30 CFR § 57.19008 - Friction hoist synchronizing mechanisms.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.19008"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.19008 - Friction hoist synchronizing mechanisms."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.19008"
section_name: "Friction hoist synchronizing mechanisms."
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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# 57.19008 Friction hoist synchronizing mechanisms.

Where creep or slip may alter the effective position of safety devices, friction hoists shall be equipped with synchronizing mechanisms that recalibrate the overtravel devices and position indicators.