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30 CFR 57.12088: Splicing trailing cables.

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  1. Title 30—Mineral Resources
  2. CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  3. SUBCHAPTER K—METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
  4. PART 57—SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES
  5. Subpart K—Electricity

No splice, except a vulcanized splice or its equivalent, shall be made in a trailing cable within 25 feet of the machine unless the machine is equipped with a cable reel or other power feed cable payout-retrieval system. However, a temporary splice may be made to move the equipment for repair.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:25:24Z. Source file · JSON

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