Safety Clearance Recommendations for

Electrical Panel

Safety Clearance Recommendations for Electrical Panel

Clearance Tables
1. Working Space around Indoor Panel/Circuit Board (NES 312.2)
2. Clearance around an Indoor electrical panel (NEC 110.26)
3. Clearance for Conductor Entering in Panel (NES 408.5)
4. Clearance between Bare Metal Busbar in Panel (NES 408.5)
5. Clearance of Outdoor electrical panel to Fence/Wall (NES 110.31)
6. Working Space around Indoor Panel/Circuit Board (NES 110.34)
7. Clearance around an Outdoor electrical panel (NES 110.31)
8. Elevation of Unguarded Live Parts above Working Space (NES 110.34E)
9. Working Space for Panel (Code Georgia Power Company)

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

 Exposed live
Exposed live
parts to Exposed live
parts to Not live
Voltage Grounded parts parts on both
parts (or
(concrete/ sides
grounded parts)
brick/walls)
0.914 Meter (3 0.914 Meter (3 0.914 Meter (3
Up to 150 V
Ft) Ft) Ft)
0.914 Meter (3
150 V to 600 V 1.07 Meter (3’6”) 1.22 Meter (4 Ft)
Ft)

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Clearance around an Indoor electrical panel (NES 110.26)

Description of Clearance Distance (min)

Left to Right the minimum
0.9 Meter (3 Ft)
clearance
Distance between Panel and wall 1.0 Meter
Distance between Panel and
0.9 Meter
Ceiling
Clear Height in front of Panel
2.0 Meter
>480V
Clear Height in front of Panel
0.9 Meter (3 Ft)
<480V
Clearance When Facing Other
0.9 Meter (3 Ft)
Electrical Panels <480V
The width of the workingspace The width of Panel or 0.762 Meter which is
in front of the Panel Greater.
Headroom of working spaces for
Up to 2 Meter
panel boards (Up to 200Amp)
Headroom of working spaces for
panel boards (More than
Up to 2 Meter (If Panel height is max 2 Meter)
200Amp & Panel height is max 2
Meter)
Headroom of working spaces for
panel boards (More than If Panel height is more than 2 Meter than
200Amp & Panel height is more clearance should not less than panel Height
than 2 Meter)
Entrance For Panel (More than One entrance required for working space (Not
1200 Amp and over 1.8 m Wide) less than 610 mm wide and 2.0 m high)
Personnel door(s) intended for entrance to and
Personal Door For Panel (More
egress from the working space less than 7.6 m
than 1200 Amp)
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

Clearance for Conductor Entering in Panel (NES 408.5)

Description of Clearance Distance (min)

Spacing between The conduit or Not rise more than 75 mm
raceways (including their end (3 in) above the bottom of
fittings) and bottom of enclosure the enclosure
Spacing between bottom of
enclosure and insulated busbars, 200 mm
their supports
Spacing between bottom of
enclosure and non-insulated 200 mm
busbars

Clearance between Bare Metal Busbar in Panel (NES 408.5)

Opposite Opposite
Polarity Polarity Where Live Parts to
Voltage
Mounted on Held Free in Ground
Same Surface Air
Up to 125 V 19.1 mm 12.7 mm 12.7 mm
125 V to 250
31.8 mm 19.1 mm 12.7 mm
V
250 V to 600
50.8 mm 25.4 mm 25.4 mm
V

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)

Exposed live
Exposed live
parts to Exposed live
parts to Not live
Voltage Grounded parts parts on both
parts (or
(concrete/brick/ sides
grounded parts)
walls)
601 V to 2.5 KV 0.914 Meter (3 Ft) 1.2 Meter (4 Ft) 1.5 Meter (5 Ft)
2.5 KV to 9.0
1.2 Meter (4 Ft) 1.5 Meter (5 Ft) 1.8 Meter (6 Ft)
KV
9.0 KV to 25 KV 1.5 Meter (5 Ft) 1.8 Meter (6 Ft) 2.5 Meter (8 Ft)
25 KV to 75 KV 1.8 Meter (6 Ft) 2.5 Meter (8 Ft) 3.0 Meter (10 Ft)
Above 75 KV 2.5 Meter (8 Ft) 3.0 Meter (10 Ft) 3.7 Meter (12 Ft)

Clearance around an Outdoor electrical panel (NES 110.31)

Description of Clearance Distance (min)

Not less than 2.0 Meter high (Measured
vertically from the floor or platform) or
Clear work space
not less than 914 mm (3 ft) wide
(Measured parallel to the equipment)
One entrance required for working
Entrance For Panel(More than
space (Not less than 610 mm wide and
1200 Amp and over 1.8 m Wide)
2.0 m high)
Entrance For Panel: On Large
One Entrance at each end of the
panels exceeding 1.8 Meter in
equipment.
width
Non-metallic or Metal-enclosed
Panel in general public and the
Enclosure door or hinged cover shall be
bottom of the enclosure is less
kept locked
than 2.5 m (8 ft) above the floor
or grade level

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

Working Space for Panel (Code Georgia Power Company)

Exposed live Exposed

Exposed live parts to
parts to Not live live parts
Voltage Grounded parts
parts (or on both
(concrete/brick/walls)
grounded parts) sides
Up to 150 V 3.0 Meter 3.0 Meter 3.0 Meter
150 V to 600 V 3.0 Meter 3.5 Meter 4.0 Meter
600 V to 2.5
3.0 Meter 4.0 Meter 5.0 Meter
KV
2.5 KV to 9
3.0 Meter 4.0 Meter 6.0 Meter
KV
9 KV to 25 KV 5.0 Meter 6.0 Meter 6.0 Meter