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(c) Raceways and cables are secured to the support wires<br />

by fittings designed and manufactured for the purpose.<br />

In addition to (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection, the following<br />

conditions must be complied with:<br />

(d) The support wires are minimum #12 AWG and are<br />

securely fastened to the structural ceiling and to the ceiling<br />

grid system; and<br />

(e) The raceways or cables serve equipment that is<br />

located within the ceiling cavity or is mounted on or supported<br />

by the ceiling grid system. Telecommunications<br />

cables, Class 2 cables, or Class 3 cables supported as required<br />

by this section, may pass through ceiling cavities without<br />

serving equipment mounted on or supported by the ceiling<br />

grid system.<br />

017 Conductors in raceway.<br />

(7) Cables will be permitted in all raceway systems if:<br />

(a) The cable is appropriate for the environment; and<br />

(b) The percentage fill does not exceed that allowed in<br />

NEC Chapter 9, Table 1.<br />

NEW SECTION<br />

WAC 296-46B-336 Power and control tray cable—<br />

Type TC.<br />

010 Uses permitted.<br />

In addition to the uses allowed in NEC 336.10, Type TC<br />

cable may be used in any location allowed for nonmetallicsheathed<br />

cable in NEC 334 if all the installation requirements<br />

in NEC 336 and 334 and WAC 296-46B-334 are met.<br />

NEW SECTION<br />

WAC 296-46B-406 Receptacles, cord connectors,<br />

and attachment plugs.<br />

011 Tamper resistant receptacles in dwelling units.<br />

NEC 406.11 is amended to read: In all areas specified in<br />

210.52, all nonlocking-type 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere<br />

receptacles must be listed tamper-resistant receptacles.<br />

Exception: Receptacles in the following locations will not be<br />

required to be tamper-resistant.<br />

(1) Receptacles located more than five and one-half feet<br />

above the finished floor;<br />

(2) Receptacles that are a part of a luminaire or appliance;<br />

(3) A single receptacle or a duplex receptacle for two<br />

appliances located within dedicated space for each appliance<br />

that, in normal use, is not easily moved from one place to<br />

another and that is cord and plug connected in accordance<br />

with 400.7 (A)(6), (A)(7), or (A)(8);<br />

(4) Nongrounding receptacles used for replacements as<br />

permitted in 406.3 (d)(2)(a); or<br />

(5) Receptacles located above a countertop where<br />

required by NEC 210.52(C).<br />

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 08-24-048,<br />

filed 11/25/08, effective 12/31/08)<br />

WAC 296-46B-410 Equipment for general use—<br />

Luminaires.<br />

010 Luminaires.<br />

Washington State Register, Issue 12-21 WSR 12-21-103<br />

(1) All luminaires within an enclosed shower area or<br />

within five feet of the waterline of a bathtub must be<br />

enclosed, unless specifically listed for such use; these luminaires,<br />

with exposed metal parts that are grounded, must be<br />

ground fault circuit interrupter protected.<br />

((030)) 062 Flexible cord connection of electric discharge<br />

luminaires.<br />

(2) A ground-type attachment plug cap and receptacle<br />

connection at the source junction box is not required when<br />

the flexible cord complies with NEC ((410.30)) 410.62 and<br />

the following:<br />

(a) Connection to a source junction box must utilize an<br />

approved cable connector or clamp;<br />

(b) The maximum length of the cord for a suspended<br />

pendant drop from a permanently installed junction box to a<br />

suitable tension take-up device above the pendant luminaire<br />

must not exceed six feet;<br />

(c) The flexible cord must be supported at each end with<br />

an approved cord grip or strain relief connector fitting/device<br />

that will eliminate all stress on the conductor connections;<br />

(d) The flexible cord must be a minimum #14 AWG copper;<br />

(e) The flexible cord ampacity must be determined in<br />

NEC Table 400.5(A) column A;<br />

(f) The flexible cord must be hard or extra hard usage;<br />

and<br />

(g) A vertical flexible cord supplying electric discharge<br />

luminaires must be secured to the luminaire support as per<br />

NEC 334.30(A).<br />

042 Exposed luminaire (fixture) parts.<br />

(3) Replacement luminaires that are directly wired or<br />

attached to boxes supplied by wiring methods that do not provide<br />

a ready means for grounding and that have exposed conductive<br />

parts will be permitted only where the luminaires are<br />

provided with ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection and<br />

marked "no equipment ground."<br />

NEW SECTION<br />

WAC 296-46B-424 Fixed electric space heating<br />

equipment.<br />

019 Disconnecting means.<br />

In one- and two-family dwelling units, a disconnecting<br />

means is required for the indoor units(s) of a split system<br />

HVAC/R system, unless the outside unit's disconnecting<br />

means is lockable, disconnects the indoor unit and an indoor<br />

disconnecting means is not required by the manufacturer.<br />

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 09-20-032,<br />

filed 9/29/09, effective 10/31/09)<br />

WAC 296-46B-445 Wind driven generator equipment.<br />

This equipment includes alternators or generators that<br />

produce electrical current through the conversion of wind<br />

energy into electrical energy. Wind driven generation equipment<br />

must demonstrate conformance to applicable safety<br />

standards recognized by the department.<br />

Installation.<br />

(1) A wind driven generator system design review must<br />

be ((submitted)) provided at the time of the first inspection.<br />

((The design review must be available to the inspector on the<br />

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