Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Lighting Equipment, Coal Dust/Rock Dust Analyzers, and Methane Detectors
mine-safety · Mine Safety and Health Administration · Published 1999-08-10 · Effective 1999-10-12 · 64 FR 43280
Document
Document number
99-20408
Federal Register citation
64 FR 43280
CFR reference
30 CFR 26
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; technical amendments.
Category
mine-safety
Sub-agency
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Publication date
1999-08-10
Effective date
1999-10-12
Abstract
We are removing approval regulations for lighting equipment for illuminating underground workings; portable coal dust/rock dust analyzers; and continuous duty, warning light, portable methane detectors. These regulations are unnecessary because they address equipment that is addressed by other MSHA regulations. Removal of these parts will not reduce protection for miners. This final rule will also make conforming amendments to safety regulations that require the use of this approved equipment in underground coal mines and in gassy underground metal and nonmetal mines.