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B.2 DEFINITIONS

DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO 29 CFR 1910 SUBPART S

Acceptable--An installation or equipment is acceptable to the Assistant Secretary of Labor, and

approved within the meaning of this Subpart S:

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.

Accepted--An installation is "accepted" if it has been inspected and found by a nationally recognized

testing laboratory to conform to specified plans or to procedures of applicable codes.

Accessible--(As applied to wiring methods.) Capable of being removed or exposed without

damaging the building structure or finish, or not permanently closed in by the structure or finish of

the building. (See "concealed" and "exposed.")

Accessible--(As applied to equipment.) Admitting close approach; not guarded by locked doors,

elevation, or other effective means. (See "Readily accessible.")

Ampacity--Current-carrying capacity of electric conductors expressed in amperes.

Appliances--Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, normally built in standardized

sizes or types, which is installed or connected as a unit to perform one or more functions such as

clothes washing, air conditioning, food mixing, deep frying, etc.

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.

Approved for the purpose--Approved for a specific purpose, environment, or application described

in a particular standard requirement. Suitability of equipment or materials for a specific purpose,

environment or application may be determined by a nationally recognized testing laboratory,

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