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Subchapter 5. Electrical Safety Orders
Group 1. Low-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders
Article 74. Cranes and Hoists
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§2561.11. Wiring Method.


Conductors shall be enclosed in a raceway or shall be Type MC or MI cable.

EXCEPTION: No. 1: Contact conductors so located or arranged that persons cannot inadvertently touch energized parts or bring conducting material into contact with them.

EXCEPTION: No. 2: Short lengths of open conductors at resistors, collectors, DC motors and other equipment so located or arranged that persons cannot inadvertently touch energized parts or bring conducting material into contact with them.

EXCEPTION: No. 3: Where flexibility is necessary, multi-conductor cable may be used.

EXCEPTION: No. 4: Where multi-conductor cable is used with a suspended push button station, the station shall be supported in some suitable manner that protects the electrical connections against strain.

(Title 24, Part 3, Section 610-11.)

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code; and Section 18943(c), Health and Safety Code.

HISTORY

1. Editorial correction filed 11-2-83 (Register 83, No. 45).

2. Amendment filed 8-27-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 37).

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