[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: 30CFR56.4531]

[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. 56.4531  Flammable or combustible liquid storage buildings or rooms.

    (a) Storage buildings or storage rooms in which flammable or 
combustible liquids, including grease, are stored and that are within 
100 feet of any person's work station shall be ventilated with a 
sufficient volume of air to prevent the accumulation of flammable 
vapors.
    (b) In addition, the buildings or rooms shall be--
    (1) Constructed to meet a fire resistance rating of at least one 
hour; or
    (2) Equipped with an automatic fire suppression system; or
    (3) Equipped with an early warning fire detection device that will 
alert any person who could be endangered by a fire, provided that no 
person's work station is in the building.
    (c) Flammable or combustible liquids in use for day-to-day 
maintenance and operational activities are not considered in storage 
under this standard.

                    Welding/Cutting/Compressed Gases