■ Tool NFPA 70E · 2027 edition

Energized electrical work permit.

Fill it in, print it, sign it. Nothing you type leaves your browser. Note the section moved: the permit is 130.3 in the 2027 edition, not 130.2(B).

§ Build the permit

If you cannot complete this field without referring to uptime, the work is not justified. Re-run the decision tree.
Not 3 ft 6 in — that is the restricted column. Look it up

This is not an engineering study. This tool shows method, not a verdict for your equipment. Incident energy, boundaries and PPE for your specific installation come from your own arc flash study, your employer's electrical safety program and the published standard. Verify everything against NFPA 70E 2027.

§ What a permit has to contain

§ Two things the 2027 edition changed here

130.3

The permit moved. It was 130.2(B); it is now its own section at 130.3. The requirements did not change technically, but every form and procedure citing the old number is now wrong.

130.2(A)(2)

The additional person. Where the permit specifies shock or arc flash PPE, a second person trained in emergency response under 110.4(C)(1) must be present, outside the greater of the two boundaries. Add the field to your form — it is on this one.

Common finding

Blanket permits covering "electrical maintenance in the switchgear room" for a quarter. A permit is per-task, and the justification has to be specific to that task. A standing permit is a filing habit, not a control.

Fill one out with an instructor watching

The permit workshop

Hour eight of the 8-hour class is building a real permit for a real task, including the new additional person requirement.

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