30 CFR § 27.36 - Test for adequacy of electrical insulation and clearances.

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title: "30 CFR § 27.36 - Test for adequacy of electrical insulation and clearances."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "27.36"
section_name: "Test for adequacy of electrical insulation and clearances."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "METHANE-MONITORING SYSTEMS"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 957, 961."
regulatory_source: "31 FR 10607, Aug. 9, 1966, unless otherwise noted."
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# 27.36 Test for adequacy of electrical insulation and clearances.

MSHA shall examine, and test in a manner it deems suitable, electrical insulation and clearances between electrical conductors to determine adequacy for the intended service.