[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: 30CFR7.2]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 7--TESTING BY APPLICANT OR THIRD PARTY--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 7.2  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply in this part.
    Applicant. An individual or organization that manufactures or 
controls the assembly of a product and that applies to MSHA for approval 
of that product.
    Approval. A document issued by MSHA which states that a product has 
met the requirements of this part and which authorizes an approval 
marking identifying the product as approved.
    Authorized company official. An individual designated by applicant 
who has the authority to bind the company.
    Critical characteristic. A feature of a product that, if not 
manufactured as approved, could have a direct adverse effect on safety 
and for which testing or inspection is required prior to shipment to 
ensure conformity with the technical requirements under which the 
approval was issued.
    Extention of approval. A document issued by MSHA which states that 
the change to a product previously approved by MSHA under this part 
meets the requirements of this part and which authorizes the continued 
use of

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the approval marking after the appropriate extension number has been 
added.
    Post-approval product audit. Examination, testing, or both, by MSHA 
of approved products selected by MSHA to determine whether those 
products meet the applicable technical requirements and have been 
manufactured as approved.
    Technical requirements. The design and performance requirements for 
a product, as specified in a subpart of this part.
    Test procedures. The methods specified in a subpart of this part 
used to determine whether a product meet the performance portion of the 
technical requirements.

[53 FR 23500, June 22, 1988; 53 FR 25569, July 7, 1988]