---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.208"
title: "30"
number: "77.208"
heading: "Storage of materials."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.208"
---

# §77.208. Storage of materials.

- (a) Materials shall be stored and stacked in a manner which minimizes stumbling or fall-of-material hazards.
- (b) Materials that can create hazards if accidentally liberated from their containers shall be stored in a manner that minimizes the dangers.
- (c) Containers holding hazardous materials must be of a type approved for such use by recognized agencies.
- (d) Compressed and liquid gas cylinders shall be secured in a safe manner.
- (e) Valves on compressed gas cylinders shall be protected by covers when being transported or stored, and by a safe location when the cylinders are in use.

## Notes

### Amendments

[36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, as amended at 67 FR 42389, June 21, 2002]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

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

### Amendments

[36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, as amended at 67 FR 42389, June 21, 2002]