---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.1606"
title: "30"
number: "77.1606"
heading: "Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.1606"
---

# §77.1606. Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.

- (a) Mobile loading and haulage equipment shall be inspected by a competent person before such equipment is placed in operation. Equipment defects affecting safety shall be recorded and reported to the mine operator.
- (b) Carriers on aerial tramways, including loading and unloading mechanisms, shall be inspected each shift; brakes shall be inspected daily; ropes and supports shall be inspected as recommended by the manufacturer or as physical conditions warrant. Equipment defects affecting safety shall be reported to the mine operator.
- (c) Equipment defects affecting safety shall be corrected before the equipment is used.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

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