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  • NFPA 70B: A Guide to Safer Electrical Maintenance

    Understand key changes and design strategies that support compliance and reliability
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What is NFPA 70B?

NFPA 70B is the Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance. It outlines how electrical systems should be inspected, tested, and serviced to maintain a safe condition. The standard defines what a documented electrical maintenance program must include and reinforces the connection between equipment maintenance, worker protection, and system reliability.
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How NFPA 70B Has Evolved

Before 2023, NFPA 70B operated as a recommended practice. Today it is an enforceable standard. This shift—from “should” to “shall”—gives regulatory authorities, insurance carriers, and facility owners a clearer basis for evaluating maintenance programs.
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What’s New in NFPA 70B

Four key changes in the 2026 edition of NFPA 70B:

  • An expanded scope that includes predictive and corrective maintenance
  • Maintenance‑related design that eliminates or reduces hazards during maintenance tasks
  • Stronger alignment with NFPA 70E around hazard elimination and exposure reduction
  • Inclusion of operational technology cybersecurity in the EPM to address vulnerabilities in digital systems

Compliance-ready maintenance programs

Eaton’s Electrical Maintenance Program (EMP) helps you meet the new NFPA 70B standard while strengthening safety, reliability, and risk management across your electrical system. Backed by deep engineering expertise, nationwide service coverage, and multi‑vendor support, Eaton develops and implements a documented, standards‑based maintenance program that addresses equipment condition, inspection and testing, corrective actions, and continuous improvement—turning mandatory compliance into a smarter, more resilient maintenance strategy.
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Discover how you can be compliant

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