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Subchapter 5. Electrical Safety Orders Group 2. High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders Article 1. Definitions §2700. Definitions. The following definitions of frequently used terms shall be accepted as the intended meanings of these terms whenever used in these High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders. Note: Definitions of other terms used in only one article are included in the front of that article. Accepted. An installation is “accepted” if it has been inspected and found by a nationally recognized testing laboratory to conform to specified plans or to procedures of applicable codes. Accessible. (A) Accessible (as applied to equipment). Admitting close approach because not guarded by locked doors (unless keys are readily available to those requiring access), elevation or other effective means. (See Readily Accessible.) (Title 24, Part 3, Article 100.) (B) Accessible (as applied to wiring methods). Not permanently closed in by the structure or finish of the building; capable of being removed or exposed without disturbing the building structure, finish, or fixed appurtenance thereto. (See “Concealed” and “Exposed.”) (Title 24, Part 3, Article 100.) (C) Readily Accessible. Capable of being reached quickly for operation, renewal, or inspections, without requiring those to whom ready access is requisite to climb over or remove obstacles or to resort to portable ladders, chairs, etc. (Title 24, Part 3, Article 100.) (D) Safely Accessible. Not exposing persons installing, operating, maintaining, or inspecting electrical apparatus to serious risks of tripping or falling or of coming in contact with energized electrical parts, moving machinery, surfaces or objects operating at high temperatures, or other hazardous equipment. Aerial Lift. A device used to raise workers to an elevated position. Ambient Temperature. The temperature of the cooling medium that comes in contact with the device or equipment. Ampacity. Current-carrying capacity of electric conductors ex