Title 30
Mineral Resources
5,954 sections · 206 parts · 6 chapterseCFR snapshot through 2026-08-19
Part 75
MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES
1–100 of 486 sections
- § 75.1Scope.
- § 75.2Definitions.
- § 75.100Certified person.
- § 75.150Tests for methane and for oxygen deficiency; qualified person.
- § 75.151Tests for methane; qualified person; additional requirement.
- § 75.152Tests of air flow; qualified person.
- § 75.153Electrical work; qualified person.
- § 75.154Repair of energized surface high voltage lines; qualified person.
- § 75.155Qualified hoisting engineer; qualifications.
- § 75.156AMS operator, qualifications.
- § 75.159Records of certified and qualified persons.
- § 75.160Training programs.
- § 75.161Plans for training programs.
- § 75.200Scope.
- § 75.201Definitions.
- § 75.202Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
- § 75.203Mining methods.
- § 75.204Roof bolting.
- § 75.205Installation of roof support using mining machines with integral roof bolters.
- § 75.206Conventional roof support.
- § 75.207Pillar recovery.
- § 75.208Warning devices.
- § 75.209Automated Temporary Roof Support (ATRS) systems.
- § 75.210Manual installation of temporary support.
- § 75.211Roof testing and scaling.
- § 75.212Rehabilitation of areas with unsupported roof.
- § 75.213Roof support removal.
- § 75.214Supplemental support materials, equipment and tools.
- § 75.215Longwall mining systems.
- § 75.220Roof control plan.
- § 75.221Roof control plan information.
- § 75.222Roof control plan-approval criteria.
- § 75.223Evaluation and revision of roof control plan.
- § 75.300Scope.
- § 75.301Definitions.
- § 75.302Main mine fans.
- § 75.310Installation of main mine fans.
- § 75.311Main mine fan operation.
- § 75.312Main mine fan examinations and records.
- § 75.313Main mine fan stoppage with persons underground.
- § 75.320Air quality detectors and measurement devices.
- § 75.321Air quality.
- § 75.322Harmful quantities of noxious gases.
- § 75.323Actions for excessive methane.
- § 75.324Intentional changes in the ventilation system.
- § 75.325Air quantity.
- § 75.326Mean entry air velocity.
- § 75.327Air courses and trolley haulage systems.
- § 75.330Face ventilation control devices.
- § 75.331Auxiliary fans and tubing.
- § 75.332Working sections and working places.
- § 75.333Ventilation controls.
- § 75.334Worked-out areas and areas where pillars are being recovered.
- § 75.335Seal strengths, design applications, and installation.
- § 75.336Sampling and monitoring requirements.
- § 75.337Construction and repair of seals.
- § 75.338Training.
- § 75.339Seals records.
- § 75.340Underground electrical installations.
- § 75.341Direct-fired intake air heaters.
- § 75.342Methane monitors.
- § 75.343Underground shops.
- § 75.344Compressors.
- § 75.350Belt air course ventilation.
- § 75.351Atmospheric monitoring systems.
- § 75.352Actions in response to AMS malfunction, alert, or alarm signals.
- § 75.360Preshift examination at fixed intervals.
- § 75.361Supplemental examination.
- § 75.362On-shift examination.
- § 75.363Hazardous conditions and violations of mandatory health or safety standards; posting, correcting, and recording.
- § 75.364Weekly examination.
- § 75.370Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
- § 75.371Mine ventilation plan; contents.
- § 75.372Mine ventilation map.
- § 75.373Reopening mines.
- § 75.380Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
- § 75.381Escapeways; anthracite mines.
- § 75.382Mechanical escape facilities.
- § 75.384Longwall and shortwall travelways.
- § 75.385Opening new mines.
- § 75.386Final mining of pillars.
- § 75.388Boreholes in advance of mining.
- § 75.389Mining into inaccessible areas.
- § 75.400Accumulation of combustible materials.
- § 75.400-1Definitions.
- § 75.400-2Cleanup program.
- § 75.401Abatement of dust; water or water with a wetting agent.
- § 75.401-1Excessive amounts of dust.
- § 75.402Rock dusting.
- § 75.402-1Definition.
- § 75.402-2Exceptions.
- § 75.403Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
- § 75.403-1Incombustible content.
- § 75.404Exemption of anthracite mines.
- § 75.500Permissible electric equipment.
- § 75.500-1Other low horsepower electric face equipment.
- § 75.501Permissible electric face equipment; coal seams above water table.
- § 75.501-1Coal seams above the water table.
- § 75.501-2Permissible electric face equipment.
- § 75.501-3New openings; mines above water table and never classed gassy.