Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL
Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY
SIGNAL LINE OPERATION
Section 39.496 - Stringing wires

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 39.496

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) When stringing wires or cables over or under supply lines, employes shall avoid any possibility of their coming in contact, and shall not string them above live supply lines where it is practicable to avoid it.

(b) If liability of contact cannot be entirely avoided, the lines being handled shall be treated as alive, unless they are effectively grounded, and the rules in §§ 39.361-39.371 so far as they are applicable, shall be carefully observed.

This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 39.461 (relating to general requirements).

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