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 48.1 - Enclosures for Damp or Wet Locations
Section 2485.1 - Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, Fittings, Boxes, and Panelboard Enclosures
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Cabinets, cutout boxes, fittings, boxes, and panelboard enclosures in damp or wet locations shall be installed so as to prevent moisture or water from entering and accumulating within the enclosures and shall be mounted so there is at least 0.25 in. (6.35 mm) airspace between the enclosure and the wall or other supporting surface.
EXCEPTION: Nonmetallic enclosures may be installed without the airspace on a concrete, masonry, tile, or similar surface.
(b) Enclosures shall be weatherproof in wet locations.
1. New article 48.1 (sections 2485.1-2485.2) and 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.
