30 CFR §18.45
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- (a)A self-propelled machine, that receives electrical energy through a portable cable and is designed to travel at speeds exceeding 2.5 miles per hour, shall have a mechanically, hydraulically, or electrically driven reel upon which to wind the portable cable.
- (b)The enclosure for moving contacts or slip rings of a cable reel shall be explosion-proof.
- (c)Cable-reel bearings shall not constitute an integral part of a circuit for transmitting electrical energy.
- (d)Cable reels for shuttle cars and locomotives shall maintain positive tension on the portable cable during reeling and unreeling. Such tension shall only be high enough to prevent a machine from running over its own cable(s).
- (e)Cable reels and spooling devices shall be insulated with flame-resistant material.
- (f)The maximum speed of travel of a machine when receiving power through a portable (trailing) cable shall not exceed 6 miles per hour.
- (g)Diameters of cable reel drums and sheaves should be large enough to prevent undue bending strain on cables.