30 CFR § 14.20 - Flame resistance.

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title: "30 CFR § 14.20 - Flame resistance."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
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section_name: "Flame resistance."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF FLAME-RESISTANT CONVEYOR BELTS"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 957."
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# 14.20 Flame resistance.

Conveyor belts for use in underground coal mines must be flame-resistant and:

(a) Tested in accordance with § 14.22 of this part; or

(b) Tested in accordance with an alternate test determined by MSHA to be equivalent under 30 CFR §§ 6.20 and 14.4(e).