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 57—SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES › Subpart T—Safety Standards for Methane in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

30 C.F.R. § 57.22220

Air passing unsealed areas (I-A, II-A, III, and V-A mines)

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Air that has passed by or through unsealed abandoned or unsealed inactive areas and contains 0.25 percent or more methane shall—

(a) Be coursed directly to a return airway;

(b) Be tested daily for methane by a competent person; and

(c) Not be used to ventilate work places.