Richard, Article 100 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) defines Readily Accessible as follows:
"Capable of being reached quickly for operation, renewal, or inspections, without requiring those to whom ready access is requisite to climb over or remove obstacles or to resort to portable ladders, etc." I do not have a copy of the Canadian Electrical Code, but suspect the requirements to be similar. Considering the number of lawyers in the US, this definition should be adequate for the rest of the world. Best Regards, Jody Leber [email protected] http://www.ustech-lab.com U. S. Technologies 3505 Francis Circle Alpharetta, GA 30004 770.740.0717 Fax: 770.740.1508 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 11:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Disconnect Device Clause 1.7.2 of IEC 60950 and its clones requires the installation instruction to state that permanently connected equipment must have a "readily accessible" disconnect device incorporated in the fixed wiring if the equipment does not have a disconnect device. What is the criteria for assessing if the disconnect device is "readily accessible"? Richard Woods ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
