• DocumentCode
    1466565
  • Title

    The hazard of sudden darkness

  • Author

    Ellis, F. H.

  • Author_Institution
    Nickel Cadmium Battery Corporation, Easthampton, Mass.
  • Volume
    74
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1955
  • Firstpage
    33
  • Lastpage
    38
  • Abstract
    The evolution of the National Electrical Code—a collection of minimum requirements to safeguard people, buildings, and building contents from the hazards arising from the use of electricity—is traced. In addition the way minimum requirements for emergency lighting were introduced into the Code is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Buildings; Conductors; Fires; Lighting; Standards; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1955.6439728
  • Filename
    6439728