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Submitting Code Proposals

As a member, we welcome you to contribute your expertise in promoting code proposals to the NEC code-making panels. IAEI supports two members of each code-making panels, and we encourage you to write your proposals or comments for code issues.

You can submit a code proposals on your own to NFPA. Just follow the steps listed in the back of your code book.

If you would like to have IAEI endorsement, you can work through your local chapter or division. The IAEI encourages the chapters and divisions to work cooperatively to develop good code proposals. These groups can discuss and refine the proposed language and be sure the technical substantiation is complete and solidly supports what is being proposed.

Procedure for Processing Proposed Changes

107. Guidelines for Code and Standards Proposals or Comments to Obtain IAEI

International Office Endorsement

1. In order to obtain IAEI endorsement of proposals or comments for Codes and Standards, the following procedure shall be used:

a. Use forms provided by NFPA, CSA or the applicable standards development body typed or printed to make them legible.

b. All member, Division or Chapter proposals or comments are to be processed and endorsed by the Section, in accordance with the Section policy, and forwarded to the International Office in accordance with subparagraph “e” below.

c. The Section edit the proposal or comment.

d. Conflicting proposals or comments will be returned to the Section and not endorsed by the International Office.

e. To receive International Office support for proposals and comments the following procedures and timeline shall be used:

1)   All Sections shall establish a schedule so that the following timeline is met:

a) All proposals and comments to the Section are to be submitted to the Section Secretary or other designated individual such as the Section Codes and Standards Committee Chairman.

b) All proposals and comments received by the Section shall be forwarded to the International Office not later than September 1 for the National Electrical Code, or a date set for other Codes and Standards, to provide preliminary review by the IO Codes and Standards Committee

c) The Section shall forward to the International Office the proposals or comments approved by the Section within two days of the close of Section Business.

f. Upon approval by the IO Codes and Standards Committee, the IAEI CEO/Executive Director will finalize the proposal or comment and submit to the standards development body in accordance with their procedures.

g. Proposals rejected by the IO Codes and Standards Committee shall be returned to the Section Secretary with a statement of reason for rejection. The Section Secretary shall return to the individual submitter.

h. The IAEI representative shall only be required to support proposals or comments that have IAEI endorsement.

Source:  IAEI Operating Rules
November 2009