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Material taken from the National Electric Code
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is reprinted with permission
from NFPA 70
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, 2023 edition. National Electrical Code
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National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.
that it relates to more than just working space width.
This revision also clarifies the condition caused by open
equipment door(s) which would impede access to and
egress from the working space.
New and Revision
110.29 “Within Sight” Defined
and Clarified
Change Summary
• The term “Within Sight” has been used many times
previously in the NEC. Now the term has been defined
and clarified as being within a distance of not more
than 50 feet from the equipment it serves.
NEC
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Text
Article 110 General Requirements for Electrical
Installations
110.29 In Sight From (Within Sight From, Within Sight).
Where this Code species that one equipment shall be
“in sight from,” “within sight from,” or “within sight of”
another equipment, the specied equipment shall be visible
and not more than 15 m (50 ft) distant from the other.
Expert Analysis
A new section has been added to address the
requirements for “in sight from” for general use
throughout the National Electrical Code.