440.14 Location. Disconnecting means shall be located within
sight from, and readily accessible from the air-conditioning or
refrigerating equipment. The disconnecting means shall be
permitted to be installed on or within the air-conditioning or
refrigerating equipment.
The disconnecting means shall not be located on panels that
are designed to allow access to the air-conditioning or refrigeration
equipment or to obscure the equipment nameplate(s).
Exception No. 1: Where the disconnecting means provided in accordance
with 430.102(A) is lockable in accordance with 110.25 and the
refrigerating or air-conditioning equipment is essential to an industrial
process in a facility with written safety procedures, and where the conditions
of maintenance and supervision ensure that only qualified
persons service the equipment, a disconnecting means within sight from
the equipment shall not be required.
Exception No. 2: Where an attachment plug and receptacle serve as the
disconnecting means in accordance with 440.13, their location shall be
accessible but shall not be required to be readily accessible.