{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1926.431","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1926.431","heading":"Maintenance of equipment.","body":"The employer shall ensure that all wiring components and utilization equipment in hazardous locations are maintained in a dust-tight, dust-ignition-proof, or explosion-proof condition, as appropriate. There shall be no loose or missing screws, gaskets, threaded connections, seals, or other impairments to a tight condition.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION","Subpart K—Electrical"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"99dd8b93bc956b732caecfbfd93a08385bb85dc88145f9363cf17416941cfa27","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1926.418-1926.430","next":"us/29-cfr-1926.432"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}