30 CFR 77.506 - Electric equipment and circuits; overload and short-circuit protection.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 30 - Mineral Resources last revised: Jan 27, 2026

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§ 77.506 - Electric equipment and circuits; overload and short-circuit protection.

Automatic circuit-breaking devices or fuses of the correct type and capacity shall be installed so as to protect all electric equipment and circuits against short circuit and overloads.

authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

source: 36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 30 CFR 77.506