[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR15.10]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 15--REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF EXPLOSIVES AND SHEATHED EXPLOSIVE UNITS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 15.10  Post-approval product audit.

    (a) Approved explosives and sheathed explosive units shall be 
subject to periodic audits by MSHA for the purpose of determining 
conformity with the technical requirements upon which the approval was 
based. Any approved explosive or sheathed explosive unit which is to be 
audited shall be selected by MSHA and be representative of those 
distributed for use in mines. The approval-holder may obtain any final 
report resulting from such audit.
    (b) No more than once a year, except for cause, the approval-holder, 
at MSHA's request, shall make one case of explosives or 25 sheathed 
explosive units available at no cost to MSHA for an audit. The approval-
holder may observe any tests conducted during this audit.
    (c) An approved explosive or sheathed explosive unit shall be 
subject to audit for cause at any time MSHA believes that it is not in 
compliance with the technical requirements upon which the approval was 
based.
    (d) Explosives approved under regulations in effect prior to January 
17, 1989, shall conform to the provisions on field samples set out in 
those regulations (See 30 CFR part 15, 1987 edition).