[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]

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                       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.  77.1009  Drill; operation.

    (a) While in operation drills shall be attended at all times.
    (b) Men shall not drill from positions that hinder their access to 
the control levers, or from insecure footing or staging, or from atop 
equipment not designed for this purpose.
    (c) Men shall not be on a mast while the drill bit is in operation 
unless a safe platform is provided and safety belts are used.
    (d) Drill crews and others shall stay clear of augers or drill stems 
that are in motion. Persons shall not pass under or step over a moving 
stem or auger.
    (e) In the event of power failure, drill controls shall be placed in 
the neutral position until power is restored.
    (f) When churn drills or vertical rotary drills are used, drillers 
shall not be permitted to work under suspended tools, and when collaring 
holes, inspecting, or during any operation in which tools are removed 
from the hole, all tools shall be lowered to the ground or platform.