Help mitigate electrical hazards involving industrial machinery.

NFPA 79, Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery, includes updates for requirements that deal with the full spectrum of equipment—from single-motored drill presses to complex automated manufacturing systems. This must-have companion to both NFPA 70^®, National Electrical Code^® (NEC^®), and NFPA 70E^®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace^®, is newly revised to contend with new technologies and their effects on electrical safety. Help ensure essential protection for operators, equipment, facilities, and work in progress.

The 2024 edition includes:

• New section in Chapter 4 regarding cybersecurity considerations
• Clarification on the use of control circuit conductor protection in Chapter 7
• Metric measurements revised to soft conversions in Chapter 11 to avoid potential negative safety impact
• Removal of the term hazardous from Chapter 7 and replacement of the term conductor with wire in Chapter 12
• Revisions to the use of proximity switches and listed splicing wire connectors
• Updated Chapter 15 to clarify the application of externally supplied lighting circuit overcurrent protection