---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 56.14209"
title: "30"
number: "56.14209"
heading: "Safety procedures for towing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/56.14209"
---

# §56.14209. Safety procedures for towing.

- (a) A properly sized tow bar or other effective means of control shall be used to tow mobile equipment.
- (b) Unless steering and braking are under the control of the equipment operator on the towed equipment, a safety chain or wire rope capable of withstanding the loads to which it could be subjected shall be used in conjunction with any primary rigging.
- (c) **This provision does not apply to rail equipment.**

## 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.