Portable Equipment. Equipment with electrical components suitable to be moved by a single person without mechanical aids.

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1 Portable Equipment. Equipment with electrical components suitable to be moved by a single person without mechanical aids. Power Outlet. An enclosed assembly that may include receptacles, circuit breakers, fuseholders, fused switches, buses, and watt-hour meter mounting means; intended to supply and control power to mobile homes, recreational vehicles, park trailers, or boats or to serve as a means for distributing power required to operate mobile or temporarily installed equipment. A premises wiring system does not have to be supplied by an electric utility. For example, portable generators and stand-alone photovoltaic systems can supply premises wiring systems. If there is no service point, there are no service

2 conductors. The supply conductors are feeder conductors. Premises Wiring (System). Interior and exterior wiring, including power, lighting, control, and signal circuit wiring together with all their associated hardware, fittings, and wiring devices, both permanently and temporarily installed. This includes (a) wiring from the service point or power source to the outlets or (b) wiring from and including the power source to the outlets where there is no service point. Such wiring does not include wiring internal to appliances, luminaires, motors, controllers, motor control centers, and similar equipment. Informational Note: Power sources include, but are not limited to, interconnected or standalone batteries, solar photovoltaic systems,

3 other distributed generation systems, or generators. Pressurized [as applied to Hazardous (Classified) Locations]. The process of supplying an enclosure with a protective gas with or without continuous flow, at sufficient pressure to prevent the entrance of combustible dust or ignitible fibers/ flyings. N Process Seal [as applied to Hazardous (Classified) Locations]. A seal between electrical systems and flammable or combustible process fluids where a failure could allow the migration of process fluids into the premises wiring system. Purged and Pressurized [as applied to Hazardous (Classified) Locations].

4 The process of (1) purging, supplying an enclosure with a protective gas at a sufficient flow and positive pressure to reduce the concentration of any flammable gas or vapor initially present to an acceptable level; and (2) pressurization, supplying an enclosure with a protective gas with or without continuous flow at sufficient pressure to prevent the entrance of a flammable gas or vapor, a combustible dust, or an ignitible fiber. Informational Note: For further information, see ANSI/ NFPA , Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment. Qualified Person. One who has skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of the electrical equipment and installations and has received

5 safety training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved. Informational Note: Refer to NFPA 70E-2012, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, for electrical safety training requirements. Section of the 2015 edition of NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, provides training requirements for qualified and unqualified persons who may be exposed to electrical hazards. Raceway. An enclosed channel designed expressly for holding wires, cables, or busbars, with additional functions as permitted in this Code. Informational Note: A raceway is identified within specific article definitions. Cable trays are support systems for wiring methods and are

6 not considered to be raceways. See also Article 392 for cable tray requirements. Rainproof. Constructed, protected, or treated so as to prevent rain from interfering with the successful operation of the apparatus under specified test conditions. See also and its commentary for more information on enclosures considered to be rainproof. Raintight. Constructed or protected so that exposure to a beating rain will not result in the entrance of water under specified test conditions. See also Table for information on enclosure types that are considered to be raintight 300.6(A)(2) for related requirements for raintight boxes and cabinets.