[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: 30CFR18.9]

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                       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 A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 18.9  Conduct of investigations and tests.

    (a) Prior to the issuance of an approval, certification, or 
acceptance of a hose or conveyor belt, only MSHA personnel, 
representative(s) of the applicant, and such other person(s) as may be 
mutually agreed upon may observe any part of the investigation or tests. 
The MSHA will hold as confidential and will not disclose principles or 
patentable features; nor will it disclose to persons other than the 
applicant the results of tests, chemical analysis of materials or any 
details of the applicant's drawings, specifications, instructions, and 
related material.
    (b) Unless notified to the contrary by MSHA, the applicant shall 
provide assistance in disassembling parts for inspection, preparing 
parts for testing, and preparing equipment for return shipment. 
Explosion-proof enclosures shall be drilled and tapped for pipe 
connections in accordance with instructions supplied by MSHA.
    (c) MSHA reserves the right to inspect a complete machine, component 
part, or accessory at a place other than the Bureau's premises, such as 
the assembly plant or other location acceptable to MSHA, at the 
applicant's expense.
    (d) Applicants shall be responsible for their representatives 
present during tests and for observers admitted at their request and 
shall save the Government harmless in the event of damage to applicant's 
property or injury to applicant's representatives or to observers 
admitted at their request.

[33 FR 4660, Mar. 19, 1968; 33 FR 6345, Apr. 26, 1968, as amended at 57 
FR 61223, Dec. 23, 1992]