[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: 30CFR57.4560]



[Page 340-341]

 

                       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.  57.4560  Mine entrances.



    For at least 200 feet inside the mine portal or collar timber used 

for ground support in intake openings and in exhaust openings that are 

designated as escapeways shall be--

    (a) Provided with a fire suppression system, other than fire 

extinguishers and water hoses, capable of controlling a fire in its 

early stages; or

    (b) Covered with shotcrete, gunite, or other material with 

equivalent fire protection characteristics; or

    (c) Coated with fire-retardant paint or other material to reduce its 

flame



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spread rating to 25 or less and maintained in that condition.



[50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, as amended at 50 FR 20100, May 14, 1985]