{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-75.401","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 75.401","heading":"Abatement of dust; water or water with a wetting agent.","body":"[Statutory Provision]\nWhere underground mining operations in active workings create or raise excessive amounts of dust, water or water with a wetting agent added to it, or other no less effective methods approved by the Secretary or his authorized representative, shall be used to abate such dust. In working places, particularly in distances less than 40 feet from the face, water, with or without a wetting agent, or other no less effective methods approved by the Secretary or his authorized representative, shall be applied to coal dust on the ribs, roof, and floor to reduce dispersibility and to minimize the explosion hazard.","path":["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 E—Combustible Materials and Rock Dusting"],"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":"8ab9639d0a768447020026dbc54bcba55aaca11063e07e9f804e93682c51d87b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-75.400-2","next":"us/30-cfr-75.401-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}