Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL
Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY
PORTABLE DEVICES, CABLES, AND CONNECTORS OTHER THAN FOR SIGNAL SYSTEMS
Section 39.284 - Identified conductors, cords, and connectors
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Where used with portable devices, the cases of which are designed to be grounded in accordance with the provisions of § 39.282 (relating to grounding), the portable cable and the separable connectors, both to the device and to the circuit, shall, where practicable, be provided with identified parts so that the ground conductor wire in both the fixed wiring and portable cable will always be attached to the proper terminals of the connectors. It is desirable that the fixed wiring also have suitable marking to distinguish the ground conductors from circuit conductors.
(b) Separable connectors shall be so constructed that wrong connection between the two parts is impossible.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 39.197 (relating to grounding); and 34 Pa. Code § 39.217 (relating to pendants and portables).