---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 57.10008"
title: "30"
number: "57.10008"
heading: "Riding tramways."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/57.10008"
---

# §57.10008. Riding tramways.


Persons other than maintenance persons shall not ride aerial tramways unless the following features are provided.

- (a) Two independent brakes, each capable of holding the maximum load;
- (b) Direct communication between terminals;
- (c) Power drives with emergency power available in case of primary power failure; and
- (d) **Buckets equipped with positive locks to prevent accidental tripping or dumping.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.