NEMA WD-6
Wiring Devices, Dimensional Requirements
Published by National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
The CFR incorporates NEMA WD-6 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The edition the CFR requires
NEMA WD-6, 1988
As the CFR lists it: “ANSI NEMA WD-6—Wiring Devices, Dimensional Requirements, 1988 (“NEMA WD-6”)”
- Listed in 33 CFR 154.106(g)(1); required by33 CFR 154.2102 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 39.1005(h)(1); required by46 CFR 39.2009 ↗
How to read it
- Where to get itNEMA standards ↗
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