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PURPOSE

This information bulletin clarifies the Department of Building and Safety’s (LADBS) requirement

relating to the equipment (product) and wiring approval as delineated in Sections 110.2, 110.3,

93.0401, 93.0402, and 93.0403 of the 2017 edition of the City of Los Angeles Electrical Code (LAEC).

DEFINITIONS

Approved - Acceptable to authority having jurisdiction. {California Electrical Code (CEC), Article 100}

Authority Having Jurisdiction – An organization, office, or individual responsible (i.e., LADBS

Electrical Testing Laboratory or Inspection) for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or

for approving equipment, material, an installation, or a procedure. (CEC, Article 100)

Equipment - A general term, including material, fittings, devices, appliances, luminaires, apparatus,

machinery, and the like used as part of, or in connection with, an electrical installation. (CEC, Article

100)

Identified - Recognizable as suitable for the specific purpose, function, use, environment, application,

and so forth, where described in particular code requirement. (CEC, Article 100)

Labeled - Equipment or material to which has been attached a label, symbol, or other accepted

identifying mark (i.e., embossed laboratory logo) of a recognized (approved) testing agency (see

definition) and concerned with product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection of production of

labeled equipment or materials, and by whose labeling the manufacturer indicates compliance with

recognized national safety standards (see definition). (CEC, Article 100)