---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 49.5"
title: "30"
number: "49.5"
heading: "Mine rescue station."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/49.5"
---

# §49.5. Mine rescue station.

- (a) Except where alternative compliance is permitted, every operator of an underground mine shall designate, in advance, the location of the mine rescue station serving the mine.
- (b) **Mine rescue stations are to provide a centralized storage location for rescue equipment.** This centralized storage location may be either at the mine site, affiliated mines, or a separate mine rescue structure.
- (c) Mine rescue stations shall provide a proper storage environment to assure equipment readiness for immediate use.
- (d) Authorized representatives of the Secretary shall have the right of entry to inspect any designated mine rescue station.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 825(e).

### Source

Source: 45 FR 47002, July 11, 1980, unless otherwise noted.