C.F.R. » Title 30 » 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 › Subpart B—Ground Control

30 C.F.R. § 56.3401

Examination of ground conditions

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Persons experienced in examining and testing for loose ground shall be designated by the mine operator. Appropriate supervisors or other designated persons shall examine and, where applicable, test ground conditions in areas where work is to be performed prior to work commencing, after blasting, and as ground conditions warrant during the work shift. Highwalls and banks adjoining travelways shall be examined weekly or more often if changing ground conditions warrant.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Nat'l Mining Ass'n v. U.S. Dep't of Labor, 985 F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. 2021).
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Nat'l Mining Ass'n v. U.S. Dep't of Labor, 985 F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. 2021). “, the 2 See 30 C.F.R. § 56.3401 (“Appropriate supervisors or other designated persons shall examine and, where applicable, test ground conditions in areas where work is to be performed prior to work commencing, after blasting, and as ground conditions warrant during the work…”
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