---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 57.4104"
title: "30"
number: "57.4104"
heading: "Combustible waste."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/57.4104"
---

# §57.4104. Combustible waste.

- (a) Waste materials, including liquids, shall not accumulate in quantities that could create a fire hazard.
- (b) Waste or rags containing flammable or combustible liquids that could create a fire hazard shall be placed in the following containers until disposed of properly:
  - (1) **Underground—** covered metal containers.
  - (2) **On the surface—** covered metal containers or equivalent containers with flame containment characteristics.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 101, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Pub. L. 91-173 as amended by Pub. L. 95-164, 91 Stat. 1291 (30 U.S.C. 811).

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

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