                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 REPAIRS TO CIRCUITS AND ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT (§ 45.2-815)

A. No electrical work shall be performed on any low-voltage, medium-voltage, or
high-voltage distribution circuit or equipment except by a certified person or a
person who is trained to perform electrical work and to maintain electrical
equipment and is working under the direct supervision of a certified person.
Every high-voltage circuit shall be grounded before repair work is performed.
Disconnecting devices shall be locked out and suitably tagged by the person who
performs electrical or mechanical work on such a circuit or piece of equipment
connected to such a circuit, except that where locking out is not possible, such
devices shall be opened and suitably tagged by such person. Locks and tags shall
be removed only by the person who installed them or, if such person is
unavailable, by a certified person authorized by the operator or his agent.

B. A miner may, where necessary, repair energized trolley wires if he wears
insulated shoes and lineman&#8217;s gloves.

C. This section does not prohibit a certified electrical repairman from making
checks on or troubleshooting energized circuits or an authorized person from
performing repairs or maintenance on equipment once the power is off and the
equipment is blocked against motion, except where motion is necessary to make
adjustments.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 45-82, 45-82.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-78;
1993, c. 442; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.196; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2021,
Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.