45.1-161.181 - Surface electrical installations. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.181. Surface electrical installations.

A. Overhead high-potential power lines shall be placed at least fifteen feetabove the ground and twenty feet above driveways, shall be installed oninsulators, and shall be supported and guarded to prevent contact with othercircuits.

B. Surface transmission lines including trolley circuits shall be protectedagainst short circuits and lightning. Each power circuit that leadsunderground shall be equipped with lightning arrestors within 100 feet ofwhere the circuit enters the mine.

C. Electric wiring in surface buildings shall be installed so as to preventfire and contact hazards.

(Code 1950, §§ 45-82, 45-82.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-75; 1994,c. 28; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256.)