30 C.F.R. § 72.630

Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines

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(a) Dust resulting from drilling in rock shall be controlled by use of permissible dust collectors, or by water, or water with a wetting agent, or by ventilation, or by any other method or device approved by the Secretary that is as effective in controlling the dust.

(b) Dust collectors. Dust collectors shall be maintained in permissible and operating condition. Dust collectors approved under Part 33—Dust Collectors for Use in Connection with Rock Drilling in Coal Mines of this title or under Bureau of Mines Schedule 25B are permissible dust collectors for the purpose of this section.

(c) Water control. Water used to control dust from drilling rock shall be applied through a hollow drill steel or stem or by the flooding of vertical drill holes in the floor.

(d) Ventilation control. To adequately control dust from drilling rock, the air current shall be so directed that the dust is readily dispersed and carried away from the drill operator or any other miners in the area.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Jim Walter Resources, Inc. v. Sec'y of Labor, Mine Saf. & Health Admin. & Fed. Mine Saf. & Health Review Comm'n, 103 F.3d 1020 (D.C. Cir. 1997).

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Jim Walter Resources, Inc. v. Sec'y of Labor, Mine Saf. & Health Admin. & Fed. Mine Saf. & Health Review Comm'n, 103 F.3d 1020 (D.C. Cir. 1997). · cites it 6× “seeks review of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission’s Decision and Order finding that Jim Walter violated the mandatory health standards established in 30 C.F.R. § 72.630 (a) and that the violation constituted an “unwarrantable failure” to comply with the…”

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