§57.6161. Auxiliary facilities.
30 C.F.R. § 57.6161
Auxiliary facilities used to store explosive material near work places shall be wooden, box-type containers equipped with covers or doors, or facilities constructed or mined-out to provide equivalent impact resistance and confinement.
The auxiliary facilities shall be—
Constructed of nonsparking material on the inside when used for the storage of explosives;
Kept clean, suitably dry, and orderly;
Kept in repair;
Located out of the line of blasts so they will not be subjected to damaging shock or flyrock;
Identified with warning signs or coded to indicate the contents with markings visible from any approach;
Located at least 15 feet from all haulageways and electrical equipment, or placed entirely within a mined-out recess in the rib used exclusively for explosive material;
Filled with no more than a one-week supply of explosive material;
Separated by at least 25 feet from other facilities used to store detonators; and
Kept securely locked unless all access to the mine is either locked or attended.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 61 FR 36801, July 12, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.
Source
Source: 50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.