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butchlhuff
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Electrical Switchboard Safety Mats

04/28/2009 2:38 PM

Do you have any requirements for when Elecrical Switchboard Safetry Mats are required from NFPA70E,OSHA or NEC
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Re: Elecrical Switchboard Safety Mats

04/29/2009 3:09 AM

Yeah. When standing on one and I touch something I shouldn't, I don't get zapped. <Splutter>

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04/29/2009 7:31 AM

They are a good idea. We used to have them in larger Class III switch gear and substations where we were walking around exposed buss. But I have never seen them required by code just good sense.
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04/30/2009 3:53 PM

Hi,

You do have to have compliant safety matting in a swichroom environment. Any old bit of carpet underlay or ground sheet definitely won't do.

BS921/1976 is the standard for such items in the UK. The matting is rated for the switchroom voltage. Therefore in a 650VAC installation it may be 9mm with a certified test voltage of 15000 volts.

Check out www.technixrubber.com for an example there others out there also.

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