30 CFR § 75.1400-1 - Hoists; brakes, capability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s75.1400-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 75.1400-1 - Hoists; brakes, capability."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "75.1400-1"
section_name: "Hoists; brakes, capability."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "75"
part_name: "MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL 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, 813(h), 957."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "75"
---


# 75.1400-1 Hoists; brakes, capability.

Brakes on hoists used to transport persons shall be capable of stopping and holding the fully loaded platform, cage, or other device at any point in the shaft, slope, or incline.