[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: 30CFR56.4503]

[Page 265]
 
                       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 C--Fire Prevention and Control
 
Sec. 56.4503  Conveyor belt slippage.

    Belt conveyors within confined areas where evacuation would be 
restricted in the event of a fire resulting from belt-slippage shall be 
equipped with a detection system capable of automatically stopping the 
drive pulley. A person shall attend the belt at the drive pulley when it 
is necessary to operate the conveyor while temporarily bypassing the 
automatic function.