950                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 4

AND ONE-HALT FEET OR MORE ABOVE THE BAIL OR AT
ADEQUATELY GUARDED SHELTER HOLES;

(2)    THE HANGER ON EACH CURVE SHALL BE
SPACED SO THE TROLLEY WIRE CAN BE DETACHED AT ANY ONE
HANGER WITHOUT EXPOSING THE LOCOMOTIVE OPERATOR TO A
SHOCK HAZARD;

(3)   TROLLEY WIRES AND TROLLEY FEEDER WIRES
SHALL BE ALIGNED PROPERLY AND INSTALLED AT LEAST SIX
INCHES OUTSIDE THE TRACKAGE LINE;

(4) CUTOUT SWITCHES SHALL BE PROVIDED AT
INTERVALS OF NOT MORE THAN 2,000 FEET AND NEAR THE
BEGINNING OF EACH BRANCH LINE;

(5)    WIRES SHALL BE KEPT TAUT AND NOT
PERMITTED TO TOUCH THE ROOF, RIB, OR CROSSBARS;
PARTICULAR CARE SHALL BE TAKEN WHERE THE WIRE PASSES
THROUGH A DOOR OPENING TO PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF
BARE WIRE COMING IN CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL;

(6)   TROLLEY WIRES AND TROLLEY FEEDER WIRES
SHALL BE GUARDED ADEQUATELY WHERE NECESSARY FOR
EMPLOYEES TO PASS OR WORK UNDER THEM REGULARLY. THE
WIRES SHALL BE GUARDED ADEQUATELY UNLESS THEY ARE MORE
THAN SIX AND ONE-HALF FEET ABOVE THE TOP OF THE RAIL.
THE WIRES ALSO SHALL BE GUARDED ADEQUATELY ON BOTH
SIDES OF EVERY DOOR;

(7)    THE WIRES MAY NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT AND SHALL BE KEPT AT LEAST 150 FEET
FROM PILLAR WORKINGS;

(8)   WIRES SHALL BE ANCHORED SECURELY AND
INSULATED PROPERLY AT THE ENDS; AND

(9)    WIRES SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN AIR
KNOWN TO CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE PERCENT METHANE, OR IN
AIR RETURNING FROM PILLAR RECOVERY WORK, OR OLD
WORKINGS WHERE DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF METHANE MAY BE
LIBERATED SUDDENLY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 587(d) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

7-436. GROUNDING.

METAL CONDUIT, METALLIC COVERING, AND CABLE ARMOR
SHALL BE GROUNDED EFFECTIVELY. EACH SHALL BE