{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-723","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-723","heading":"Blasting cables","body":"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.","path":["Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy","Subtitle II. Coal Mining","Part B. Underground Coal Mines","Chapter 7. Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Mine Construction","Article 5. Explosives and Blasting"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-723/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"8b26913c4dc0186e4907ab08817052af2a27ebcf8884f474a124ee859e3f2190","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-722","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-724"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}