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| Name: | Safety Standards for Explosives and Blasting in Underground Coal Mines Rule (30 CFR Part 75) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Subject(s): | Protection in certain sectors of economic activity; Mining and quarrying workers; Occupational safety and health; Protection against particular hazards |
| Type of legislation: | Regulation, Decree, Ordinance |
| Adopted on: | 1991-10-03 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Federal Register, 1991-10-11, Vol. 56, No. 198, pp. 51610-51616 |
| ISN: | USA-1991-R-26638 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=26638&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Federal Register, 1991-10-11, Vol. 56, No. 198, pp. 51610-51616 |
| Abstract/Citation: | Revises and clarifies provisions of the Mine Safety and Health Administration standards, in particular the criteria for miners to become qualified to use explosives for blasting, and addresses hazard of accidental initiation of detonators caused by stray electric current. |