---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 57.4460"
title: "30"
number: "57.4460"
heading: "Storage of flammable liquids underground."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/57.4460"
---

# §57.4460. Storage of flammable liquids underground.

- (a) Flammable liquids shall not be stored underground, except—
  - (1) **Small quantities stored in tightly closed cabinets away from any heat source.** The small quantities shall be stored in safety cans or in non-glass containers of a capacity equal to or less than a safety can. Each cabinet shall be labeled “flammables.”
  - (2) **Acetylene and liquefied petroleum gases stored in containers designed for that specific purpose.**
- (b) Gasoline shall not be stored underground in any quantity.

## 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.