---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.1602"
title: "30"
number: "77.1602"
heading: "Use of aerial tramways to transport persons."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.1602"
---

# §77.1602. Use of aerial tramways to transport persons.


Persons other than maintenance men shall not ride empty buckets on aerial tramways unless the following features are provided:

- (a) **Two independent brakes, each capable of holding the maximum load.**
- (b) **Direct communication between terminals.**
- (c) **Power drives with emergency power available in case of primary power failure.**
- (d) **Buckets equipped with positive locks to prevent accidental tripping or dumping.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.