30 CFR § 56.14109 - Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s56.14109"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 56.14109 - Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "56.14109"
section_name: "Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "56"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "56"
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# 56.14109 Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways.

Unguarded conveyors next to the travelways shall be equipped with—

(a) Emergency stop devices which are located so that a person falling on or against the conveyor can readily deactivate the conveyor drive motor; or

(b) Railings which—

(1) Are positioned to prevent persons from falling on or against the conveyor;

(2) Will be able to withstand the vibration, shock, and wear to which they will be subjected during normal operation; and

(3) Are constructed and maintained so that they will not create a hazard.