§ 45.2-723 Blasting cables
Each blasting cable shall be:
1. Well insulated and as long as necessary to allow the shot firer to move to a safe place around a corner;
2. Short-circuited at the battery end until it is ready to attach to the blasting unit;
3. Staggered as to length, or shall have its ends kept well separated when attached to the detonator leg wires; and
4. Kept clear of power wires and all other possible sources of active or stray electric currents.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1994, chapter 28.
Code 1950, § 45-53.6; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-49; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.130; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.