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What is NYC BC § 905.7.1?

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This section mandates that cabinets containing equipment must be marked with a permanently attached sign featuring white letters at least 2 inches high on a red background. Exceptions include smaller doors that can use pictograms and glass doors that do not require markings. Applies to building owners responsible for equipment identification.

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905.7.1 Cabinet equipment identification.

BC § 905.7.1

Cabinets shall be identified in an approved manner by a permanently attached sign with white letters not less than 2 inches (50.8 mm) high and a red background color, indicating the equipment contained therein. Exceptions: 1. Doors not large enough to accommodate a written sign with 2-inch lettering shall be marked with a permanently attached pictogram indicating the equipment contained therein, in addition to corresponding smaller white lettering on a red background adjacent to such pictogram.

2.Doors that have either an approved visual identification clear glass panel or a complete glass door panel are not required to be marked.

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