[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: 30CFR56.1]

[Page 257]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 56--SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS--SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 56.1  Purpose and scope.


    This part 56 sets forth mandatory safety and health standards for 
each surface metal or nonmetal mine, including open pit mines, subject 
to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The purpose of these 
standards is the protection of life, the promotion of health and safety, 
and the prevention of accidents.