210.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel

210.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel.
A listed Class A GFCI shall provide protection in accordance with 210.8(A) through (F). The GFCI shall be installed in a readily accessible location.
   Informational Note: See 215.9 for GFCI protection on feeders. 
   For purposes of this section, the distance from receptacles shall be measured as the shortest path the power supply cord connected to the receptacle would follow without piercing a floor, wall, ceiling, or fixed barrier.

(A)    Dwelling Units. All 125-volt through 250-volt receptacles installed in the following locations and supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel: 

(1)    Bathrooms
(2)    Garages and also accessory buildings that have a floor located at or below grade level not intended as habitable rooms and limited to storage areas, work areas, and areas of similar use
(3)    Outdoors
(4)    Crawl spaces – at or below grade level
(5)    Basements
(6)    Kitchens
(7)    Areas with sinks and permanent provisions for food preparation, beverage preparation, or cooking
(8)    Sinks – where receptacles are installed within 1.8 m (6ft) from the top inside edge of the bowl of the sink
(9)    Boathouses
(10)    Bathtubs or shower stalls – where receptacles are installed within 1.8m (6 ft) of the outside edge of the bathtub or shower stall
(11)    Laundry areas
(12)    Indoor damp and wet locations

Exception No. 1: Receptacles that are not readily accessible and are supplied by a branch circuit dedicated to electric snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with 426.28 or 427.22, as applicable.
Exception No. 2: A receptacle supplying only a permanently installed premises security system shall be permitted to omit ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection.
Exception No 3: Listed weight-supporting ceiling receptacles (WSCR) utilized in combination with compatible weight-supporting attachment fittings (WSAF) installed for the purpose of supporting a ceiling luminaire or ceiling-suspended fan shall be permitted to omit ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection. If a general-purpose convenience receptacle is integral to the ceiling luminaire or ceiling-suspended fan, GFCI protection shall be provided.
Exception No. 4: Factory-installed receptacles that are not readily accessible and are mounted internally to bathroom exhaust fan assemblies shall not require GFCI protection unless required by the installation instructions or listing.
    Informational Note: See 760.41(B) abd 760.121(B) for power supply requirements for fire alarm systems.

(B)    Other Than Dwelling Units. All 125-volt through 250-volt receptacles supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground, 50 amperes or less, and all receptacles supplied by three-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground, 100 amperes or less, installed in the following locations shall be provided with GFCI protection:

1.    Bathrooms
2.    Kitchens
3.    Areas with sinks and permanent provisions for food serving, beverage serving, or cooking
4.    Buffet serving areas with permanent provisions for food serving, beverage serving, or cooking
5.    Rooftops
6.    Outdoors
7.    Sinks where receptacles or cord-and-plug-connected fixed or stationary appliances are installed within 1.8 m (6ft) from the top inside edge of the bowl of the sink
8.    Indoor damp or wet locations
9.    Locker rooms with associated showering facilities
10.    Garages, accessory buildings, service bays, and similar areas other than vehicle exhibition halls and showrooms
11.    Crawl spaces at or below grade level
12.    Unfinished areas of basements
13.    Aquariums, bait wells, and similar open aquatic vessels or containers, such as tanks or bowls, where receptacles are installed within 1.8 m (6 ft.) from the top inside edge or rim or from the conductive support framing of the vessel or container
14.    Laundry areas
15.    Bathtubs and shower stalls where receptacles are installed within 1.8m (6 ft) of the outside edge of the bathtub or shower stall

Exception No. 1: Receptacles that are not readily accessible and are supplied by a branch circuit dedicated to electric snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline, and vessel heating equipment shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with 426.28 or 427.22, as applicable. 
Exception No. 2: Receptacles on rooftops shall not be required to be readily accessible other than from the rooftop. 
Exception No. 3: Receptacles or cord-and-plug-connected fixed and stationary appliances installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) from the top inside edge of a bowl of a sink shall not be required to be GFCI protected in industrial establishments where conditions of maintenance and supervision ensure that only qualified personnel are involved, an assured equipment grounding conductor program in accordance with 590.6(B)(2) shall be permitted for only those receptacle outlets used to supply equipment that would create a greater hazard if power is interrupted or that has a design not compatible with GFCI protection.
Exception No. 4: Receptacles or cord-and-plug-connected fixed and stationary appliances installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) from the top inside edge of a bowl of a sink shall not be required to be GFCI protected in industrial laboratories where the receptacles are used to supply equipment if removal of power would introduce a greater hazard.
Exception No. 5: Receptacles located in patient bed locations of Category 2 (general care) or Category 1 (critical care) spaces of health care facilities shall be permitted to comply with 517.21. 
Exception No. 6: Listed weight-supporting ceiling receptacles (WSCR) utilized in combination with compatible weight-supporting attachment fittings (WSAF) installed for the purpose of serviing a ceiling luminaire or ceiling-suspended fan shall be permitted to omit GFCI protection. If a general-purpose convenience receptacle is integral to the ceiling luminaire or ceiling-suspended fan, GFCI protection shall be provided.

(C)    Crawl Space Lighting Outlets. GFCI protection shall be provided for lighting outlets not exceeding 120 volts installed in crawl spaces.
(D)    Specific Appliances. GFCI protection shall be provided for the branch circuit or outlet supplying the following appliances rated 150 volts or less to ground and 60 amperes or less, single- or 3-phase:

1.    Automotive vacuum machines
2.    Drinking water coolers and bottle fill stations
3.    High-pressure spray washing machines
4.    Tire inflation machines 
5.    Vending machines
6.    Sump pumps
7.    Dishwashers
8.    Electric ranges
9.    Wall-mounted ovens
10.    Counter-mounted cooking units
11.    Clothes dryers
12.    Microwave ovens
(E)    Equipment Requiring Servicing. GFCI protection shall be provided for the receptacles required by 210.63.
(F)    Outdoor Outlets. For dwellings, all outdoor outlets, other than those covered in 210.8(A), Exception No. 1, including outlets installed in the following locations, and supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground, 50 amperes or less, shall be provided with GFCI protection:
1.    Garages that have floors located at or below grade level
2.    Accessory buildings
3.    Boathouses

If equipment supplied by an outlet covered under the requirements of this section is replaced, the outlet shall be supplied with GFCI protection.
 

Exception No. 1: GFCI protection shall not be required on lighting  outlets other than those covered in 210.8(C).
Exception No. 2: GFCI protection shall not be required for listed HVAC equipment. This exception shall expire September 1, 2026.