30 CFR § 18.13 - Certification plate.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s18.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 18.13 - Certification plate."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "18.13"
section_name: "Certification plate."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "18"
part_name: "ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN MINE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 957, 961."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 4660, Mar. 19, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "18"
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# 18.13 Certification plate.

Each certified component shall be identified by a certification plate attached to the component in a manner acceptable to MSHA. The method of attachment shall not impair any explosion-proof characteristics of the component. The plate shall be of serviceable material, acceptable, to MSHA, and shall contain the following:

Certified as complying with the applicable requirements of 30 CFR part ________.

Certification No.________.

The blank spaces shall be filled with appropriate designations. Inclusion of the information on a company name plate will be permitted provided the plate is made of material acceptable to MSHA.