[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 8]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1926.432]

[Page 264-265]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1926_SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart K_Electrical
 
Sec. 1926.432  Environmental deterioration of equipment.

    (a) Deteriorating agents--(1) Unless identified for use in the 
operating environment, no conductors or equipment shall be located:
    (i) In damp or wet locations;
    (ii) Where exposed to gases, fumes, vapors, liquids, or other agents 
having a deteriorating effect on the conductors or equipment; or
    (iii) Where exposed to excessive temperatures.

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    (2) Control equipment, utilization equipment, and busways approved 
for use in dry locations only shall be protected against damage from the 
weather during building construction.
    (b) Protection against corrosion. Metal raceways, cable armor, 
boxes, cable sheathing, cabinets, elbows, couplings, fittings, supports, 
and support hardware shall be of materials appropriate for the 
environment in which they are to be installed.