[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: 30CFR71.203]



[Page 440]

 

                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

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

 

PART 71_MANDATORY HEALTH STANDARDS_SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK 

AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart C_Sampling Procedures

 

Sec.  71.203  Certified person; maintenance and calibration.



    (a) Approved sampling devices shall be maintained and calibrated by 

a certified person.

    (b) To be certified, a person shall pass the MSHA examination on 

maintenance and calibration procedures for respirable dust sampling 

equipment.

    (c) A person may be temporarily certified by MSHA to maintain and 

calibrate approved sampling devices if the person receives instruction 

from an authorized representative of the Secretary in the maintenance 

and calibration procedures for respirable dust sampling equipment under 

this rule. The temporary certification shall be withdrawn if the person 

does not successfully complete the exmamination conducted by MSHA on 

maintenance and calibration procedures within six months from the issue 

date of the temporary certification.