[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR77]

[Page 650]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 77_MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS, SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK 
AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart K_Ground Control
 
Sec.  77.1004  Ground control; inspection and maintenance; general.

    (a) Highwalls, banks, benches, and terrain sloping into the working 
areas shall be examined after every rain, freeze, or thaw before men 
work in such areas, and such examination shall be made and recorded in 
accordance with Sec.  77.1713.
    (b) Overhanging highwalls and banks shall be taken down and other 
unsafe ground conditions shall be corrected promptly, or the area shall 
be posted.