---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.601"
title: "30"
number: "77.601"
heading: "Trailing cables or portable cables; temporary splices."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.601"
---

# §77.601. Trailing cables or portable cables; temporary splices.


Temporary splices in trailing cables or portable cables shall be made in a workmanlike manner and shall be mechanically strong and well insulated. Trailing cables or portable cables with exposed wires or splices that heat or spark under load shall not be used.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.