Without tearing it out they could just just cut 4" off of the front of the wireway.
Yeah sure they can take off all of the switches and rebuild it but it wouldn't call that a work around. That's basically starting over.
People are going to do what they want regardless of a sign. Unfortunately there are no provisions in the NEC to allow the sign in lieu of not exceeding the 6" encroachment into the working space.
Well, I got the idea watching you do that when you were inspecting one on another job! I don't do it anymore ever since I got pinched by the lid!Little Bill says the rule is a form of discrimination. He likes to rest his belly on the wiereway as he works on the equipment.
)You didn't actually say whether the disconnects are fused or nonfused. I have always contended that non fused disconnects should fall under the 110 clearance rules. Certainly you are less likely to need access than you do for a receptacle. Some inspectors agree so it may not be an issue where you are.
No, that isn't what 110.26 addresses.
It doesn't really matter although I have heard some people interpret the working space rules differently for fused versus non-fused. 110.26 is one of the most poorly written code sections in the NEC.
Wondered how, but then I found A-1-a that says distances are measured from the front of the enclosure if they are enclosed parts.
If it's inside the enclosure, that is all part of the product listing that would allow it. People can reach a lot farther than 6 inches, so it's not from the exposed parts where this measurement starts. It's from the cover itself. This section should also say "exposable live parts" rather than "exposed live parts", since most equipment has doors and deadfronts that block access to live parts.
