---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 75.816"
title: "30"
number: "75.816"
heading: "Guarding of cables."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/75.816"
---

# §75.816. Guarding of cables.

- (a) High-voltage cables must be guarded at the following locations:
  - (1) Where persons regularly work or travel over or under the cables.
  - (2) Where the cables leave cable handling or support systems to extend to electric components.
- (b) Guarding must minimize the possibility of miners contacting the cables and protect the cables from damage. The guarding must be made of grounded metal or nonconductive flame-resistant material.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 67 FR 11001, Mar. 11, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted.