30 CFR § 75.511 - Low-, medium-, or high-voltage distribution circuits and equipment; repair.

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title: "30 CFR § 75.511 - Low-, medium-, or high-voltage distribution circuits and equipment; repair."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "75.511"
section_name: "Low-, medium-, or high-voltage distribution circuits and equipment; repair."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "75"
part_name: "MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
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# 75.511 Low-, medium-, or high-voltage distribution circuits and equipment; repair.

****[Statutory Provision]

No electrical work shall be performed on low-, medium-, or high-voltage distribution circuits or equipment, except by a qualified person or by a person trained to perform electrical work and to maintain electrical equipment under the direct supervision of a qualified person. Disconnecting devices shall be locked out and suitably tagged by the persons who perform such work, except that in cases where locking out is not possible, such devices shall be opened and suitably tagged by such persons. Locks or tags shall be removed only by the persons who installed them or, if such persons are unavailable, by persons authorized by the operator or his agent.