Rule 34-A1

34.0-A1)    Messengers and Span Wires: Messengers and Span Wires (when used under the definitions of Rules 21.11 and 22.9 respectively) may be used as supports when the following requirements are met:

a)    Material and Size Requirements: See Rule 49.7 Messengers and Span Wires.

b)    Sectionalizing Requirements: Insulators shall be installed in all messengers and span wires, when used within the scope of this rule, and shall be located at a distance of not less than 6 feet and not more than 9 feet, measured along the messenger or span wire, from the points of attachment to the poles or structures. Sectionalizing insulators shall meet the requirements of Rules 56.8 and 86.8 .

c)    Attachments: Messengers and span wires shall be attached to poles with through bolts and shall be protected by the use of guy thimbles or their equivalent where attached to the through bolts. Steel pole bands or their equivalent shall be used for steel and concrete poles.

In no case shall any apparatus (decorations, banner, wire, cable, lights, etc.) be supported by the utilities’ or licensees’ conductors, cables, messengers, span wires or guys.

Strikeout and Underline Version

Rule 34-A1

34.0-A1)    Messengers and Span Wires: Messengers and Span Wires (when used under the definitions of Rules 21.11 22.3 and 22.9 23.5 respectively) may be used as supports when the following requirements are met:

a)    Material and Size Requirements: See Rule 49.7 Messengers and Span Wires.

b)    Sectionalizing Requirements: Insulators shall be installed in all messengers and span wires, when used within the scope of this rule, and shall be located at a distance of not less than 6 feet and not more than 9 feet, measured along the messenger or span wire, from the points of attachment to the poles or structures. Sectionalizing insulators shall meet the requirements of Rules 56.8 and 86.8 .

c)    Attachments: Messengers and span wires shall be attached to poles with through bolts and shall be protected by the use of guy thimbles or their equivalent where attached to the through bolts. Steel pole bands or their equivalent shall be used for steel and concrete poles.

In no case shall any apparatus (decorations, banner, wire, cable, lights, etc.) be supported by the utilities’ or licensees’ conductors, cables, messengers, span wires or guys.

Final Version

Rule 34-A1

34.0-A1)    Messengers and Span Wires: Messengers and Span Wires (when used under the definitions of Rules 22.3 and 23.5 respectively) may be used as supports when the following requirements are met:

a)    Material and Size Requirements: See Rule 49.7 Messengers and Span Wires.

b)    Sectionalizing Requirements: Insulators shall be installed in all messengers and span wires, when used within the scope of this rule, and shall be located at a distance of not less than 6 feet and not more than 9 feet, measured along the messenger or span wire, from the points of attachment to the poles or structures. Sectionalizing insulators shall meet the requirements of Rules 56.8 and 86.8.

c)    Attachments: Messengers and span wires shall be attached to poles with through bolts and shall be protected by the use of guy thimbles or their equivalent where attached to the through bolts. Steel pole bands or their equivalent shall be used for steel and concrete poles.

In no case shall any apparatus (decorations, banner, wire, cable, lights, etc.) be supported by the utilities’ or licensees’ conductors, cables, messengers, span wires or guys.