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Title 30 - MINERAL RESOURCESChapter I - MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABORSubchapter B - TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTSPart 7 - TESTING BY APPLICANT OR THIRD PARTY
Subpart L - REFUGE ALTERNATIVES
Section 7.501 - Purpose and scope

30 C.F.R. § 7.501

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Section 7.501 - Purpose and scope

This subpart L establishes requirements for MSHA approval of refuge alternatives and components for use in underground coal mines. Refuge alternatives are intended to provide a life-sustaining environment for persons trapped underground when escape is impossible.

30 C.F.R. § 7.501