30 CFR § 57.14218 - Movement of equipment on adjacent tracks.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.14218"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.14218 - Movement of equipment on adjacent tracks."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.14218"
section_name: "Movement of equipment on adjacent tracks."
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "57"
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# 57.14218 Movement of equipment on adjacent tracks.

When a locomotive on one track is used to move rail equipment on adjacent tracks, a chain, cable, or drawbar shall be used which is capable of withstanding the loads to which it could be subjected.