{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac25-40-2180","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC25-40-2180","heading":"Nonconductive electrical safety mats","body":"Dry, wooden platforms, insulating mats, or other electrically nonconductive material shall be kept in place at all switchboards and power-control switches where shock hazards exist.  However, metal plates on which a person normally would stand and which are kept at the same potential as the grounded, metal, noncurrent-carrying parts of the power switches to be operated may be used.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 25. Department of Energy","Chapter 40. Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining","Part XII. Electricity—Surface and Underground"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency25/chapter40/section2180/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:00Z","sha256":"106639302ff6936dc2f9c0f4c011837f810668765dfedaebbcba759439b0f0e2","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac25-40-2170","next":"us-va/4vac25-40-2190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}