110.26 revision?

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Hello everyone, first post, great forum!

I have been told that there has been a revision to 110.26 removing the requirement for electrical equipment to be 6 feet or more where entrances at both ends of an electrical room are required.

In other words, electrical equipent only needs to be 1200 amps to require the 2 entrances, not AND over 6 feet wide.

Has anyone heard of this? Is there a link to this revision?


Thanks,

Sparky
 
Sparky5150 said:
Hello everyone, first post, great forum!

I have been told that there has been a revision to 110.26 removing the requirement for electrical equipment to be 6 feet or more where entrances at both ends of an electrical room are required.

In other words, electrical equipent only needs to be 1200 amps to require the 2 entrances, not AND over 6 feet wide.

Has anyone heard of this? Is there a link to this revision?


Thanks,

Sparky
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It is in the code book no link needed

(C) Entrance to Working Space.
(1) Minimum Required. At least one entrance of sufficient area shall be provided to give access to working space about electrical equipment.
(2) Large Equipment. For equipment rated 1200 amperes or more that contains overcurrent devices, switching devices, or control devices, there shall be one entrance to the required working space not less than 610 mm (24 in.) wide and 2.0 m (6? ft) high at each end of the working space. Where the entrance has a personnel door(s), the door(s) shall open in the direction of egress and be equipped with panic bars, pressure plates, or other devices that are normally latched but open under simple pressure.
A single entrance to the required working space shall be permitted where either of the conditions in 110.26(C)(2)(a) or (C)(2)(b) is met.
(a) Unobstructed Exit. Where the location permits a continuous and unobstructed way of exit travel, a single entrance to the working space shall be permitted.
(b) Extra Working Space. Where the depth of the working space is twice that required by 110.26(A)(1), a single entrance shall be permitted. It shall be located so that the distance from the equipment to the nearest edge of the entrance is not less than the minimum clear distance specified in Table 110.26(A)(1) for equipment operating at that voltage and in that condition.
 
This is the proposed change to the 08


(2) Large Equipment. For equipment rated 1200 amperes
or more and over 1.8 m (6 ft) wide that contains overcurrent
devices, switching devices, or control devices, there
shall be one entrance to the required working space not less
than 610 mm (24 in.) wide and 2.0 m (61⁄2 ft) high at each
end of the working space. Where the entrance has a personnel door(s) that is less than 1.8 m (6 ft) from the working
space, the door(s) shall open in the direction of egress and
be equipped with panic bars, pressure plates, or other devices
that are normally latched but open under simple pressure.
[ROP 1?123, 1?127]
A single entrance to and egress from the required work



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