                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES (§ 59.1-408)

Unless danger of contact with overhead high voltage lines has been guarded
against as provided by § 59.1-410:

1. No person shall, individually or through an agent or employee, perform, or
require any other person to perform, any work, as defined in &#xA7; 59.1-407,
that will cause any person or tools, machinery, ladders, antennas, equipment,
covered equipment, supplies, materials, or apparatus to be placed within 10 feet
(3.1 meters) of any overhead high voltage line.

2. A clearance greater than 10 feet (3.1 meters) may be required under the
circumstances by the occupational safety and health regulations adopted by the
Safety and Health Codes Board pursuant to Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 40.1-22 et seq.) of
Title 40.1 and enforced by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.

3. The prohibited activities as described in this section shall not apply to
covered equipment as defined herein when lawfully driven or transported on
public streets and highways in compliance with the height restriction imposed by
&#xA7; 46.2-1110, nor shall they apply to covered equipment, when used in
agricultural or silvicultural activities, that is in compliance with the height
restrictions imposed by &#xA7; 46.2-1110 when driven or transported on land used
for agricultural or silvicultural activities.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 341; 1995, c. 298; 2003, c. 364.