2019 Arkansas Code
Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 5 - Working Conditions Generally
Subchapter 3 - Work Near High Voltage Lines
§ 11-5-301. Purpose

Universal Citation:
AR Code § 11-5-301 (2019)
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  • (a) This subchapter provides for the minimum precautions to be taken during any excavation, demolition, transportation of equipment, construction, repair, or operation in the proximity of energized overhead electrical lines.

  • (b)

    • (1) The purposes of this subchapter are to provide for the protection of persons engaged in work of any nature in the vicinity of energized overhead electrical lines, to define the conditions under which work may be carried on safely, the procedures and means by which these conditions may be created, to provide penalties, and to provide remedies to those affected by violations of this subchapter.

    • (2) This subchapter shall not apply to the direct employees of the State Highway Commission or the Arkansas Department of Transportation.

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