30 CFR § 77.600 Mandatory Safety Standards, Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines

§ 77.600 Trailing cables; short-circuit protection; disconnecting devices.

Current through Jul 27, 2026 · Read all of Part 77

Short-circuit protection for trailing cables shall be provided by an automatic circuit breaker or other no less effective device, approved by the Secretary, of adequate current-interrupting capacity in each ungrounded conductor. Disconnecting devices used to disconnect power from trailing cables shall be plainly marked and identified and such devices shall be equipped or designed in such a manner that it can be determined by visual observation that the power is disconnected.

← § 77.516 Electric wiring and equipment; installation and maintenance.§ 77.601 Trailing cables or portable cables; temporary splices. →