Time for an Update. I see where the 2005 NEC will include a new fine print note.

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Qualified Person. One who has skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of the electrical equipment and installations and has received safety training on the hazards involved.

FPN: Examples of this safety training include, but are not limited to, training in the use of special precautionary techniques,
personal protective equipment, insulating and
shielding materials, and insulated tools and test equipment when working on or near exposed conductors and or circuit parts that are or can become energized. [ROP 1–130]


Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant