[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: 30CFR18.91]



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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

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

 

PART 18_ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN MINE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES--Table of 

Contents

 

   Subpart E_Field Approval of Electrically Operated Mining Equipment

 

Sec.  18.91  Electric equipment for which field approvals will be issued.



    (a) Individual field approvals will be issued by MSHA under the 

provisions of this subpart E for electrically operated machines 

commercially built, or constructed, by the owner-coal mine operator of 

such machines including any associated electrical equipment, electrical 

components, and electrical accessories.

    (b) Approvals will not be issued under the provisions of this 

subpart E for electrically operated mining equipment manufactured or 

rebuilt primarily for sale or resale to any operator of a coal mine, or 

for small electrically operated equipment which consumes less than 2,250 

watts of electricity, or for instruments and other small devices which 

employ electric power.