30 CFR § 19.8 - Protection against bodily hazard.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s19.8"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 19.8 - Protection against bodily hazard."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "19.8"
section_name: "Protection against bodily hazard."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "19"
part_name: "ELECTRIC CAP LAMPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 957, 961."
regulatory_source: "Schedule 6D, 4 FR 4003, Sept. 21, 1939, unless otherwise noted."
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# 19.8 Protection against bodily hazard.

This hazard is chiefly due to the possible burning of the wearer by electrolyte spilled from the battery. MSHA therefore requires that:

(a) *Spilling of electrolyte.* The lamp shall be so designed and constructed that, when properly filled, the battery will neither leak nor spill electrolyte under actual service conditions. Lamps passing a laboratory spilling test will be considered satisfactory in this respect, contingent upon satisfactory performance in service.

(b) *Corrosion of battery container.* The material of which the container is made shall resist corrosion under conditions of use.