Electrical Test Lab (ETL)
The ETL evaluates electrical equipment for safety, fire and shock hazards and personnel injuries in accordance with the current applicable codes and standards. Approved materials are published as Los Angeles Research Reports (LARR).
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ETL
Electrical Testing Laboratory
Address: 221 N. Figueroa St. Room 500, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213) 482-6721 Fax: (213) 482-6554
Engineer: Antonio Maldonado
Email: antonio.maldonado@lacity.org Telephone: (213) 482-7382
Engineer: Isaac Almaraz
Email: isaac.almaraz@lacity.org Telephone: (213) 482-0035
Engineer: Stephanie Lopez
Email: stephanie.j.lopez@lacity.org Telephone: (213) 482-0068
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Employee workstations must be on an accessible route.
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No. A job will stop if LADBS accepts it has made an error in issuing a permit. Otherwise, construction will stop only if a determination is made by LADBS Board of Commissioners or the Department of the City Planning that LADBS made an error in issuing a permit or in the zoning determination for a project.
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No, as this is not “newly constructed” according to LABC 202 or used for public housing.
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No, it does not if the electrical equipment is already tested and listed according to approved recognized national safety (RNS) standards and labeled by a recognized (approved) testing agency such as Underwriters Laboratory, Canadian Standards Association, FM Approvals LLC, Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., and TUV America Inc., etc.
If the equipment is not already tested and listed, or if it is only tested and listed according to manufacturer standards, or if it is not code compliant or identified as required by the electrical code, then it needs to be retested according to RNS standards, and comply with California Electrical Code, and City of Los Angeles Electrical Code requirements by the LADBS-ETL or any other recognized testing agency.
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No. A permit is issued by LADBS to check the zoning for the hospital site.
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Yes, but LADBS does not issue permits for a public school.
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Yes. See the Information Bulletin P/BC 2017-079 for more details.
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No, the product is acceptable if it is listed by a City of Los Angeles recognized listing agency.
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The City does not enforce a CC&Rs.
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Green Building code is applicable to the following projects:
- New buildings
- Additions of any size
- Alter/Repair with a valuation of $200,000 or more
- Alterations to residential buildings that result in increase in conditioned volume.
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