New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals › Subchapter A - The Industrial Code › Part 45 - Amusement Devices, Viewing Stands And Tents At Carnivals, Fairs And Amusement Parks › Subpart 45-2 - Amusement Devices And Temporary Structures › Section 45-2.21 - Electrical safety requirements

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) General requirement. All electrical
					 wiring, equipment and apparatus used for amusement devices or for lighting
					 shall be installed, operated and maintained in compliance with this Part
					 (rule), Industrial Code Rule 57 High-Voltage Proximity, and the National Fire
					 Protection, National Electrical Code, NFPA 70-1999 (NEC-1999). Where there are
					 conflicts between these regulations this Part (rule) shall take precident. The
					 provisions of Code Rule 57 shall take precedent over the NEC-1999.
Note: The NEC-1999 shall not apply to amusement devices
						manufactured prior to the effective date of this standard if compliance would
						require a major modification of the device.
(b) Protection of employees. No employee
					 shall be suffered or permitted to work in such proximity to any part of an
					 electric power circuit that he may contact the same in the course of his work
					 unless he is protected against shock by de-energizing the circuit, grounding
					 it, or guarding it by effective insulation. If protection is supplied by
					 de-energizing the circuit, the switch controlling the circuit shall be locked
					 out to prevent inadvertent closing.
(c) High voltage lines. The outlets of
					 electric power lines carrying more than 120 volts shall be clearly marked to
					 show their voltage.
(d)
					 Transformers. All electrical transformer substations shall be properly enclosed
					 and proper warning signs shall be posted.
(e) Outdoor apparatus and wiring. Electrical
					 apparatus and wiring located outdoors shall be of such quality and so
					 constructed or protected that exposure to weather will not interfere with its
					 normal operation.
(f) Elevated
					 lines. Elevated power lines crossing access or other roads within the grounds
					 of a carnival, fair or amusement park shall be so suspended as to provide
					 minimum vertical clearance of 12 feet from the road surface and minimum
					 horizontal clearance of three feet on each side of the normal passage space of
					 vehicles.
(g) Suspended electric
					 wiring. Temporary electric wiring, if suspended, shall be so supported that its
					 protective insulation will not be damaged.
(h) Grounding. Temporary electric
					 installations shall be properly grounded.
(i) Exposed conductors. Bare wires and other
					 uninsulated current-carrying parts shall be guarded against inadvertent contact
					 by means of proper location or by a fence or other barrier.
(j) Overcurrent protection. Conductors shall
					 be provided with overcurrent protective devices according to load. No such
					 device shall be installed in neutral or grounding conductors.
(k) Generator grounding. Where electrical
					 power is supplied for an amusement device or a temporary structure by a
					 privately operated generating system, the generator and all equipment shall be
					 grounded as required by NEC-1999.
(l) Receptacles and caps. All receptacles and
					 attachment caps shall be of the grounding type.
(m) Grounding of devices. Each electrically
					 powered amusement device shall be effectively grounded. The grounding shall be
					 made effective as to all noncurrent-carrying metal parts which may become
					 energized and which are exposed to contact by any person. An effective ground
					 shall be one having a resistance of 25 ohms or less.
(n) Abrasion protection. Wiring laid on
					 surfaces traversed by vehicular or pedestrian traffic shall be adequately
					 protected against wear and abrasion.
(o) Master switch. Each electrically operated
					 amusement device not designed to be controlled directly by the passenger shall
					 be provided with a disconnect power switch placed within easy reach of the
					 operator.