30 CFR § 75.1600-3 - Communications facilities; refuge alternatives.

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title: "30 CFR § 75.1600-3 - Communications facilities; refuge alternatives."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "75.1600-3"
section_name: "Communications facilities; refuge alternatives."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
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subchapter_name: "COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
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part_name: "MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957."
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# 75.1600-3 Communications facilities; refuge alternatives.

(a) Refuge alternatives shall be provided with a communications system that consists of—

(1) A two-way communication facility that is a part of the mine communication system, which can be used from inside the refuge alternative; and

(2) An additional communication system and other requirements as defined in the communications portion of the operator's approved Emergency Response Plan.

[73 FR 80700, Dec. 31, 2008]