[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: 30CFR6.1]



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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

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

 

PART 6_TESTING AND EVALUATION BY INDEPENDENT LABORATORIES AND NON-MSHA 

PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  6.1  Purpose and effective date.









Sec.

6.1 Purpose and effective date.

6.2 Definitions.

6.10 Use of independent laboratories.

6.20 MSHA acceptance of equivalent non-MSHA product safety standards.

6.30 MSHA listing of equivalent non-MSHA product safety standards.



    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957.



    Source: 68 FR 36417, June 17, 2003, unless otherwise noted.





    This part sets out alternate requirements for testing and evaluation 

of products MSHA approves for use in gassy underground mines. It permits 

manufacturers of certain products who seek MSHA approval to use an 

independent laboratory to perform, in whole or part, the necessary 

testing and evaluation for approval. It also permits manufacturers to 

have their products approved based on non-MSHA product safety standards 

once MSHA has determined that the non-MSHA standards are equivalent to 

MSHA's applicable product approval requirements or can be modified to 

provide at least the same degree of protection as those MSHA 

requirements. The provisions of this part may be used by applicants for 

product approval under parts 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 33, 35, and 36. 

This rule is effective August 18, 2003.