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Subchapter 5. Electrical Safety Orders
Group 2. High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders
Article 13. Metal-Clad Cable (Formerly Article 62)
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§2786. Elevation.


Metal-clad cable shall not be installed below an elevation of 8 fee above working platform or grade without additional mechanical protection.

EXCEPTION: Where the cable terminates in the top of metal-enclosed switchgear, transformers, rotating equipment, and other enclosed equipment, the cable may be extended vertically down to the top of the enclosure if adequate mechanical support is provided.

(Title 24, Part 3, Section 3-334-26.)

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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