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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 57 - SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS-UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINESSubpart T - SAFETY STANDARDS FOR METHANE IN METAL AND NONMETAL MINES
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Section 57.22315 - Self-contained breathing apparatus (V-A mines)

30 C.F.R. § 57.22315

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Section 57.22315 - Self-contained breathing apparatus (V-A mines)

Self-contained breathing apparatus of a duration to allow for escape from the mine and sufficient in number to equip all persons underground shall be strategically located throughout the mine. Such apparatus shall be approved by MSHA and NIOSH under 42 CFR part 84 and shall be maintained in accordance with manufacturers' specifications. This standard does not apply to double entry mining systems where crosscut intervals do not exceed 250 feet.

30 C.F.R. §57.22315

52 FR 24941, July 1, 1987, as amended at 60 FR 30401, June 8, 1995