---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 57.6204"
title: "30"
number: "57.6204"
heading: "Hoists."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/57.6204"
---

# §57.6204. Hoists.

- (a) **Before explosive material is transported in hoist conveyances—**
  - (1) The hoist operator shall be notified; and
  - (2) Hoisting in adjacent shaft compartments, except for empty conveyances or counterweights, shall be stopped until transportation of the explosive material is completed.
- (b) Explosive material transported in hoist conveyances shall be placed within a container which prevents shifting of the cargo that could cause detonation of the container by impact or by sparks. The manufacturer's container may be used if secured to a nonconductive pallet. When explosives are transported, they shall be secured so as not to contact any sparking material.
- (c) No explosive material shall be transported during a mantrip.

## Notes

### 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.