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Version date: 1 November 2007 - onwards
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Regulation 93 Overhead lines and underground cables

(1) An employer shall ensure that -

(a) all overhead lines and their supporting structures and underground cables are constructed, installed, connected and maintained in a manner suitable for the work and conditions under which they are to be operated to prevent danger,

(b) where cables to be installed underground are to be enclosed in ducting of any material, other than in concrete ducts or in floor voids or floor slabs, such ducting -

(i) is coloured red,

(ii) has a high resistance to impact, and

(iii) is covered with suitable warning tape embedded in the ground above the duct,

(c) all overhead lines and other current-carrying parts connected to or containing part of overhead lines are arranged so that adequate clearance is provided from the ground or other accessible place to prevent dangerous contact with a person, article substance or any conducting material,

(d) means are provided to prevent danger -

(i) in the event of any live conductor accidentally falling due to breakage o

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