30 CFR § 57.22204 - Main fan operation and inspection (I-A, II-A, III, and V-A mines).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.22204"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.22204 - Main fan operation and inspection (I-A, II-A, III, and V-A mines)."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.22204"
section_name: "Main fan operation and inspection (I-A, II-A, III, and V-A mines)."
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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# 57.22204 Main fan operation and inspection (I-A, II-A, III, and V-A mines).
Main fans shall be—
(a) Provided with a pressure-recording system; and
(b) Inspected daily while operating if persons are underground. Certification of inspections shall be made by signature and date. Certifications and pressure recordings shall be retained for at least one year and made available to an authorized representative of the Secretary.
[52 FR 24941, July 1, 1987, as amended at 52 FR 41397, Oct. 27, 1987; 60 FR 33722, June 29, 1995]