The NFPA® Technical Questions Service provides NFPA individual members, electrical inspection members, public sector officials, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) one-on-one help with technical standards questions.* Responses are provided by NFPA technical staff on an informal basis. The Technical Questions Service supports questions related to:
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- General interpretations
How to submit a technical standards question
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How to find the answer to technical standards questions previously asked
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