Pad locks for temp construction power placed in handle mechanism vs switch base?

[Dale001289]

For temporary construction power, the electricians placed pad locks in the handle mechanism instead of the hasp at the base of the enclosure.
The switches are NEMA 3R, ranging from 30A to 100A, both fused and non-fused. They are all in the upward, “ON” energized position - not “OFF”.
Won’t this impede the handle movement downward into the “OFF” position if a quick disconnect is required?

 

[infinity]

Won’t this impede the handle movement downward into the “OFF” position if a quick disconnect is required?

Yes it would but where is the ability to quickly disconnect something required? According to the NEC locks do not render the switch as not being readily accessible.

 

[jim dungar]

Won’t this impede the handle movement downward into the “OFF” position if a quick disconnect is required?

Maybe.
Disconnects are not required, by the NEC, to be readily operable for 'quick' operation.

Are these disconnects locked in the On position, or are the locks just placed in a convenient hole?

 

[infinity]

Are these disconnects locked in the On position, or are the locks just placed in a convenient hole?

Sounds like they're locked in the ON or closed position so no one can turn them off without the key.