---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 74.10"
title: "30"
number: "74.10"
heading: "Operating and maintenance instructions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/74.10"
---

# §74.10. Operating and maintenance instructions.

- (a) **Contents.** The manufacturer must include operating and storage instructions and a maintenance and service life plan with each new CPDM device sold. These documents must be clearly written.
  - (1) Operating and storage instructions must include:
    - (i) An explanation of how the CPDM works;
    - (ii) A schematic diagram of the CPDM;
    - (iii) Procedures for wearing and use of the CPDM;
    - (iv) A one page “quick start guide” that will enable a novice to start and operate the CPDM.
    - (v) Procedures for calibration of the CPDM;
    - (vi) Procedures for inspecting the operating condition of the CPDM;
    - (vii) Procedures and conditions for storage, including the identification of any storage conditions that would likely impair the effective functioning of the CPDM; and
    - (viii) Procedures and conditions of use, including identification of any conditions of use that would likely impair the effective functioning of the CPDM.
  - (2) The maintenance and service life plan must address:
    - (i) Conditions that should govern the removal from service of the CPDM; and
    - (ii) Procedures that a user or others should follow when inspecting, performing maintenance and calibration, and determining when the CPDM should be removed from service.
- (b) **Submission to NIOSH for approval.** A copy of the instructions and plan under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section shall be submitted to NIOSH with the application for approval of the CPDM and if substantive changes are made to the approved device or approved instructions.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 17523, Apr. 6, 2010, unless otherwise noted.