---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.1608"
title: "30"
number: "77.1608"
heading: "Dumping facilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.1608"
---

# §77.1608. Dumping facilities.

- (a) Dumping locations and haulage roads shall be kept reasonably free of water, debris, and spillage.
- (b) Where the ground at a dumping place may fail to support the weight of a loaded dump truck, trucks shall be dumped a safe distance back from the edge of the bank.
- (c) Adequate protection shall be provided at dumping locations where persons may be endangered by falling material.
- (d) Grizzlies, grates, and other sizing devices at dump and transfer points shall be anchored securely in place.
- (e) If truck spotters are used, they shall be well in the clear while trucks are backing into dumping position and dumping; lights shall be used at night to direct trucks.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

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