45.1-161.299 - Bare wires and cables. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.299. Bare wires and cables.

A. The Director shall promulgate regulations requiring bare wires, and cablesother than ground wires, grounded power wires, and trailing cables to besupported by insulators and away from combustible materials, roof, and ribs.

B. Until final regulations promulgated by the Director pursuant to subsectionA become effective, wires and cables not encased in armor shall be supportedby well-installed insulators and shall not touch combustible materials, roof,or ribs; however, this requirement shall not apply to ground wires, groundedpower conductors, and trailing cables.

(Code 1950, §§ 45-82, 45-82.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-78; 1993,c. 442; 1994, c. 28.)