---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 56.19055"
title: "30"
number: "56.19055"
heading: "Availability of hoist operator for manual hoists."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/56.19055"
---

# §56.19055. Availability of hoist operator for manual hoists.


When a manually operated hoist is used, a qualified hoistman shall remain within hearing of the telephone or signal device at all times while any person is underground.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

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