Va. Code § 45.2-723: Blasting cables

Each blasting cable shall be:1. Well insulated and as long as necessary to allow the shot firer to move to a safe place around a corner;2. Short-circuited at the battery end until it is ready to attach to the blasting unit;3. Staggered as to length, or shall have its ends kept well separated when attached to the detonator leg wires; and4. Kept clear of power wires and all other possible sources of active or stray electric currents.Code 1950, § 45-53.6; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-49; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.130; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.