30 CFR § 75.1403-2 - Criteria—Hoists transporting materials; brakes.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s75.1403-2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 75.1403-2 - Criteria—Hoists transporting materials; brakes."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "75.1403-2"
section_name: "Criteria—Hoists transporting materials; brakes."
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"
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# 75.1403-2 Criteria—Hoists transporting materials; brakes.

Hoists and elevators used to transport materials should be equipped with brakes capable of stopping and holding the fully loaded platform, cage, skip, car, or other device at any point in the shaft, slope, or incline.