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This is an electrical disconnect not a panel so...is there any problems with this arrangement? The drums are lube oil. We can do better on secondary container labels..
Appreciate any feedback
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There is not a minimum of 3 feet of clearance in front of the equipment (depth), as well as a minimum of 6.5 feet of vertical clearance (or the height of the equipment, whichever is greater, unless the equipment was installed prior to August 2007, in which the vertical clearance can be 6.25 feet). These clearance requirements apply to electrical "equipment", such as panelboards, switches, circuit breakers, controllers, etc. - not just electrical "panels".
Although these drums may be easily moved if someone needed to access this disconnect, they can (and should) also be easily stored somewhere else.
NFPA 70 NEC-110.26 refers to clearance in front of electrical equipment.
Picture for reference. I should agree with your post needing some changes made. The NEC refers to electrical disconnecting means to be "readily accessible". According to your photo it is not.
YES!
Drew has cited OSHA correctly.
Someone once told me it is really 18" from the centerline (or point) of the "electrical equipment", with a 3' radius from the center of the panel, but what the heck 3' works.
More importantly, regardless of what OSHA says, what is the primary reason for this rule? It is to get someone out of a machine if they are being electrocuted! What does it mater what OSHA says?