire pump requirements, including fire protection options for feeder circuits within buildings.
Explain emergency system requirements for permanent switching means, transfer switch bypass and isolation, feeder fire protection, interconnection equipment, and Class 2 and Class 4 lighting.
Identify legally required standby system requirements for transfer switch bypass and isolation and surge protection.
Describe optional standby system allowances for multimode inverters and surge protective device requirements for fire alarm control panels.
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Subject Matter Expert: Ryan Jackson
Biography
He has been involved in writing and editing over 25 books on the National Electrical Code, and has taught the subject in multiple states and for multiple colleges and universities. He is self-employed as an NEC® consultant and inspector.
