30 CFR § 57.17001 - Illumination of surface working areas.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.17001"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.17001 - Illumination of surface working areas."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.17001"
section_name: "Illumination of surface working areas."
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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# 57.17001 Illumination of surface working areas.
Illumination sufficient to provide safe working conditions shall be provided in and on all surface structures, paths, walkways, stairways, switch panels, loading and dumping sites, and working areas.