30 CFR § 56.23002 - Written safety program.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s56.23002"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 56.23002 - Written safety program."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "56.23002"
section_name: "Written safety program."
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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# 56.23002 Written safety program.

(a) Each operator shall develop and implement a written safety program for surface mobile equipment that contains the elements in this subpart, no later than July 17, 2024.

(b) Each operator shall designate at least one responsible person to evaluate and update the written safety program, no later than July 17, 2024.