California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 5 - Electrical Safety Orders › Group 1 - Low-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders › Article 6 - Branch Circuits › Section 2360.3 - Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter Protection for Personnel - General Industry

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All 120-volt
						(nominal), single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in bathrooms
						or on rooftops shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for
						personnel.
(b) The following
						requirements apply to temporary wiring installations that are used during
						maintenance, remodeling, or repair of buildings, structures, or equipment or
						during similar activities.
(1) All 120-volt
						(nominal), single-phase, 15-, 20-, and 30-ampere receptacle outlets that are
						not part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and that are in
						use by personnel shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for
						personnel.
NOTE 1 to subsection (b)(1): A cord connector on an
						  extension cord set is considered to be a receptacle outlet if the cord set is
						  used for temporary electric power.
NOTE 2 to subsection (b)(1): Cord sets and devices
						  incorporating the required ground-fault circuit-interrupter that are connected
						  to the receptacle closest to the source of power are acceptable forms of
						  protection.
(2) Receptacles
						other than 120 volt (nominal), single-phase, 15-, 20-, and 30-ampere
						receptacles that are not part of the permanent wiring of the building or
						structure and that are in use by personnel shall have ground-fault
						circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.
(3) Where the ground-fault
						circuit-interrupter protection required by subsection (b)(2) of this section is
						not available for receptacles other than 120-volt (nominal), single-phase, 15-,
						20-, and 30-ampere, the employer shall establish and implement an assured
						equipment grounding conductor program covering cord sets, receptacles that are
						not a part of the building or structure, and equipment connected by cord and
						plug that are available for use or used by employees on those receptacles. This
						program shall comply with the following requirements:
(A) A written description of the program,
						including the specific procedures adopted by the employer, shall be available
						at the jobsite for inspection and copying by the Division of Occupational
						Safety and Health and any affected employee;
(B) The employer shall designate one or more
						qualified persons as defined in Section
						2300 to implement the
						program;
(C) Each cord set,
						attachment cap, plug, and receptacle of cord sets, and any equipment connected
						by cord and plug, except cord sets and receptacles which are fixed and not
						exposed to damage, shall be visually inspected before each day's use for
						external defects, such as deformed or missing pins or insulation damage, and
						for indications of possible internal damage. Equipment found damaged or
						defective shall not be used until repaired;
(D) The following tests shall be performed on
						all cord sets and receptacles which are not a part of the permanent wiring of
						the building or structure, and cord- and plug-connected equipment required to
						be grounded:
1. All equipment grounding
						conductors shall be tested for continuity and shall be electrically
						continuous;
2. Each receptacle and
						attachment cap or plug shall be tested for correct attachment of the equipment
						grounding conductor. The equipment grounding conductor shall be connected to
						its proper terminal; and
3. All
						required tests shall be performed before first use; before equipment is
						returned to service following any repairs; before equipment is used after any
						incident which can be reasonably suspected to have caused damage (for example,
						when a cord set is run over); and at intervals not to exceed 3 months, except
						that cord sets and receptacles which are fixed and not exposed to damage shall
						be tested at intervals not exceeding 6 months;
(E) The employer shall not make available or
						permit the use by employees of any equipment which has not met the requirements
						of subsection (b)(3) of this section; and
(F) Tests performed as required in subsection
						(b)(3) of this section shall be recorded. This test record shall identify each
						receptacle, cord set, and cord- and plug-connected equipment that passed the
						test and shall indicate the last date it was tested or the interval for which
						it was tested. This record shall be kept by means of logs, color coding, or
						other effective means and shall be maintained until replaced by a more current
						record. The record shall be made available on the jobsite for inspection by the
						Division and any affected employee.