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Title 30 - MINERAL RESOURCESChapter I - MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABORSubchapter K - METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTHPart 56 - SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS-SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES
Subpart M - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
Appendix I to Subpart M of Part 56 - National Consensus Standards

30 C.F.R. § 49 app I to Subpart M of Part 56

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Appendix I to Subpart M of Part 56 - National Consensus Standards

Mine operators seeking further information regarding the construction and installation of falling object protective structures (FOPS) may consult the following national consensus standards, as applicable.

MSHA Standard 56.14106, Falling Object Protection.

Equipment National consensus standard
Front-end loaders and bulldozersSociety of Automotive Engineers (SAE) minimum performance criteria for falling object protective structures (FOPS) SAE J231-January, 1981.
Fork-lift trucksAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI) safety standard for low lift and high lift trucks, B 56.1, section 7.27-1983 ; or,
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard, rough terrain fork lift trucks, B56.6-1987.

30 C.F.R. 49 app I to Subpart M of Part 56