[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: 30CFR57.4531]



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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.  57.4531  Surface flammable or combustible liquid storage buildings 

or rooms.



    (a) Surface storage buildings or storage rooms in which flammable or 

combustible liquids, including grease, are stored and that are within 

100 feet of any person's work station shall be ventilated with a 

sufficient volume of air to prevent the accumulation of flammable 

vapors.

    (b) In addition, the buildings or rooms shall be--

    (1) Constructed to meet a fire resistance rating of at least one 

hour; or

    (2) Equipped with an automatic fire supression system; or

    (3) Equipped with an early warning fire detection device that will 

alert any person who could be endangered by a fire, provided that no 

person's work station is in the building.

    (c) Flammable or combustible liquids in use for day-to-day 

maintenance and operational activities are not considered in storage 

under this standard.