---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 56.19004"
title: "30"
number: "56.19004"
heading: "Brakes."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/56.19004"
---

# §56.19004. Brakes.


Any hoist used to hoist persons shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which shall be capable of holding its fully loaded cage, skip, or bucket at any point in the shaft.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

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