Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL
Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY
UNDERGROUND LINE OPERATION
Section 39.437 - Testing and splicing live cable

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 39.437

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

(a) If lines and cables are not properly identified by markings or positions, employes shall not work upon them.

(b) Employes shall always ascertain, if practicable, whether cables are alive by testing with the test devices provided, before cutting into the cable sheaths. Live cables should be spliced only by men experienced in the work, and they should use extreme caution and suitable devices in so doing.

This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 39.431 (relating to general provisions); 34 Pa. Code § 39.441 (relating to general provisions); 34 Pa. Code § 39.461 (relating to general requirements); 34 Pa. Code § 39.471 (relating to general requirements); and 34 Pa. Code § 39.491 (relating to general requirements).

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