{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-57.15031","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 57.15031","heading":"Location of self-rescue devices.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and (c) of this section, self-rescue devices meeting the requirements of standard 57.15030 shall be worn or carried by all persons underground.\n(b) Where the wearing or carrying of self-rescue devices meeting the requirements of standard 57.15030 is hazardous to a person, such self-rescue devices shall be located at a distance no greater than 25 feet from such person.\n(c) Where a person works on or around mobile equipment, self-rescue devices may be placed in a readily accessible location on such equipment.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER K—METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH","PART 57—SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES","Subpart N—Personal Protection"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"ad4ac4ec4d18f8e695967448b7d21896bfc6dfb3fc870b85bc291881838aea3a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-57.15030","next":"us/30-cfr-57.16001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}