Blasting cables
Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-723
in effectEach 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.
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 .
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