General Requirements for Electrical Inspections

Date:

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Inspection Activity

• Identify installations or parts of installations that are covered by the NEC.

• Verify that installations have been made in accordance with the instructions included in listing and labeling of materials and equipment.

• Identify installations and equipment requiring special approval or investigation.

• Verify that interrupting ratings and short-circuit current ratings are adequate for the conditions of the installation.

• Verify that unused openings have been effectively closed.

• Check for broken or damaged parts and contamination by foreign materials.

• Check for secure mounting and adequate ventilation space for equipment.

• Check for proper use and ratings of splices and terminations.

• Check temperature ratings of terminations.

• Check for arc flash protection warning signs.

• Check for markings on enclosures and verify appropriate ratings for the environment.

• Verify adequate working clearances, dedicated spaces, and headroom around equipment.

• Verify that working space and dedicated space are not used for storage.

• Check adequacy of entrance to and egress from working space in general and verify that spaces containing large equipment have at least two entrances/exits or the equivalent.

• Verify that working spaces have adequate illumination.

• Check for identification of disconnecting means and circuit directories for panelboards, switchboards, switchgear and similar equipment.