30 CFR § 57.4760
Shaft mines.
VENTILATION CONTROL MEASURES
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Location | Minimum required construction
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At least 50 feet from: timbered | Control door that meets the
areas, exposed combustible rock, | requirements for a ventilation
and any other combustible | door in conformance with 30
material1 | CFR 57.8531.
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Within 50 feet but no closer than | Control door that serves as a
20 feet of: timbered areas, exposed | barrier to the effects of fire
combustible rock, or other combustible | and air leakage. The control
material1 | door shall provide protection
| at least equivalent to a door
Within 20 feet of: any timbered areas | constructed of no less than
or combustible rock, provided that the | one-quarter inch of plate
timber and combustible rock within the | steel with channel or
20 foot distance are coated with one | angle-iron reinforcement to
inch of shotcrete, one-half inch of | minimize warpage. The
gunite, or other material with | framework assembly of the door
equivalent fire protection | and the surrounding bulkhead,
characteristics and no other | if any, shall be at least
combustible material1 | equivalent to the door in fire
within that distance | and air-leakage resistance,
| and in physical strength.
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Within 20 feet of: timbered areas, | Control door that serves as a
exposed combustible rock, or other | barrier to fire, the effects
combustible material1 | of fire, and air-leakage. The
| door shall provide protection
| at least equivalent to a door
| constructed of two layers of
| wood, each a minimum of
| three-quarters of an inch in
| thickness. The wood grain of
| one layer shall be
| perpendicular to the wood
| grain of the other layer.
| The wood construction shall
| be covered on all sides and
| edges with no less than
| twenty-four gauge sheet steel.
| The framework assembly of the
| door and the surrounding
| bulkhead, if any, shall be at
| least equivalent to the door
| in fire and air-leakage
| resistance, and in physical
| strength. Roll-down steel
| doors with a fire-resistance
| rating of 1 1/2 hours or
| greater, but without an
| insulation core, are
| acceptable if an automatic
| sprinkler or deluge system is
| installed that provides even
| coverage of the door on both
| sides.
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1 In this table, "combustible material" does not refer to installed
wiring or track support.[50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985; 50 FR 20100, May 14, 1985]
