[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR18.49]

[Page 104]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 18--ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN MINE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B--Construction and Design Requirements
 
Sec. 18.49  Connection boxes on machines.

    Connection boxes used to facilitate replacement of cables or machine 
components shall be explosion-proof. Portable-cable terminals on cable 
reels need not be in explosion-proof enclosures provided that 
connections are well made, adequately insulated, protected from damage 
by location, and securely clamped to prevent mechanical strain on the 
connections.