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30 CFR 75.1327: Misfires.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 30—Mineral Resources
- CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
- SUBCHAPTER O—COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
- PART 75—MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES
- Subpart N—Explosives and Blasting
(a) When misfires occur, only work by a qualified person to dispose of misfires and other work necessary to protect persons shall be done in the affected area.
(b) When a misfire cannot be disposed of—
(1) A qualified person shall post each accessible entrance to the area affected by the hazard of the misfire with a warning at a conspicuous location to prohibit entry; and
(2) The misfire shall be immediately reported to mine management.
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