---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 57.4431"
title: "30"
number: "57.4431"
heading: "Surface storage restrictions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/57.4431"
---

# §57.4431. Surface storage restrictions.

- (a) On the surface, no unburied flammable or combustible liquids or flammable gases shall be stored within 100 feet of the following:
  - (1) **Mine openings or structures attached to mine openings.**
  - (2) **Fan installations for underground ventilation.**
  - (3) **Hoist houses.**
- (b) Under this standard, the following may be present in the hoist house in quantities necessary for the day-to-day maintenance of the hoist machinery:
  - (1) **Flammable liquids in safety cans or in other containers placed in tightly closed cabinets.** The safety cans and cabinets shall be kept away from any heat source, and each cabinet shall be labeled “flammables.”
  - (2) **Combustible liquids in closed containers.** The containers shall be kept away from any heat source and the hoist operator's work station.

## 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.