30 CFR § 27.38 - Tests to determine adequacy of windows and lenses.

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title: "30 CFR § 27.38 - Tests to determine adequacy of windows and lenses."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "27.38"
section_name: "Tests to determine adequacy of windows and lenses."
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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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 27.38 Tests to determine adequacy of windows and lenses.

*Impact tests.* A 4-pound cylindrical weight with a one-inch diameter hemispherical striking surface will be dropped (free fall) to strike the window or lens in its mounting or the equivalent thereof at or near the center. At least three out of four samples shall withstand the impact according to the following table:

| Overall lens diameter (inches) | Height of fall (inches) |
| --- | --- |
| Less than 4 | 6 |
| 4 to 5 | 9 |
| 5 to 6 | 15 |
| Greater than 6 | 24 |

Lenses or windows of smaller diameter than 1 inch may be tested by alternate methods at the discretion of MSHA.