Specification
The first and only code compliant modular power system.
For anyone working with oice furniture, including facility teams and building owners,
power is critical. It’s important to find power products for workspace tables that can be
quickly reconfigured so employees can maximize collaboration and productivity. This is
where flexibility is key: People move. Equipment moves. Furniture moves. Power must
be easy to change and relocate.
Until now, there were zero listed products for reconfigurable power applications,
including those that install on or in furniture itself.
Each furniture power distribution unit was required to be directly connected to a wall or
floor outlet. It wasn’t uncommon to see daisy chain configurations with relocatable power
taps or furniture power distribution units, especially around oice furniture where power
was needed for multiple workstations. But this was dangerous and violated the National
Fire Code (NFPA 1) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules.
Daisy chaining violates the National Fire Code (NFPA 1) and Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) rules.
Products are marked with warnings against daisy chaining, yet it has been a common
practice. Because most of these installations occur after the electrical inspector has
finished his/her inspection, these violations are not easily discovered. These installations
are unsafe and are known to cause fires.
NFPA 1, Section 11.1.4.2 states that “The relocatable power taps shall be directly connected
to a permanently installed receptacle”.
OSHA’s standard at 29 CFR §1910.303(b)(2), Installation and use, requires that “Listed or
labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included
in the listing or labeling.” Manufacturers and nationally recognized testing laboratories
determine the proper uses for power strips.
Per UL 1363, the Standard for Relocatable Power Taps:
• A RPT is intended to be connected to a permanently installed branch circuit
receptacle outlet.
• A RPT is not intended to be series connected (daisy chained) to other RPT or to
extension cords
Per UL 962A, the Standard for Furniture Power Distribution Units:
• A FPDU is intended to be connected to a permanently installed branch circuit
receptacle outlet.
• FPDU are not intended to be series connected (daisy chained) to other FPDUs to
relocatable power taps or to extension cords.
HOW TO MEET CODE WITH
THE MODPOWER™ SYSTEM:
Understanding the Supplement
SD Under UL 962A
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