30 CFR § 56.12005 - Protection of power conductors from mobile equipment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s56.12005"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 56.12005 - Protection of power conductors from mobile equipment."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "56.12005"
section_name: "Protection of power conductors from mobile equipment."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "56"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "56"
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# 56.12005 Protection of power conductors from mobile equipment.

Mobile equipment shall not run over power conductors, nor shall loads be dragged over power conductors, unless the conductors are properly bridged or protected.