30 CFR § 14.23 - New technology.

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title: "30 CFR § 14.23 - New technology."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "14.23"
section_name: "New technology."
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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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 957."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 80609, Dec. 31, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 14.23 New technology.

MSHA may approve a conveyor belt that incorporates technology for which the requirements of this part are not applicable if the Agency determines that the conveyor belt is as safe as those which meet the requirements of this part.