scope:

These requirements cover cord-connected, relocatable power taps rated 250 V AC or less and 20 A AC or less. A relocatable power tap is intended only for indoor use as a temporary extension of a grounding alternating-current branch circuit for general use.

A cord-connected product with less than three receptacle outlets that employs an electromagnetic interference filter or a transient voltage surge suppressor is covered under the Standard for Electromagnetic Interference Filters, UL 1283, and the Standard for Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors, UL 1449, respectively.

A cord-connected product with three or more receptacle outlets that employs an electromagnetic interference filter shall also comply with the Standard for Electromagnetic Interference Filters, UL 1283. A cord-connected product with three or more receptacle outlets that employs a transient voltage surge suppressor shall also comply with the Standard for Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors, UL 1449.

Telephone equipment and communication circuit protectors included in a relocatable power tap shall comply with the requirements in the Standard for Telephone Equipment, UL 1459, and the requirements in the Standard for Secondary Protectors for Communications Circuits, UL 497A, respectively.

A relocatable power tap that incorporates an antenna discharge unit or provides antenna connections to a television, a high-voltage video product, or antenna shall comply with the applicable requirements in the Standard for Antenna Discharge Units, UL 452, and the Standard for Television Receivers and High-Voltage Video Products, UL 1410.

A cord-connected product that employs ground-fault protection is investigated under the requirements in the Standard for Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters, UL 943.

Deleted October 24, 2001

A cord-connected Relocatable Power Tap is not intended to be connected to another cord-connected Relocatable Power Tap.

This standard does not cover RPTs intended for use with medical equipment. Medical equipment is typically intended for use in General Patient Care Areas or Critical Patient Care Areas as defined by Article 517 of the National Electrical Code for Health Care Facilities. RPTs intended for such use shall comply with the requirements of the Standard for Safety of Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: General Requirements, UL 60601-1 and the Standard for Safety Requirements for Medical Electrical Systems, IEC 60601-1-1.