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 2 - High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders
Article 17 - Enclosures for Electrical Installations
Section 2808 - Roof Installations
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Electrical equipment shall be permitted to be installed on the roof of a building, provided:
(a) The building structure has sufficient strength to support the entire installation.
(b) Where oil-insulated equipment is used, the roof shall be of two-hour, non-combustible fire resistive construction, and a curb high enough to contain the oil from the largest oil-filled equipment shall be provided. In no case shall the height of the curb be less than 6 inches. A drain shall be provided from the curbed enclosure to carry any oil which it may contain well away from the building.
(Title 24, Part 3, Section 3-110 - 39.)
1. Editorial correction filed 11-2-83 (Register 83, No. 45).
2. Amendment filed 12-10-87; operative 1-9-88 (Register 88, No. 1).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code; and Section 18943(c), Health and Safety Code.
