Can EMT be used in a commerical garage outside of class 1 div 2 areas

[helloharry]

Can EMT be used in a commerical vehicle maintnance garage outside of class 1 div 2 areas?

 

[kwired]

I sure hope so, otherwise I have a lot of non compliant installations out there.

511.7 Wiring and Equipment Installed Above Class I Locations.
(A) Wiring in Spaces Above Class I Locations.
(1) Fixed Wiring Above Class I Locations. All fixed wiring above Class I locations shall be in metal raceways, rigid nonmetallic conduit, electrical nonmetallic tubing, flexible metal conduit, liquidtight flexible metal conduit, or liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit, or shall be Type MC, AC, MI, manufactured wiring systems, or PLTC cable in accordance with Article 725, or Type TC cable or Type ITC cable in accordance with Article 727. Cellular metal floor raceways or cellular concrete floor raceways shall be permitted to be used only for supplying ceiling outlets or extensions to the area below the floor, but such raceways shall have no connections leading into or through any Class I location above the floor.