---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 74.11"
title: "30"
number: "74.11"
heading: "Tests of the continuous personal dust monitor."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/74.11"
---

# §74.11. Tests of the continuous personal dust monitor.

- (a) **Applicant testing.** The applicant shall conduct tests to determine whether a CPDM that is submitted for approval under these regulations meets the requirements specified in [§§ 74.7-74.8](/cfr/30/74.7-74.8.md) of this part, with the exception of durability testing, which shall be conducted by NIOSH as specified in [§ 74.7(g)](/cfr/30/74.7.md?p=g) of this part. Applicant testing shall be performed by an independent testing entity approved by NIOSH.
- (b) **NIOSH testing assistance.** NIOSH will provide consultation to the applicant to identify and secure necessary testing services for meeting the requirements specified in [§§ 74.7-74.8](/cfr/30/74.7-74.8.md) of this part. Applicants must submit testing protocols to NIOSH prior to testing to verify that the testing protocols adequately address the requirements.
- (c) **Reporting of applicant testing results.** The applicant shall include the results from testing specified under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section when submitting the application under [§ 74.13](/cfr/30/74.13.md) of this part to NIOSH.
- (d) **Intrinsic safety testing.** The applicant shall submit the CPDM to MSHA for testing and evaluation, pursuant to [30 CFR part 18](/cfr/30/part18.md), to determine whether the electronic components of the CPDM submitted for approval meet the applicable permissibility provisions.

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 17523, Apr. 6, 2010, as amended at 89 FR 99105, Dec. 10, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957.

### Source

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

### Amendments

[75 FR 17523, Apr. 6, 2010, as amended at 89 FR 99105, Dec. 10, 2024]