2020 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 22 - Mine Safety and Health
Subchapter II - Interim Mandatory Health Standards
Sec. 844 - Rock dust and gas hazards; controls
| 30 U.S.C. § 844 (2020) |
| §844. Rock dust and gas hazards; controls |
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The dust resulting from drilling in rock shall be controlled by the use of permissible dust collectors, or by water or water with a wetting agent, or by ventilation, or by any other method or device approved by the Secretary which is at least as effective in controlling such dust. Respiratory equipment approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be provided persons exposed for short periods to inhalation hazards from gas, dusts, fumes, or mist. When the exposure is for prolonged periods, other measures to protect such persons or to reduce the hazard shall be taken. |
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(Pub. L. 91–173, title II, §204, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, §509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.) |
| STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
CHANGE OF NAME
"Secretary of Health and Human Services" substituted in text for "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88 which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education. EFFECTIVE DATESection operative six months after Dec. 30, 1969, except to the extent an earlier date is specifically provided for in Pub. L. 91–173, see section 509 of Pub. L. 91–173, set out as a note under section 801 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING |
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| Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING CHAPTER 22 - MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH SUBCHAPTER II - INTERIM MANDATORY HEALTH STANDARDS Sec. 844 - Rock dust and gas hazards; controls |
| section 844 |
| 2020 |
| January 13, 2021 |
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| 83 Stat. 764 93 Stat. 695 |
| Public Law 91-173, Public Law 96-88 |
