30 CFR § 57.22302 - Approved equipment (I-A and V-A mines).

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.22302"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.22302 - Approved equipment (I-A and V-A mines)."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.22302"
section_name: "Approved equipment (I-A 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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# 57.22302 Approved equipment (I-A and V-A mines).

Equipment used in or beyond the last open crosscut shall be approved by MSHA under the applicable requirements of 30 CFR parts 18 through 36. Equipment shall not be operated in atmospheres containing 1.0 percent or more methane.