§75.1908. Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; categories.
30 C.F.R. § 75.1908
Heavy-duty diesel-powered equipment includes—
Equipment that cuts or moves rock or coal;
Equipment that performs drilling or bolting functions;
Equipment that moves longwall components;
Self-propelled diesel fuel transportation units and self-propelled lube units; or
Machines used to transport portable diesel fuel transportation units or portable lube units.
Light-duty diesel-powered equipment is any diesel-powered equipment that does not meet the criteria of paragraph (a).
For the purposes of this subpart, the following equipment is considered attended—
Any machine or device operated by a miner; or
Any machine or device that is mounted in the direct line of sight of a job site located within 500 feet of such machine or device, which job site is occupied by a miner.
Diesel-powered ambulances and fire fighting equipment are a special category of equipment that may be used underground only in accordance with the mine fire fighting and evacuation plan under § 75.1502.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[61 FR 55527, Oct. 25, 1996; 70 FR 36347, June 23, 2005]
Source
Source: 61 FR 55527, Oct. 25, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957.
Source
Source: 35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[61 FR 55527, Oct. 25, 1996; 70 FR 36347, June 23, 2005]