§ 2714. Installation and Maintenance.

(a) All electrical installations shall be made in a neat and workmanlike manner and shall be so designed, constructed, and installed that the hazard to personnel will be reduced, as far as it is reasonably possible. Installations of new equipment and conductors, and extensions, repairs, and changes in existing installations shall be made only by, or under the supervision or direction of, qualified electrical workers.

(b) All electrical installations shall be maintained in a safe operating condition. If any unsafe condition develops, it shall be promptly corrected.

(c) Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.

(d) Conductors shall be racked to provide ready and safe access in underground and subsurface enclosures that persons enter for installation and maintenance.

(e) Internal parts of electrical equipment, including busbars, wiring terminals, insulators, and other surfaces, shall not be damaged or contaminated by foreign materials such as paint, plaster, cleaners, abrasives, or corrosive residues.

(f) There shall be no damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating.

HISTORY

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

2. Amendment filed 12-10-87; operative 1-9-88 (Register 88, No. 1).

3. Amendment of section and Note filed 4-1-2009; operative 4-1-2009. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3 (Register 2009, No. 14).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.