Re: Electrical Rooms
Originally posted by petersonra:
No offense, but I don't see how any of these articles you cited would prohibit what is being done, as long as the working space rules were being followed.
None taken.
I'll tell you why I selected those articles with the limited information supplied...
90.1 Purpose. ~ (A) Practical Safeguarding. - Pretty obvious
110.16 Flash Protection. - It is entirely possible that the office dweller is clueless as to the hazards of electricity. He would be sitting at his desk wondering why the electrician who is working on the panels has all sorts of PPE w/him
110.26 Spaces About Electrical Equipment. - Another pretty obvious choice
The "big one":
110.27 Guarding of Live Parts.
(A) Live Parts Guarded Against Accidental Contact. Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this Code, live parts of electrical equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by approved enclosures or by any of the following means:
(1) By location in a room, vault, or similar enclosure that is accessible only to qualified persons.
(2) By suitable permanent, substantial partitions or screens arranged so that only qualified persons have access to the space within reach of the live parts. Any openings in such partitions or screens shall be sized and located so that persons are not likely to come into accidental contact with the live parts or to bring conducting objects into contact with them.
As the exact equipment was not identifed, erring on the side of caution is always better. Not that my comments were in any way erroneous.
No offense, but I don't understand your comment:
"I don't see how any of these articles you cited would prohibit what is being done, as long as the working space rules were being followed.
...as everything I said was leading in that direction....and it had not yet been established what type of room and voltages we were talking about. For all we knew, at that point, it could have been a bus collector room.
And having a sink 20 feet away does not seem like a hazard to me.
It's not unusual for utility rooms to have janitor sinks in them along with panelboards and other electrical equipment.
The sink location was established AFTER my first post.
Think about your own home - you may well have a panelboard located in your basement well within 20 feet of your laundry tub. is that inherently unsafe?
FWIW, cayton is NOT talking about a dwelling unit.
My panel is located on the complete opposite side of the house from the laundry...something I am quite happy with as I just swapped out the single slop sink for a double....I don't know about your home, but I know mine is safe.