Conductors and Conductor Protection (Morgantown, WV)

Conductor Sizing and Overcurrent Protection

This is an extensive and popular program analyzing conductor sizing and overcurrent protection requirements of the National Electrical Code. Course Objectives: This course is an in-depth discussion of the conductor sizing and overcurrent protection requirements of the National Electrical Code. It includes general applications as well as specific requirements for equipment, including motors and appliances.

Overview and Article 310

Terminations, Article 240, and equipment

NEC General Requirements

This is an extensive and popular program analyzing Article 300 of the National Electrical Code.

300.1 through 300.12

300.13 through 300.26

Course Objectives: This course is an in-depth discussion of the general requirements for wiring methods covered in Article 300 of the National Electrical Code. Nearly every installation is affected by the requirements of Article 300, and a thorough understanding of the requirements is necessary for both code compliance and electrical safety

Ryan Jackson is our instructor for this session.

Ryan Jackson is a National Electrical Code® (NEC®) instructor and textbook author in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area, and is a technical consultant for the Steel Tube Institute. He is a member of Code-Making Panels 3 and 17 for the NEC and serves on technical committees 6, 67, 467, 489, and 943 for UL Solutions.

He began his career as an electrician when he was 18 years old. At the age of 23, Ryan landed his first job as an electrical inspector, and subsequently became certified in electrical, building, plumbing, and mechanical inspection; as well as building and electrical plan review. Two years after becoming an inspector he began teaching the NEC and is now a highly sought seminar instructor.

In 2005, Ryan began working with Mike Holt Enterprises while still teaching and inspecting full time. Over the next dozen years, he served as an expert panelist on several of Mike’s NEC® videos, edited all his textbooks, and was the author of Mike’s Code changes textbooks. Since 2017, Ryan has been writing textbooks for Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC). His three volume Comprehensive Guide to the NEC is nearly 2,000 pages and is used in their apprenticeship curriculum, which includes over 15,000 apprentices. As of 2024, Ryan has authored 15 textbooks and edited dozens more.

When Ryan isn’t working, he can often be found turning wood on his lathe, throwing darts, camping, or reading a book. Ryan married his high school sweetheart, Sharie, in 1999 and together they have two wonderful children, Kaitlynn and Aaron.