Application procedures and requirements.
(a) No investigation or testing for certification will be undertaken
by MSHA except pursuant to a written application, in duplicate, accompanied
by all drawings, specifications, descriptions, and related materials and also
a check, bank draft, or money order, payable to U.S. Mine Safety and Health
Administration, to cover the fees. The application and all related matters and
correspondence shall be addressed to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine
Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center,
765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
(a)(1) No investigation or testing for certification will be undertaken by MSHA except pursuant to a written application, accompanied by all drawings, specifications, descriptions, and related materials. The application and all related matters and correspondence shall be addressed to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, RR #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, West Virginia 26059. Fees calculated in accordance with part 5 of this title shall be submitted in accordance with § 5.40.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval
application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
(3) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of
this chapter, to the product approval requirements under this part.
(b) Drawings, specifications, and descriptions shall be adequate in
detail to identify fully all components and subassemblies that are submitted
for investigation, and shall include wiring and block diagrams. All drawings
shall include title, number, and date; any revision dates and the purpose of
each revision shall also be shown on the drawing.
(c) For a complete investigation leading to certification, the
applicant shall furnish all necessary components and material to MSHA. MSHA
reserves the right to require more than one of each component, subassembly,
or assembly for the investigation. Spare parts and expendable components,
subject to wear in normal operation, shall be supplied by the applicant to
permit continuous operation during test periods. The applicant shall furnish
special tools necessary to assemble or disassemble any component or
subassembly for inspection or test.
(d) The applicant shall submit a plan of inspection of components at
the place of manufacture or assembly. The applicant shall furnish to MSHA a
copy of any factory-inspection form or equivalent with the application. The
form shall direct attention to the points that must be checked to make
certain that all components or subassemblies of the complete assembly are in
proper condition, complete in all respects, and in agreement with the
drawings, specifications, and descriptions filed with MSHA.
(e) The applicant shall furnish to MSHA complete instructions for
operating the assembly and servicing components. After completion of MSHA's
investigation, and before certification, if any revision of the instructions
is required, a revised copy thereof shall be submitted to MSHA for inclusion
with the drawings and specifications.
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