Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING
Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only
Article 7 - Electricity
Section 4VAC25-40-3930 - Disconnecting switches
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 4VAC25-40-3930
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Disconnecting switches that can be opened safely under load shall be provided underground at all primary power circuits near shafts, levels, and boreholes. Disconnecting switches shall be installed underground in all main power circuits within approximately 500 feet of the bottoms of shafts and boreholes, and at other places where main power circuits enter the mine.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
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