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 29 - Capacitors
Section 2888 - Enclosing and Guarding

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 2888

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

(a) Capacitors containing more than 3 gallons of a flammable liquid shall be enclosed in vaults or outdoor fenced enclosures complying with Article 17.

(b) Capacitors shall be enclosed, located, or guarded so that persons cannot come into accidental contact or bring conducting materials into accidental contact with exposed energized parts, terminals, or buses associated with them.

EXCEPTION: No additional guarding is required for enclosures accessible only to authorized and qualified persons.

(Title 24, Part 3, Section 460-2.)

1. Editorial correction filed 11-2-83 (Register 83, No. 45).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code; and Section 18943(c), Health and Safety Code.

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