[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: 30CFR20.5]



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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 20_ELECTRIC MINE LAMPS OTHER THAN STANDARD CAP LAMPS--Table of 

Contents

 

Sec.  20.5  Conditions governing investigations.



    (a) One complete lamp, with assembly and detail drawings that show 

the construction of the lamp and the materials of which it is made, 

should be submitted at the time the application for investigation is 

made. This material should be sent prepaid to Approval and Certification 

Center, RR 1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059.

    (b) When the lamp has been inspected by MSHA, the applicant will be 

notified as to the amount of material that will be required for the 

test. He will also be notified of the date on which the tests will start 

and will be given an opportunity to witness the tests.

    (c) Observers at formal investigations and demonstrations. No one 

shall be present during any part of the formal investigation conducted 

by MSHA which leads to approval for permissibility except the necessary 

Government personnel, representatives of the applicant, and such other 

persons as may be mutually agreed upon by the applicant and MSHA. Upon 

granting approval for permissibility, MSHA will announce that such 

approval has been granted to the device and may thereafter conduct, from 

time to time in its discretion, public demonstrations of the tests 

conducted on the approved device. Those who attend any part of the 

investigation, or any public demonstration, shall be present solely as 

observers; the conduct of the investigation and of any public 

demonstration shall be controlled by MSHA. Results of chemical analyses 

of material and all information contained of material and all 

information contained in the drawings, specifications, and instructions 

shall be deemed confidential and their disclosure will be appropriately 

safeguarded by MSHA.

    (d) Permissibility tests will not be made unless the lamp is 

complete and in a form that can be marketed.

    (e) The results of the tests shall be regarded as confidential by 

all present at the tests and shall not be made public in any way prior 

to the formal approval of the lamp by MSHA.

    (f) No verbal report of approval or disapproval will be made to the 

applicant. Approval will be made only in writing by MSHA. The applicant 

shall not be free to advertise the lamp as being permissible, or as 

having passed the tests, prior to receipt of formal notice of approval.



[Sched. 10C, May 17, 1938, as amended by Supp. 1, 20 FR 2719, Apr. 23, 

1955; 43 FR 12314, Mar. 24, 1978; 60 FR 35693, July, 11, 1995]



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