[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 663]
 
                       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 Q_Loading and Haulage
 
Sec.  77.1606  Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.

    (a) Mobile loading and haulage equipment shall be inspected by a 
competent person before such equipment is placed in operation. Equipment 
defects affecting safety shall be recorded and reported to the mine 
operator.
    (b) Carriers on aerial tramways, including loading and unloading 
mechanisms, shall be inspected each shift; brakes shall be inspected 
daily; ropes and supports shall be inspected as recommended by the 
manufacturer or as physical conditions warrant. Equipment defects 
affecting safety shall be reported to the mine operator.
    (c) Equipment defects affecting safety shall be corrected before the 
equipment is used.