---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 56.12004"
title: "30"
number: "56.12004"
heading: "Electrical conductors."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/56.12004"
---

# §56.12004. Electrical conductors.


Electrical conductors shall be of a sufficient size and current-carrying capacity to ensure that a rise in temperature resulting from normal operations will not damage the insulating materials. Electrical conductors exposed to mechanical damage shall be protected.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.