30 CFR § 75.1714-2 Self-rescue devices; use and location requirements.
(a) Self-rescue devices shall be used and located as prescribed in
paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), (d), (e), or (f) of this
section, self-rescue devices shall be worn or carried at all times by each
person when underground.
(c) Where the wearing or carrying of the self-rescue device is
hazardous to the person, it shall be placed in a readily accessible location
no greater than 25 feet from such person.
(d) Where a person works on or around equipment, the self-rescue
device may be placed in a readily accessible location on such equipment.
(e) A mine operator may apply to the District Manager under § 75.1502 for permission to place the SCSR more than 25 feet away.
(1) The District Manager shall consider the following
factors in deciding whether to permit an operator to place a SCSR more than
25 feet from a miner:
(e)(1)(i) Distance from affected sections to surface,
(e)(1)(ii) Pitch of seam in affected sections,
(e)(1)(iii) Height of coal seam in affected sections,
(e)(1)(iv) Location of escapeways,
(e)(1)(v) Proposed location of SCSRs,
(e)(1)(vi) Type of work performed by affected miners,
(e)(1)(vii) Degree of risk to which affected miners are
exposed,
(e)(1)(viii) Potential for breaking into oxygen deficient
atmospheres,
(e)(1)(ix) Type of risk to which affected miners are
exposed,
(e)(1)(x) Accident history of mine, and
(e)(1)(xi) Other matters bearing upon the safety of
miners.
(2) Such application shall not be approved by the District
Manager unless it provides that, while underground, all miners whose SCSR is
more than 25 feet away shall have a FSR approved by MSHA and NIOSH under 42
CFR part 84 sufficient to enable each miner to get to a SCSR.
(3) An operator may not obtain permission under paragraph
(e) of this section to place SCSRs more than 25 feet away from miners on
trips into and out of the mine.
(f) If an SCSR is not carried out of the mine at the end of a
miner's shift, the place of storage shall be approved by the District
Manager. A sign made of reflective material with the word ``SCSRs'' or
``SELF-RESCUERS'' shall be conspicuously posted at each SCSR storage
location. Direction signs made of a reflective material shall be posted
leading to each storage location.
(g) Where devices of not less than 10 minutes and 1 hour are made
available in accordance with §75.1714-1(b),
such devices shall be used and located as follows:
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
section, the device of not less than 10 minutes shall be worn or carried at
all times by each person when underground, and
(2) The one-hour canister shall be available at all times to all
persons when underground in accordance with a plan submitted by the
mine operator and approved by the District Manager. When the one-hour
canister is placed in a storage location, a sign made of a reflective
material with the word ``SCSRs'' or ``SELF-RESCUERS'' shall be
conspicuously posted at each storage location. Direction signs made of
a reflective material shall be posted leading to each storage location.
