General Order 64-A

Original Version

Rule 54.6-B2

54.6-B(2)    Ground Wires:  Ground wires may be attached to or run on the surface of poles, provided they are protected throughout their length by suitable protective covering.  That portion of the ground conductor below an 8 foot distance from the nearest supply conductor supported on the pole or structure, or within 6 foot radial distance of a conductor passing but not attached, requires no protective covering, provided the line is located in sparsely settled rural areas and the ground line is of mechanical strength at least equal to No. 4 stranded hard drawn copper wire.

Contact between the ground wire and cross arm braces, guy fastenings or other exposed metal parts is permitted only where it is intended that these elements be grounded and where a positive electrical contact is made between them and the ground wire.  Where this latter provision is exercised, no circuit within a vertical distance of 3 feet below or 8 feet above such grounded braces, fastenings or metal parts shall be worked on while any of the circuits involved are energized.  (See App. G, Fig. 34.)

Strikeout and Underlined Version

Rule 54.6-B2

54.6-B(2)    Ground Wires: Ground wires may be attached to or run on the surfaces of poles, provided they are protected throughout their length by suitable protective covering. That portion of the ground conductor not within an eight (8) foot vertical distance from the nearest conductor supported on the pole or structure, or not within a six (6) foot radial distance from a conductor passing but not attached thereto, requires no protective covering, provided the line is located in sparsely settled rural areas and the ground wire is of mechanical strength at least equal to that of No. 4 stranded hard drawn copper wire.

Contact between the ground wire and cross arm braces, guy fastenings or other exposed metal parts is permitted only where it is intended that these elements be grounded and where a positive electrical contact is made between them and the ground wire. Where this latter pro- vision is exercised, no circuit within a vertical distance of three (3) feet below or eight (8) feet above such grounded braces, fastenings or metal parts shall be worked on while any of the circuits involved are energized. (See App. G, Fig. 34.)

Incidental pole wiring connected to the common neutral conductor may be stapled to the underside of cross arms, provided the installation is such as to offer the least possibility of contact to workmen.

Final Version

Rule 54.6-B2

54.6-B(2)    Ground Wires:  Ground wires may be attached to or run on the surfaces of poles, provided they are protected throughout their length by suitable protective covering. That portion of the ground conductor not within an eight (8) foot vertical distance from the nearest conductor supported on the pole or structure, or not within a six (6) foot radial distance from a conductor passing but not attached thereto, requires no protective covering, provided the line is located in sparsely settled rural areas and the ground wire is of mechanical strength at least equal to that of No. 4 stranded hard drawn copper wire.

Contact between the ground wire and cross arm braces, guy fastenings or other exposed metal parts is permitted only where it is intended that these elements be grounded and where a positive electrical contact is made between them and the ground wire. Where this latter pro- vision is exercised, no circuit within a vertical distance of three (3) feet below or eight (8) feet above such grounded braces, fastenings or metal parts shall be worked on while any of the circuits involved are energized. (See App. G, Fig. 34.)

Incidental pole wiring connected to the common neutral conductor may be stapled to the underside of cross arms, provided the installation is such as to offer the least possibility of contact to workmen.