30 CFR § 33.36 - Method of drilling; combination unit or dust-collecting system.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s33.36"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 33.36 - Method of drilling; combination unit or dust-collecting system."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "33.36"
section_name: "Method of drilling; combination unit or dust-collecting system."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "33"
part_name: "DUST COLLECTORS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH ROCK DRILLING IN COAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 957, 961."
regulatory_source: "Schedule 25B, 25 FR 6473, July 9, 1960, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "33"
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# 33.36 Method of drilling; combination unit or dust-collecting system.

Drilling shall be conducted in accordance with the applicant's specifications and operating instructions. If special drill bits or drill steel are required, they shall be furnished to MSHA by the applicant. Otherwise the drill bit and drill steel requirements stated in paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 33.35 shall be complied with for all types of combination units or dust-collecting systems.