ECN Forum Forums Code Related Discussion Building Codes for Electricians Seismic bracing for trapeze & Strip Ltg.

The only thing I've been able to find in the Calif Building Code is that emergency equipment is required to be able to resist seismic forces.
Everyone says that stuff has to braced and it's in the code, but no one can show me a code section for just everyday stuff.
I find it difficult to enforce "it" for everyday stuff.

Yeah, come to think of it I couldn't quote you a code section. It hasn't really mattered to me because we have been tied to doing it by specification on every job I have done in the last several years.

Yeah, I couldn't quote an NEC article either!

I'll have to check the Building Code book(s) and see what they say
(just for personal references and similar Injunear needs ...)

Man, I'll tell ya, the Earthquake which prompted me to post this question in the first place, sure got stuff gyrating all around!
Looked like a huge Inanimate Object Hula Dance festival!

The Seismic event (Quake) was the one that hit back in June/July of 2005 - with the Epicenter in Yucaipa (sp??).

Even though the energy reaching my location (Huntington Beach) was very minimal - mostly came in as "S" waves and lasted only 2 seconds max., it was enough to get all the suspended stuff moving like crazy!

Thanks everyone for the replies!

Scott35