30 CFR § 75.701 - Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment.

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title: "30 CFR § 75.701 - Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "75.701"
section_name: "Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment."
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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authority: "30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
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# 75.701 Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment.

****[Statutory Provisions]

Metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment that can become “alive” through failure of insulation or by contact with energized parts shall be grounded by methods approved by an authorized representative of the Secretary.