30 CFR § 27.40 - Test to determine resistance to dust.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s27.40"
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title: "30 CFR § 27.40 - Test to determine resistance to dust."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "27.40"
section_name: "Test to determine resistance to dust."
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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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 27.40 Test to determine resistance to dust.

Components, subassemblies, or assemblies, the normal functioning of which might be affected by dust, such as coal or rock dust, shall be tested in an atmosphere containing an average concentration (50 million minus 40 micron particles per cubic foot) of such dust(s) for a continuous period of 4 hours. The component, subassembly, or assembly shall function normally after being subjected to this test.

Dust measurements, when necessary, shall be made by impinger sampling and light-field counting technique.