---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 47.44"
title: "30"
number: "47.44"
heading: "Temporary, portable containers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/47.44"
---

# §47.44. Temporary, portable containers.

- (a) The operator does not have to label a temporary, portable container if he or she ensures that the miner using the portable container—
  - (1) Knows the identity of the chemical, its hazards, and any protective measures needed, and
  - (2) **Leaves the container empty at the end of the shift.**
- (b) Otherwise, the operator must mark the temporary, portable container with at least the common name of its contents.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 825.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 42383, June 21, 2002, unless otherwise noted.