Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 39.281 - Insulation(a) Portable devices shall be provided with an adequate dielectric, complying with the standardization rules of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (A.I.E.E.), interposed between ungrounded current carrying parts and those external surfaces which persons touch. Toasters, grills, or other heating devices in which the current-carrying parts at high temperature are necessarily exposed, are exempted. Reference should also be made to §§ 39.263 and 39.272 (relating to guarding live parts; insulation).(b) In locations where the dielectric is exposed to mechanical injury it shall be suitably protected. This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 39.197 (relating to grounding); and 34 Pa. Code § 39.217 (relating to pendants and portables).