CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER K—METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH (parts 56 to 58) > PART 56—SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES > SUBPART R—Personnel Hoisting (§56.19000 to §56.19135) > 56.19018—Overtravel by-pass switches.

56.19018—Overtravel by-pass switches.

When an overtravel by-pass switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the switch is held in the closed position by the hoistman. The overtravel by-pass switch shall return automatically to the open position when released by the hoistman.

Code of Federal Regulations

[50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985; 50 FR 20100, May 14, 1985]