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 80 - Emergency Power Systems
Section 2571.4 - Tests and Maintenance
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Systems shall be tested periodically on a schedule acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction to assure their maintenance in proper operating condition.
(b) Where battery systems or unit equipments are involved, including batteries used for starting or ignition in auxiliary engines, the authority having jurisdiction shall require periodic maintenance.
(c) A written record shall be kept of such tests and maintenance.
(d) Means for testing all emergency lighting and power systems during maximum anticipated load conditions shall be provided.
1. Editorial correction filed 11-2-83 (Register 83, No. 45).
2. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 8-27-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 37).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code; and Section 18943(c), Health and Safety Code.
