{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-60.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 60.13","heading":"Corrective actions.","body":"(a) If any sampling indicates that a miner's exposure exceeds the PEL, the mine operator shall:\n(1) Make approved respirators available to affected miners before the start of the next work shift in accordance with § 60.14(b) and (c);\n(2) Ensure that affected miners wear respirators properly for the full shift or during the period of overexposure until miner exposures are at or below the PEL; and\n(3) Immediately take corrective actions to lower the concentration of respirable crystalline silica to at or below the PEL.\n(b) Once corrective actions have been taken, the mine operator shall:\n(1) Conduct sampling pursuant to § 60.12(b); and\n(2) Take additional or new corrective actions until sampling indicates miner exposures are at or below the PEL.\n(c) The mine operator shall make a record of corrective actions and the dates of the corrective actions under paragraph (a) of this section.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER M—UNIFORM MINE HEALTH REGULATIONS","PART 60—RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA"],"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":"3ddfb014d44fa0f61896393a1e379c8f42054bb0133dc32b2fb1ff8afac35fef","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-60.12","next":"us/30-cfr-60.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}