California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 5 - Electrical Safety Orders
Group 1 - Low-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders
Article 4 - Requirements for Electrical Installations
GENERAL
Section 2340.2 - Examination, Installation, and Use of Equipment

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 2340.2

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Examination. Electric equipment shall be free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Safety of equipment shall be determined using the following considerations:

(1) Suitability for installation and use in conformity with the provisions of these Orders;

NOTE to subsection (a)(1): Suitability of equipment for an identified purpose may be evidenced by listing or labeling for that identified purpose.

(2) Mechanical strength and durability, including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment, the adequacy of the protection thus provided;

(3) Wire-bending and connection space;

(4) Electrical insulation;

(5) Heating effects under all conditions of use;

(6) Arcing effects;

(7) Classification by type, size, voltage, current capacity, and specific use; and

(8) Other factors that contribute to the practical safeguarding of persons using or likely to come in contact with the equipment.

(b) Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.

1. New section filed 5-5-2008; operative 5-5-2008. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code 142.3(a)(3) (Register 2008, No. 19).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

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