[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: 30CFR57.1]

[Page 316]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 57--SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS--UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 57.1  Purpose and scope.


    This part 57 sets forth mandatory safety and health standards for 
each underground metal or nonmetal mine, including related surface 
operations, 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.