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Subchapter 5. Electrical Safety Orders
Group 2. High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders
Article 19. Outdoor Wiring (Formerly Article 68)
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§2829. Terminal Enclosures.

(a) Accessible. Terminal enclosures shall be so installed that the wiring within is readily accessible.

(b) Covers. Terminal enclosures shall be effectively closed by suitable covers, mechanically secured against unauthorized entry.

(c) Size. The dimensions of terminal enclosures shall be adequate to permit the minimum bending radii of the cables installed therein.

(d) Protection. Terminal enclosures shall be of corrosion-resistant and fire-resistant material. Terminal enclosures and their covers must be able to withstand the structural loading to which they may be subjected.

(e) Number of Conductors. The number of conductors installed in any terminal enclosure shall be compatible with safe working practice.

(f) Identification. The covers of all terminal enclosures shall be posted with a permanent "HIGH VOLTAGE" warning sign having letters at least 1/2 inch high.

(Title 24, Part 3, Section 3-710-87.)

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).

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