46 CFR 169.677
§ 169.677 Equipment protection and enclosure.
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- 46 CFR 169.677, § 169.677 Equipment protection and enclosure, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/230251
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(a) Except as provided in this section, all electrical equipment including motors, generators, controllers, distribution panels, consoles, etc., must be at least dripproof and protected.
(b) Equipment mounted on a hinged door of an enclosure must be constructed or shielded so that no live parts of the door mounted equipment will be exposed to accidental contact by a person with the door open and the circuit energized.
(c) Any cabinet, panel, or box containing more than one source of potential in excess of 50 volts must be fitted with a sign warning personnel of this condition and identifying the circuits to be disconnected to remove all the potentials in excess of 50 volts.
(d) Each distribution panelboard must be enclosed.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.