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�OSEPH a. r�E�q Orteaor August 2, 1988 ,�1.'Ip��!� w � £ ny�U ... iT.1iE Of W.4,41h'GTCN DEPART��IE.NT OF L,�16pR AND hVDUSTRIES BOS Prum Sc Si_ PO. Box 9g;? , p/�mp�a, Washmgfpn 785W95;9 Dear General Contractor: back�oftthls��ette�e abfu�ou�Tnstallior useesuchptempora�Wer is printed on the ments described may affect you. Y Power, the requlre- Since 1975, the National Electrical Code has required graund-fault circuit- interrupter protection for personne! using electrical tools on construction sites. Eariy versions of the GFCI results in frequent nuisance trips. This probiem has been corrected. Section 305-6 of the National Electrical Code requires that either a written "assured equipment: grounding conductor program" or ground-fauit circuit- interrupter prote,:tion `or personnel be provided on c�nstruction sites. Exceptions incluc�e r?ceptacle outlets �.ahic;� are a part of per,nanen� >;ir-,;y �; the buiiding or ctoubie-insulated tools. The Department's Ind�striai Sarety and Health Division, through ',JAC 296-155-430(8) aiso requires that either ground-fault circuit-interrupters �r an assured equipment grounding conductor program be provided. The safety division has forms available `or documenting the assured equipment grounding conductor program. Subcontractors on the job are responsi6le for providing their own ground-fauit protection programs unless the generai contractor provides GFCI protection ror ali temporary power use. 6lhere the general contractor has only an assured equipment grounding program in place, subcontractor must also have an assured equipment grounding program or provide their own GFCI protection. Please feel free to contact your local Labor and Industries of`ice for any assistance. Sincerely, /�/f J. Philip Sirtmans Chief Electrical Inspector LH:D1-LG4.0