PART 56--SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES
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Section
56.1 Purpose and scope.
56.2 Definitions.
56.1000 Notification of commencement of operations and closing of mines.
Subpart B--Ground Control
56.3000 Definitions.
56.3130 Wall, bank, and slope stability.
56.3131 Pit or quarry wall perimeter.
56.3200 Correction of hazardous conditions.
56.3201 Location for performing scaling.
56.3202 Scaling tools.
56.3203 Rock fixtures.
56.3400 Secondary breakage.
56.3401 Examination of ground conditions.
56.3430 Activity between machinery or equipment and the highwall or bank.
56.4000 Definitions.
56.4011 Abandoned electric circuits.
56.4100 Smoking and use of open flames.
56.4101 Warning signs.
56.4102 Spillage and leakage.
56.4103 Fueling internal combustion engines.
56.4104 Combustible waste.
56.4130 Electric substations and liquid storage facilities.
56.4200 General requirements.
56.4201 Inspection.
56.4202 Fire hydrants.
56.4203 Extinguisher recharging or replacement.
56.4230 Self-propelled equipment.
56.4330 Firefighting, evacuation, and rescue procedures.
56.4331 Firefighting drills.
56.4400 Use restrictions.
56.4401 Storage tank foundations.
56.4402 Safety can use.
56.4430 Storage facilities.
56.4500 Heat sources.
56.4501 Fuel lines.
56.4502 Battery-charging stations.
56.4503 Conveyor belt slippage.
56.4530 Exits.
56.4531 Flammable or combustible liquid storage buildings or rooms.
56.4600 Extinguishing equipment.
56.4601 Oxygen cylinder storage.
56.4602 Gauges and regulators.
56.4603 Closure of valves.
56.4604 Preparation of pipelines or containers.
Appendix I to Subpart C--National Consensus Standards
AIR QUALITY
56.5001 Exposure limits for airborne contaminants.
56.5002 Exposure monitoring.
56.5005 Control of exposure to airborne contaminants.
56.5006 Restricted use of chemicals.
56.6000 Definitions.
56.6100 Separation of stored explosive material.
56.6101 Areas around explosive material storage facilities.
56.6102 Explosive material storage practices.
56.6130 Explosive material storage facilities.
56.6131 Location of explosive material storage facilities.
56.6132 Magazine requirements.
56.6133 Powder chests.
56.6140 Magazine location.
56.6200 Delivery to storage or blast site areas.
56.6201 Separation of transported explosive material.
56.6202 Vehicles.
56.6203 Locomotives.
56.6204 Hoists.
56.6205 Conveying explosives by hand.
56.6220 Maintenance and operation of transport vehicles.
56.6300 Control of blasting operations.
56.6301 Blasthole obstruction check.
56.6302 Explosive material protection.
56.6303 Initiation preparation.
56.6304 Primer protection.
56.6305 Unused explosive material.
56.6306 Loading and blasting.
56.6307 Drill stem loading.
56.6308 Initiation systems.
56.6309 Fuel oil requirements for ANFO.
56.6310 Misfire waiting period.
56.6311 Handling of misfires.
56.6312 Secondary blasting.
56.6400 Compatibility of electric detonators.
56.6401 Shunting.
56.6402 Deenergized circuits near detonators.
56.6403 Branch circuits.
56.6404 Separation of blasting circuits from power source.
56.6405 Firing devices.
56.6406 Duration of current flow.
56.6407 Circuit testing.
56.6500 Damaged initiating material.
56.6501 Nonelectric initiation systems.
56.6502 Safety fuse.
56.6600 Loading practices.
56.6601 Grounding.
56.6602 Static electricity dissipation during loading.
56.6603 Air gap.
56.6604 Precautions during storms.
56.6605 Isolation of blasting circuits.
56.6700 Nonsparking tools.
56.6701 Tamping and loading pole requirements.
56.6800 Storage facilities.
56.6801 Vehicle repair.
56.6802 Bulk delivery vehicles.
56.6803 Blasting lines.
56.6900 Damaged or deteriorated explosive material.
56.6901 Black powder.
56.6902 Excessive temperatures.
56.6903 Burning explosive material.
56.6904 Smoking and open flames.
56.6905 Protection of explosive material.
56.7002 Equipment defects.
56.7003 Drill area inspection.
56.7004 Drill mast.
56.7005 Augers and drill stems.
56.7008 Moving the drill.
56.7009 Drill helpers.
56.7010 Power failures.
56.7011 Straightening crossed cables.
56.7012 Tending drills in operation.
56.7013 Covering or guarding drill holes.
56.7018 Hand clearance.
56.7050 Tool and drill steel racks.
56.7051 Loose objects on the mast or drill platform.
56.7052 Drilling positions.
56.7053 Moving hand-held drills.
56.7055 Intersecting holes.
56.7056 Collaring in bootlegs.
56.7801 Jet drills.
56.7802 Oxygen hose lines.
56.7803 Lighting the burner.
