§ 207-a. Employee safety in work on energized high voltage lines. 1.
There shall be no change in the present industry work practices,
procedures and standards with regard to bare-hand, live-line techniques
or with insulated-glove techniques in the handling of energized
high-voltage lines and equipment having a voltage differential in excess
of 15 kv between any pair of conductors or grounds. Changes in industry
work practices, procedures and standards relative to the handling of
energized high-voltage lines and equipment having a voltage differential
in excess of 15 kv between any pair of conductors or grounds shall be
permitted where such changes require the utilization of "hot stick"
methods. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any change in industry
work practices, procedures and standards with regard to the handling of
energized voltage lines and equipment having a high-voltage differential
in excess of 100 kv between any pair of conductors or grounds.

2. For the purposes of this section the term "work" shall include, but
not be limited to the erection, maintenance, repair, construction or
installation of such energized conductors or associated equipment and
lines in both emergency and non-emergency situations.

3. No provision herein is to prevent or prohibit any appropriate
administrative or rule-making body from making and issuing appropriate
rules and regulations concerning employee or worker safety in the work
to be performed on energized or properly grounded high-voltage electric
transmission and distribution lines and equipment.