Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL
Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY
SWITCHBOARDS AND PANEL BOARDS
Section 39.244 - Spacing and barriers against short circuit

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 39.244

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) Exposed bare parts of different potential on any switchboard or panel shall be as few as practicable and these parts shall be effectively separated.

(b) Such parts, including bus bars, should, when practicable, be so located or provided with such barriers or substantial insulating coverings that parts of different potential are not accidentally short circuited by tools or other conducting objects.

This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 39.246 (relating to guarding current-carrying parts).

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