30 CFR § 57.11012 - Protection for openings around travelways.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.11012"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.11012 - Protection for openings around travelways."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.11012"
section_name: "Protection for openings around 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: "57"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL 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. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "57"
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# 57.11012 Protection for openings around travelways.

Openings above, below, or near travelways through which persons or materials may fall shall be protected by railings, barriers, or covers. Where it is impractical to install such protective devices, adequate warning signals shall be installed.