[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: 30CFR57.4460]



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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

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

 

PART 57_SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS_UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES

--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart C_Fire Prevention and Control

 

Sec.  57.4460  Storage of flammable liquids underground.



    (a) Flammable liquids shall not be stored underground, except--

    (1) Small quantities stored in tightly closed cabinets away from any 

heat source. The small quantities shall be stored in safety cans or in 

non-glass containers of a capacity equal to or less than a safety can. 

Each cabinet shall be labeled ``flammables.''

    (2) Acetylene and liquefied petroleum gases stored in containers 

designed for that specific purpose.

    (b) Gasoline shall not be stored underground in any quantity.