Hi George:


>   So here is the challenge.  Can anyone "prove" that 29 CFR 1900
>   or the NEC specifically requires ITE to meet more than some
>   grounding/marking requirements, or be required to be approved by
>   an NRTL.  Proof is citing clearly stated sections obviously
>   applicable to typical ITE products.  Sorry, but vague references
>   to something "I once saw....." are not allowed.


Here is the proof you requested.  Note that the wordings for 
"approval," "approved," and "equipment" of both OSHA and the 
NEC are identical!  I wonder how that happened?  :-)


Best regards,
Rich


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OSHA:
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1910.303

(a) Approval. The conductors and equipment required or permitted 
    by this subpart shall be acceptable only if approved.

1910.399

(a) Definitions applicable to 1910.302 through 1910.330 -

    Acceptable.  An installation or equipment is acceptable to 
       the Assistant Secretary of Labor, and approved within the 
       meaning of this Subpart S: 

       (i) If it is accepted, or certified, or listed, or labeled, 
       or otherwise determined to be safe by a nationally recognized 
       testing laboratory; or

       (ii) With respect to an installation or equipment of a kind 
       which no nationally recognized testing laboratory accepts, 
       certifies, lists, labels, or determines to be safe, if it is
       inspected or tested by another Federal agency, or by a State, 
       municipal, or other local authority responsible for enforcing 
       occupational safety provisions of the National Electrical Code, 
       and found in compliance with the provisions of the National
       Electrical Code as applied in this subpart; or

       (iii) With respect to custom-made equipment or related 
       installations which are designed, fabricated for, and intended 
       for use by a particular customer, if it is determined to be 
       safe for its intended use by its manufacturer on the basis of
       test data which the employer keeps and makes available for 
       inspection to the Assistant Secretary and his authorized 
       representatives. 

       Refer to 1910.7 for definition of nationally recognized testing 
       laboratory.

    Approved.  Acceptable to the authority enforcing this subpart. 
       The authority enforcing this subpart is the Assistant Secretary 
       of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.  The definition of 
       "acceptable" indicates what is acceptable to the Assistant
       Secretary of Labor, and therefore approved within the meaning of 
       this Subpart.

    Equipment.  A general term including material, fittings, devices, 
       appliances, fixtures, apparatus, and the like, used as a part of, 
       or in connection with, an electrical installation.

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NEC:
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110.    Requirements for Electrical Installations.

110-2.  Approval.  The conductors and equipment required by this Code
        shall be acceptable only if approved.

        (FPN):  See Examination of Equipment for Safety, Section 90-7,
        and Examination Identification, INstallation, and Use of 
        Equipment, Section 110-3.  See definitions of "Approved,"
        "Identified," "Labeled," and "Listed."

100.    Definitions.

        Approved:  Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.

        Equipment:  A general term including material, fittings,
        devices, appliances, fixtures, apparatus, and the like used
        as part of, or in connection with, an electrical installation.

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