Access and working space requirements for electric equipment (600V or less).

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May 28, 1999

Ms. C. Yvonne Horton
OSHA Program Manager
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P. O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6103

Dear Ms. Horton,

Thank you for your May 6, 1999 letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Directorate of Compliance Programs (DCP). You have questions regarding access and working space about electric equipment (600 volts, nominal or less), to permit ready and safe operation of such equipment.