[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: 30CFR18.25]

[Page 95]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 18--ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN MINE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B--Construction and Design Requirements
 
Sec. 18.25  Combustible gases from insulating material.

    (a) Insulating materials that give off flammable or explosive gases 
when decomposed electrically shall not be used within enclosures where 
the materials are subjected to destructive electrical action.
    (b) Parts coated or impregnated with insulating materials shall be 
heat-treated to remove any combustible solvent(s) before assembly in an 
explosion-proof enclosure. Air-drying insulating materials are excepted.