Program Policy Manual
VOLUME III - 30 CFR PARTS 40 THROUGH 50 AND PARTS 62 AND 100
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERPRETATION, APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES ON ENFORCEMENT OF 30 CFR
VOLUME III - 30 CFR PARTS 40 THROUGH 50 AND PARTS 62 AND 100
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERPRETATION, APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES ON ENFORCEMENT OF 30 CFR
| REFERENCE | CONTENTS |
|---|---|
| _____________ | _______________________________________________ |
| PART 41 | NOTIFICATION OF LEGAL IDENTITY |
| III.41-1 | Assignment of Independent Contractor and Mine Identification Numbers |
| III.41-2 | Portable Operations |
| PART 42 | NATIONAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACADEMY |
| 42.10 | Tuition Fees |
| 42.50 | Charges for Room and Board |
| PART 43 | PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COMPLAINTS |
| III.43-1 | Processing Hazardous Conditions Complaints |
| 43.7 | Informal Review |
| PART 45 | INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS |
| III.45-1 | General Enforcement Policy for Independent Contractors |
| 45.2(c) | Definition of Independent Contractor |
| 45.3 | MSHA Identification of Independent Contractors |
| 45.4 | Independent Contractor Register |
| PART 46 | TRAINING AND RETRAINING OF MINERS ENGAGED IN SHELL DREDGING, or EMPLOYED at SAND, GRAVEL, SURFACE STONE, SURFACE CLAY, COLLOIDAL PHOSPHATE, or SURFACE LIMESTONE MINES |
| III. 46-1 | Scope |
| 46.2 | Definitions |
| 46.2(b) | Competent Person |
| 46.2(c) | Equivalent Experience |
| 46.2(d) | Experienced Miner |
| 46.2(g) | Miner |
| 46.2(h) | Mining Operations |
| 46.2(k) | Normal Work Hours |
| 46.3 | Training Plans |
| 46.4 | Training Plan Implementation |
| 46.4(a)(3) | Presented in Language Understood by the Miner |
| 46.4(c) | Crediting Training |
| 46.5 | New Miner Training |
| 46.6 | Newly Hired Experienced Miner Training |
| 46.7 | New Task Training |
| 46.8 | Annual Refresher Training |
| 46.9 | Records of Training |
| 46.10 | Compensation for Training |
| 46.11 | Site-specific Hazard Awareness Training |
| 46.12 | Responsibility for Independent Contractor Training |
| PART 48 | TRAINING AND RETRAINING OF MINERS |
| 48.1/48.21 | Scope |
| 48.2 / 48.22 | Definitions |
| 48.2(a)(1) / 48.22(a)(1) |
"Miner" |
| 48.2(a)(2) / 48.22(a)(2) |
"Miner" |
| 48.2(b)/ .22(b) | "Experienced Miner" |
| 48.2(c)/ .22(c) | "New Miner" |
| 48.2(d)/ .22(d) | "Normal Working Hours" |
| 48.2(e)/ .22(e) | "Operator" |
| 48.3/48.23 | Training Plans; Time of Submission; Where Filed; Information Required; Time for Approval; Method for Disapproval; Commencement of Training; Approval of Instructors |
| 48.4/48.24 | Cooperative Training Program |
| 48.5/48.25 | Training of New Miners; Minimum Courses of Instruction; Hours of Instruction |
| 48.6/48.26 | Experienced Miner Training |
| 48.7/48.27 | Training of Miners Assigned to a Task in Which they Have Had No Previous Experience; Minimum Courses of Instruction |
| 48.8/48.28 | Annual Refresher Training of Miners; Minimum Courses of Instruction; Hours of Instruction |
| 48.9/48.29 | Records of Training |
| 48.10/48.30 | Compensation for Training |
| 48.11/48.31 | Hazard Training |
| PART 49 | MINE RESCUE TEAMS |
| 49.2(a) | Mine Rescue Team Requirement |
| 49.2(a) | Mine Rescue Service Arrangement |
| 49.2(c) | Mine Rescue Team Qualification |
| 49.2(d) | Advance Ground Transportation Arrangement |
| 49.2(h) | Operator Statement |
| 49.3(a) | Alternative Mine Rescue Capability for Small and Remote Mines |
| 49.5(a) | Designation of Mine Rescue Stations |
| 49.5(b) | Centralized Storage for Mine Rescue Equipment |
| 49.5(d) | Inspection of Mine Rescue Station |
| 49.6 | Equipment and Maintenance Requirements |
| 49.8(a) | Training for Mine Rescue Teams |
| 49.8(b)(2) | Periodic Breathing-Apparatus-Wearing Requirement |
| PART 50 | ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, ILLNESSES, EMPLOYMENT, AND COAL PRODUCTION IN MINES |
| III.50-1 | Citations for Failure to Report Under Part 50 |
| III.50-2 | Reporting of Silicosis and Other Pneumoconioses |
| III.50-3 | Part 50 Audit After Fatal Accident |
| III.50-4 | Part 50 Notification, Investigation, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Independent Contractors |
| III.50-5 | Reporting and Investigation Blocked Passage Through the Tailgate Side of Longwall Mining Operations in Coal Mines |
| 50.2 | Definitions |
| 50.20 and 50.30 |
Preparation and Submission of MSHA Form 7000-1 Preparation and Submission of MSHA Form 7000-2 |
| 50.20-3 | Criteria - Differences Between Medical Treatment and First Aid |
| 50.30 | Preparation and Submission of MSHA Form 7000-2 |
| PART 62 | NOISE ENFORCEMENT |
| 62.1 | Operator Noise Determination |
| 62.2 | Maximum Noise Levels |
| 62.3 | Noise Controls |
| 62.4 | Feasibility of Engineering and Administrative Controls |
| 62.5 | "P" Codes |
| 62.6 | Hearing Conservation Program |
| 62.7 | Personal Hearing Protection |
| 62.8 | Audiometric Testing |
| 62.9 | Audiometric Test Records |
| 62.10 | Hearing Loss |
| 62.11 | Training |
| 62.12 | MSHA Monitoring |
| 62.13 | Citations and Orders |
| PART 100 | CRITERIA AND PROCDEURES FOR PROPOSED ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES |
| 100.3 | Determination of Penalty Amount; Regular Assessment |
| 100.3(b) | Appropriateness of the Penalty to the Size of the Operator's Business |
| 100.3(c) | History of Previous Violations |
| 100.3(f) | Demonstrated Good Faith of the Operator in Abating the Violation |
| 100.3(h) | Effect of the Civil Penalty on the Operator's Ability to Continue in Business |
| 100.4 | Determination of Penalty; Single Penalty Assessment |
| 100.5 | Determination of Penalty; Special Assessment |
| 100.6 | Safety and Health Conferences |
| 100.6(d) | Referral of Citations/Orders for Assessment |
| 100.7(a) | Notice of Proposed Penalty |
| 100.8(a) | Service |
| PART 104 | PATTERN OF VIOLATIONS |
| 104.2 | Initial Screening |
| 104.3 | Pattern Criteria |
| 104.4 | Issuance of Notice |
| 104.5 | Termination of Notice |
Related Program Policy Letters:
| P11-III-1 - | Part 41 Legal Identification Numbers for Auger and Highwall Miner Operators and Providing for MSHA Notification with the Relocation of These Portable Mining Operations Policy |
