---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Resources"
key: "chI/subchK/part56/subpartO"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart O"
heading: "Materials Storage and Handling"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/chI-subchK-part56-subpartO"
sections_count: 15
---

# Subpart O — Materials Storage and Handling

Title 30 C.F.R. — Mineral Resources › Chapter I — Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor › Subchapter K — Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health › Part 56 — Safety and Health Standards—surface Metal and Nonmetal Mines

## Sections

- [§56.16001. Stacking and storage of materials.](/cfr/30/56.16001.md)
- [§56.16002. Bins, hoppers, silos, tanks, and surge piles.](/cfr/30/56.16002.md)
- [§56.16003. Storage of hazardous materials.](/cfr/30/56.16003.md)
- [§56.16004. Containers for hazardous materials.](/cfr/30/56.16004.md)
- [§56.16005. Securing gas cylinders.](/cfr/30/56.16005.md)
- [§56.16006. Protection of gas cylinder valves.](/cfr/30/56.16006.md)
- [§56.16007. Taglines, hitches, and slings.](/cfr/30/56.16007.md)
- [§56.16009. Suspended loads.](/cfr/30/56.16009.md)
- [§56.16010. Dropping materials from overhead.](/cfr/30/56.16010.md)
- [§56.16011. Riding hoisted loads or on the hoist hook.](/cfr/30/56.16011.md)
- [§56.16012. Storage of incompatible substances.](/cfr/30/56.16012.md)
- [§56.16013. Working with molten metal.](/cfr/30/56.16013.md)
- [§56.16014. Operator-carrying overhead cranes.](/cfr/30/56.16014.md)
- [§56.16015. Work or travel on overhead crane bridges.](/cfr/30/56.16015.md)
- [§56.16016. Lift trucks.](/cfr/30/56.16016.md)