1.3 The suspended ceiling grid low voltage/extra-low voltage system is intended to be permanently connected, for indoor dry locations, and installed in accordance with the following requirements:

1. a) In Canada:

   1. 1) Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, CSA C22.1, and the National Building Code of Canada;

2. b) In the United States:

   1. 1) National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70, the International Building Code (IBC), and the International Mechanical Code (IMC).

This Standard also covers suspended ceiling grid low voltage/extra-low voltage systems intended for use in air-handling spaces.

1.4 This Standard does not address any supplemental or alternative requirements for suspended ceiling grid low voltage/extra-low voltage systems intended for use in:

1. a) In Canada:

   1. 1) Hazardous locations as specified in the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, CSA C22.1;

   2. 2) General patient care areas or critical patient care areas as defined by Section 24 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, CSA C22.1; or

   3. 3) Emergency systems as defined by Section 46 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, CSA C22.1;

2. b) In the United States:

   1. a) Hazardous locations as specified in the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70;

   2. b) General patient care areas or critical patient care areas as defined by Article 517 of the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70; or

   3. c) Emergency systems as defined by Article 700 of the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70.