Safety Clearance Recommendations for Electrical

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Clearance Tables

Working Space around Indoor Panel/Circuit Board (NES 312.2)

Voltage Exposed live parts to Exposed live parts to Exposed live

Not live parts (or Grounded parts (concrete/ parts on both
grounded parts) brick/walls) sides

Up to 0.914 Meter (3 Ft) 0.914 Meter (3 Ft) 0.914 Meter (3

150 V Ft)

150 V 0.914 Meter (3 Ft) 1.07 Meter (3’6”) 1.22 Meter (4

to 600 Ft)
V

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Clearance around an Indoor electrical panel (NES 110.26)

Description of Clearance Distance (min)

Left to Right the minimum clearance 0.9 Meter (3 Ft)

Distance between Panel and wall 1.0 Meter

Distance between Panel and Ceiling 0.9 Meter

Clear Height in front of Panel >480V 2.0 Meter

Clear Height in front of Panel <480V 0.9 Meter (3 Ft)

Clearance When Facing Other Electrical 0.9 Meter (3 Ft)

Panels <480V

The width of the workingspace in front of The width of Panel or 0.762 Meter which
the Panel is Greater.

Headroom of working spaces for panel Up to 2 Meter

boards (Up to 200Amp)

Headroom of working spaces for panel Up to 2 Meter (If Panel height is max 2
boards (More than 200Amp & Panel Meter)
height is max 2 Meter)

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 Headroom of working spaces for panel If Panel height is more than 2 Meter than
boards (More than 200Amp & Panel clearance should not less than panel
height is more than 2 Meter) Height

Entrance For Panel (More than 1200 Amp One entrance required for working space
and over 1.8 m Wide) (Not less than 610 mm wide and 2.0 m
high)

Personal Door For Panel (More than 1200 Personnel door(s) intended for entrance
Amp) to and egress from the working space
less than 7.6 m from the nearest edge of
the working space

Dedicated Electrical Space. Required Space is width and depth of the

Panel and extending from the floor to a
height of 1.8 m (6 ft) above the
equipment or to the structural ceiling,
whichever is lower

The door(s) shall open in the direction of

egress and be equipped with panic bars,
pressure plates, or other devices that are
normally latched but open under simple
pressure

The work space shall permit at least a 90

degree opening of equipment doors or
hinged panels

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Clearance for Conductor Entering in Panel (NES 408.5)

Description of Clearance Distance (min)

Spacing between The conduit or raceways Not rise more than 75 mm (3 in)
(including their end fittings) and bottom of above the bottom of the enclosure
enclosure

Spacing between bottom of enclosure and 200 mm

insulated busbars, their supports

Spacing between bottom of enclosure and non- 200 mm

insulated busbars

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Clearance between Bare Metal Busbar in Panel (NES 408.5)

Voltage Opposite Polarity Mounted Opposite Polarity Where Live Parts to

on Same Surface Held Free in Air Ground

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 Up to 19.1 mm 12.7 mm 12.7 mm
125 V

125 V to 31.8 mm 19.1 mm 12.7 mm

250 V

250 V to 50.8 mm 25.4 mm 25.4 mm

600 V

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Clearance of Outdoor electrical panel to Fence/Wall (NES 110.31)

Voltage Distance (min)

600 V to 13.8 KV 3.05 Meter

13.8 KV to 230 KV 4.57 Meter

Above 230 KV 5.49 Meter

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Working Space around Indoor Panel/Circuit Board (NES 110.34)

Voltage Exposed live parts to Exposed live parts to Exposed live

Not live parts (or Grounded parts parts on both
grounded parts) (concrete/brick/ walls) sides

601 V 0.914 Meter (3 Ft) 1.2 Meter (4 Ft) 1.5 Meter (5 Ft)
to 2.5
KV

2.5 KV 1.2 Meter (4 Ft) 1.5 Meter (5 Ft) 1.8 Meter (6 Ft)
to 9.0
KV

9.0 KV 1.5 Meter (5 Ft) 1.8 Meter (6 Ft) 2.5 Meter (8 Ft)
to 25
KV

25 KV 1.8 Meter (6 Ft) 2.5 Meter (8 Ft) 3.0 Meter (10

to 75 Ft)
KV

Above 2.5 Meter (8 Ft) 3.0 Meter (10 Ft) 3.7 Meter (12
75 KV Ft)

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Clearance around an Outdoor electrical panel (NES 110.31)

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 Description of Clearance Distance (min)

Clear work space Not less than 2.0 Meter high (Measured
vertically from the floor or platform) or not
less than 914 mm (3 ft) wide (Measured
parallel to the equipment)

Entrance For Panel(More than 1200 One entrance required for working space
Amp and over 1.8 m Wide) (Not less than 610 mm wide and 2.0 m
high)

Entrance For Panel: On Large panels One Entrance at each end of the
exceeding 1.8 Meter in width equipment.

Non-metallic or Metal-enclosed Panel in Enclosure door or hinged cover shall be

general public and the bottom of the kept locked
enclosure is less than 2.5 m (8 ft) above
the floor or grade level

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Elevation of Unguarded Live Parts above Working Space (NES 110.34E)

Voltage Elevation (min)

600 V to 7.5 KV 2.8 Meter

7.5 KV to 35 KV 2.9 Meter

Above 35 KV 2.9 Meter + 9.5 mm/KV

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Working Space for Panel (Code Georgia Power Company)

Voltage Exposed live parts to Exposed live parts to Exposed live

Not live parts (or Grounded parts parts on both
grounded parts) (concrete/brick/walls) sides

Up to 3.0 Meter 3.0 Meter 3.0 Meter

150 V

150 V 3.0 Meter 3.5 Meter 4.0 Meter

to 600
V

600 V 3.0 Meter 4.0 Meter 5.0 Meter

to 2.5
KV

2.5 KV 3.0 Meter 4.0 Meter 6.0 Meter

to 9 KV

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 9 KV to 5.0 Meter 6.0 Meter 6.0 Meter
25 KV

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*** NES – National environmental standards for electricity transmission activities

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