---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Lands and Mining"
key: "ch22/schIII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter III"
heading: "Interim Mandatory Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mines"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/ch22-schIII"
sections_count: 18
---

# Subchapter III — Interim Mandatory Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mines

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining › Chapter 22 — Mine Safety and Health

## Sections

- [§861. Mandatory safety standards for underground mines](/usc/30/861.md)
- [§862. Roof support](/usc/30/862.md)
- [§863. Ventilation](/usc/30/863.md)
- [§864. Combustible materials and rock dusting](/usc/30/864.md)
- [§865. Electrical equipment](/usc/30/865.md)
- [§866. Trailing cables](/usc/30/866.md)
- [§867. Grounding of equipment](/usc/30/867.md)
- [§868. Underground high-voltage distribution](/usc/30/868.md)
- [§869. Underground low- and medium-voltage alternating current circuits](/usc/30/869.md)
- [§870. Trolley wires and trolley feeder wires](/usc/30/870.md)
- [§871. Fire protection](/usc/30/871.md)
- [§872. Maps](/usc/30/872.md)
- [§873. Blasting and explosives](/usc/30/873.md)
- [§874. Hoisting and mantrips](/usc/30/874.md)
- [§875. Emergency shelters; construction; contents; implementation plans](/usc/30/875.md)
- [§876. Communication facilities; locations and emergency response plans](/usc/30/876.md)
- [§877. General safety provisions](/usc/30/877.md)
- [§878. Definitions](/usc/30/878.md)