bbrummon
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- Forest, Virginia, USA
Hi All,
Dose the law require convenience outlets, used to plug in your lap top for programming, to be on GFCI protected outlets on automatic equipment used in factories?
From NFPA 79 (2015) 15.1.1 (1) says yes but is NFPA79 Law?
OSHA 1926.404(b)(1) requires temporary 120V wiring to be protected but would the burden of this fall on the facility were the machine resides or on the machine builder who provided the outlet. Facility could always use a GFCI protected cord.
NEC 70 (2014) focuses on residential wiring but the spirit of the law would seem to say that if you can touch something that is grounded (Sink) the outlets nearby should be GFCI protected. Automated machines and there electrical cabinets are usually grounded.
Thanks,
Bob
Dose the law require convenience outlets, used to plug in your lap top for programming, to be on GFCI protected outlets on automatic equipment used in factories?
From NFPA 79 (2015) 15.1.1 (1) says yes but is NFPA79 Law?
OSHA 1926.404(b)(1) requires temporary 120V wiring to be protected but would the burden of this fall on the facility were the machine resides or on the machine builder who provided the outlet. Facility could always use a GFCI protected cord.
NEC 70 (2014) focuses on residential wiring but the spirit of the law would seem to say that if you can touch something that is grounded (Sink) the outlets nearby should be GFCI protected. Automated machines and there electrical cabinets are usually grounded.
Thanks,
Bob