30 CFR § 57.14114 - Air valves for pneumatic equipment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.14114"
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title: "30 CFR § 57.14114 - Air valves for pneumatic equipment."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.14114"
section_name: "Air valves for pneumatic equipment."
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "57"
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# 57.14114 Air valves for pneumatic equipment.

A manual master quick-close type air valve shall be installed on all pneumatic-powered equipment if there is a hazard of uncontrolled movement when the air supply is activated. The valve shall be closed except when the equipment is being operated.

[53 FR 32528, Aug. 25, 1988; 53 FR 44588, Nov. 4, 1988]