Standards Board’s September 22 Meeting Was Eventful – (Part 2)

SAN PABLO, CA - Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Corona, applied for variance from Elevator 3012 regarding electrical wiring for the elevator machine room at its regional data center. The center was designed and constructed to minimize earthquake damage by using "base isolation" technology. Section 3012 and the 1990 National Electrical Code require rigid conduit, but flexible conduit must be used "to allow for the displacement between the ground and structure" under base isolation.In fact, acco