30 CFR § 18.44 - Non-intrinsically safe battery-powered equipment.

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title: "30 CFR § 18.44 - Non-intrinsically safe battery-powered equipment."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "18.44"
section_name: "Non-intrinsically safe battery-powered equipment."
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"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 957, 961."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 4660, Mar. 19, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
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# 18.44 Non-intrinsically safe battery-powered equipment.

(a) Battery-powered equipment shall use battery assemblies approved under Part 7 of this chapter, or battery assemblies accepted or certified under this part prior to August 22, 1989.

(b) Battery box covers shall be secured in a closed position.

(c) Each wire or cable leaving a battery box on storage battery-operated equipment shall have short-circuit protection in an explosion-proof enclosure located as close as practicable to the battery terminals. A short-circuit protection device installed within a nearby explosion-proof enclosure will be acceptable. In no case shall the exposed portion of the cable from the battery box to the enclosure exceed 36 inches in length. Each wire or cable shall be protected from damage.

[53 FR 23500, June 22, 1988]