56.7804 Refueling.
56.7805 Smoking and open flames.
56.7806 Oxygen intake coupling.
56.7807 Flushing the combustion chamber.
56.9100 Traffic control.
56.9101 Operating speeds and control of equipment.
56.9102 Movement of independently operating rail equipment.
56.9103 Clearance on adjacent tracks.
56.9104 Railroad crossings.
56.9200 Transporting persons.
56.9201 Loading, hauling, and unloading of equipment or supplies.
56.9202 Loading and hauling large rocks.
RAILROADS, AND LOADING AND DUMPING SITES
56.9300 Berms or guardrails.
56.9301 Dump site restraints.
56.9302 Protection against moving or runaway railroad equipment.
56.9303 Construction of ramps and dumping facilities.
56.9304 Unstable ground.
56.9305 Truck spotters.
56.9306 Warning devices for restricted clearances.
56.9307 Design, installation, and maintenance of railroads.
56.9308 Switch throws.
56.9309 Chute design.
56.9310 Chute hazards.
56.9311 Anchoring stationary sizing devices.
56.9312 Working around drawholes.
56.9313 Roadway maintenance.
56.9314 Trimming stockpile and muckpile faces.
56.9315 Dust control.
56.9316 Notifying the equipment operator.
56.9317 Suspended loads.
56.9318 Getting on or off moving equipment.
56.9319 Going over, under, or between railcars.
56.9330 Clearance for surface equipment.
56.10001 Filling buckets.
56.10002 Inspection and maintenance.
56.10003 Correction of defects.
56.10004 Brakes.
56.10005 Track cable connections.
56.10006 Tower guards.
56.10007 Falling object protection.
56.10008 Riding tramways.
56.10009 Riding loaded buckets.
56.10010 Starting precautions.
56.11001 Safe access.
56.11002 Handrails and toeboards.
56.11003 Construction and maintenance of ladders.
56.11004 Portable rigid ladders.
56.11005 Fixed ladder anchorage and toe clearance.
56.11006 Fixed ladder landings.
56.11007 Wooden components of ladders.
56.11008 Restricted clearance.
56.11009 Walkways along conveyors.
56.11010 Stairstep clearance.
56.11011 Use of ladders.
56.11012 Protection for openings around travelways.
56.11013 Conveyor crossovers.
56.11014 Crossing moving conveyors.
56.11016 Snow and ice on walkways and travelways.
56.11017 Inclined fixed ladders.
56.11025 Railed landings, backguards, and other protection for fixed ladders.
56.11026 Protection for inclined fixed ladders.
56.11027 Scaffolds and working platforms.
56.12001 Circuit overload protection.
56.12002 Controls and switches.
56.12003 Trailing cable overload protection.
56.12004 Electrical conductors.
56.12005 Protection of power conductors from mobile equipment.
56.12006 Distribution boxes.
56.12007 Junction box connection procedures.
56.12008 Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
56.12010 Isolation or insulation of communication conductors.
56.12011 High-potential electrical conductors.
56.12012 Bare signal wires.
56.12013 Splices and repairs of power cables.
56.12014 Handling energized power cables.
56.12016 Work on electrically-powered equipment.
56.12017 Work on power circuits.
56.12018 Identification of power switches.
56.12019 Access to stationary electrical equipment or switchgear.
56.12020 Protection of persons at switchgear.
56.12021 Danger signs.
56.12022 Authorized persons at major electrical installations.
56.12023 Guarding electrical connections and resistor grids.
56.12025 Grounding circuit enclosures.
56.12026 Grounding transformer and switchgear enclosures.
56.12027 Grounding mobile equipment.
56.12028 Testing grounding systems.
56.12030 Correction of dangerous conditions.
56.12032 Inspection and cover plates.
56.12033 Hand-held electric tools.
56.12034 Guarding around lights.
56.12035 Weatherproof lamp sockets.
56.12036 Fuse removal or replacement.
56.12037 Fuses in high-potential circuits.
56.12038 Attachment of trailing cables.
56.12039 Protection of surplus trailing cables.
56.12040 Installation of operating controls.
56.12041 Design of switches and starting boxes.
56.12042 Track bonding.
56.12045 Overhead powerlines.
56.12047 Guy wires.
56.12048 Communication conductors on power poles.
56.12050 Installation of trolley wires.
56.12053 Circuits powered from trolley wires.
56.12065 Short circuit and lightning protection.
56.12066 Guarding trolley wires and bare powerlines.
56.12067 Installation of transformers.
56.12068 Locking transformer enclosures.
56.12069 Lightning protection for telephone wires and ungrounded conductors.
56.12071 Movement or operation of equipment near high-voltage power lines.
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