[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: 30CFR33.34]



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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

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

 

PART 33_DUST COLLECTORS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH ROCK DRILLING IN COAL 

MINES--Table of Contents

 

                       Subpart C_Test Requirements

 

Sec.  33.34  Drilling test.



    (a) A drilling test shall consist of drilling a set of 10 test 

holes, without undue delay, under specified operating conditions. When 

the test involves the control of dust from more than one drill, all the 

drills shall be used in the intended manner to complete the set of test 

holes.

    (b) Holes shall be drilled to a depth of 4 feet plus or minus 2 

inches and shall be spaced so as not to interfere with adjacent holes. 

Each hole may be plugged after completion.

    (c) Receptacles and filters for collecting drill cuttings shall be 

emptied and cleaned before each drilling test is started.

    (d) Holes designated as ``vertical'' shall be drilled to incline not 

more than 10 degrees to the vertical. Holes designated as ``angle'' 

shall be drilled to incline not less than 30 and not more than 45 

degrees to the vertical. Holes designated as ``horizontal'' shall be 

drilled to incline not more than 15 degrees to the horizontal.



[Sched. 25B, 25 FR 6473, July 9, 1960, as amended at 26 FR 2599, Mar. 

28, 1961]