30 CFR § 75.1702 - Smoking; prohibition.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s75.1702"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 75.1702 - Smoking; prohibition."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "75.1702"
section_name: "Smoking; prohibition."
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: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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# 75.1702 Smoking; prohibition.
****[Statutory Provisions]
No person shall smoke, carry smoking materials, matches, or lighters underground, or smoke in or around oil houses, explosives magazines, or other surface areas where such practice may cause a fire or explosion. The operator shall institute a program, approved by the Secretary, to insure that any person entering the underground area of the mine does not carry smoking materials, matches, or lighters.
[35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, as amended at 60 FR 33723, June 29, 1995]