Slope and Shaft Sinking

  1. Law
  2. CFR 30
  3. Mineral Resources
  4. Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor
  5. Coal Mine Safety and Health
  6. Mandatory Safety Standards, Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines
  7. Slope and Shaft Sinking

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Section
77.1900

Slopes and shafts; approval of plans.

Section
77.1900-1

Compliance with approved slope and shaft sinking plans.

Section
77.1901

Preshift and onshift inspections; reports.

Section
77.1901-1

Methane and oxygen deficiency tests; approved devices.

Section
77.1902

Drilling and mucking operations.

Section
77.1902-1

Permissible diesel-powered equipment.

Section
77.1903

Hoists and hoisting; minimum requirements.

Section
77.1904

Communications between slope and shaft bottoms and hoist operators.

Section
77.1905

Hoist safeguards; general.

Section
77.1906

Hoists; daily inspection.

Section
77.1907

Hoist construction; general.

Section
77.1908

Hoist installations; use.

Section
77.1908-1

Hoist operation; qualified hoistman.

Section
77.1909

Explosives and blasting; use of permissible explosives and shot-firing units.

Section
77.1909-1

Use of nonpermissible explosives and nonpermissible shot-firing units; approval by Health and Safety District Manager.

Section
77.1910

Explosives and blasting; general.

Section
77.1911

Ventilation of slopes and shafts.

Section
77.1912

Ladders and stairways.

Section
77.1913

Fire-resistant wood.

Section
77.1914

Electrical equipment.

Section
77.1915

Storage and handling of combustible materials.

Section
77.1916

Welding, cutting, and soldering; fire protection.