---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 56.14112"
title: "30"
number: "56.14112"
heading: "Construction and maintenance of guards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/56.14112"
---

# §56.14112. Construction and maintenance of guards.

- (a) Guards shall be constructed and maintained to—
  - (1) Withstand the vibration, shock, and wear to which they will be subjected during normal operation; and
  - (2) **Not create a hazard by their use.**
- (b) Guards shall be securely in place while machinery is being operated, except when testing or making adjustments which cannot be performed without removal of the guard.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 53 FR 32521, Aug. 25, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.