45.1-161.130 - Blasting cables. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.130. Blasting cables.

Blasting cables shall be:

1. Well insulated and as long as may be necessary to permit the shot firer toget in a safe place around a corner;

2. Short-circuited at the battery end until ready to attach to the blastingunit;

3. Staggered as to length or the ends kept well separated when attached tothe detonator leg wires; and

4. Kept clear of power wires and all other possible sources of active orstray electric currents.

(Code 1950, § 45-53.6; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-49; 1994, c. 28.)