[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: 30CFR47.41]

[Page 211]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 47--HAZARD COMMUNICATION (HazCom)--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart E--Container Labels and Other Forms of Warning
 
Sec. 47.41  Requirement for container labels.


    (a) The operator must ensure that each container of a hazardous 
chemical has a label. If a container is tagged or marked with the 
appropriate information, it is labeled.
    (1) The operator must replace a container label immediately if it is 
missing or if the hazard information on the label is unreadable.
    (2) The operator must not remove or deface existing labels on 
containers of hazardous chemicals.
    (b) For each hazardous chemical produced at the mine, the operator 
must prepare a container label and update this label with any 
significant, new information about the chemical's hazards within 3 
months of becoming aware of this information.
    (c) For each hazardous chemical brought to the mine, the operator 
must replace an outdated label when a revised label is received from the 
chemical's manufacturer or supplier. The operator is not responsible for 
an inaccurate label obtained from the chemical's manufacturer or 
supplier.