---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 57.14109"
title: "30"
number: "57.14109"
heading: "Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/57.14109"
---

# §57.14109. Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways.


Unguarded conveyors next to travelways shall be equipped with—

- (a) Emergency stop devices which are located so that a person falling on or against the conveyor can readily deactivate the conveyor drive motor; or
- (b) **Railings which—**
  - (1) Are positioned to prevent persons from falling on or against the conveyor;
  - (2) Will be able to withstand the vibration, shock, and wear to which they will be subjected during normal operation; and
  - (3) Are constructed and maintained so that they will not create a hazard.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 53 FR 32528, Aug. 25, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

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