30 CFR § 56.19091 - Signaling instructions to hoist operator.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s56.19091"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 56.19091 - Signaling instructions to hoist operator."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "56.19091"
section_name: "Signaling instructions to hoist operator."
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"
---


# 56.19091 Signaling instructions to hoist operator.

Hoist operators shall accept hoisting instructions only by the regular signaling system unless it is out of order. In such an event, and during other emergencies, the hoist operator shall accept instructions to direct movement of the conveyances only from authorized persons.