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Battery room layout

Battery room layout

Battery room layout

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Per article 1.2.4 of EPA-1994 Code of Federal Regulations 40, published in "Codes update for battery rooms" by the "Power Quality" few years ago "dead ends aisles longer than 6 feet are not permitted".

Is this code enforced? Are you aware of other codes/requlations which require not to have dead end aisles in battery rooms? The requirement not to have dead ends makes sense and I would interested in other applicable codes and regulations to justify my design.
Thank you.

 

RE: Battery room layout


IEEE 484: …provide adequate space and illumination for inspection, maintenance, testing, and cell/battery replacement.
  

RE: Battery room layout

Workplace safety codes commonly are not enforced until there's an accident. Compliance remains the owner's responsibility.

This seems to make a lot of sense, but I've never heard of it being enforced.

RE: Battery room layout

Do you have any more specifics on the source? 40CFR is a massive document. A quick on-line search didn't turn up anything related to battery rooms. This seems like it would be more of a safety requirement than environmental related.

NFPA 70E specifies the aisle width of at least 36 inches, but has no requirement for dead-end length.

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