---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 56.6131"
title: "30"
number: "56.6131"
heading: "Location of explosive material storage facilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/56.6131"
---

# §56.6131. Location of explosive material storage facilities.

- (a) Storage facilities for any explosive material shall be—
  - (1) Located so that the forces generated by a storage facility explosion will not create a hazard to occupants in mine buildings and will not damage dams or electric substations; and
  - (2) Detached structures located outside the blast area and a sufficient distance from powerlines so that the powerlines, if damaged, would not contact the magazines.
- (b) Operators should also be aware of regulations affecting storage facilities in [27 CFR part 55](/cfr/27/part55.md), in particular, 27 CFR [55.218](/cfr/27/55.218.md) and [55.220](/cfr/27/55.220.md). This document is available at any MSHA Metal and Nonmetal Safety and Health district office.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 61 FR 36795, July 12, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

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