CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER O—COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH (parts 70 to 90) > PART 75—MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES > SUBPART R—Miscellaneous (§75.1700 to §75.1731) > 75.1712-8—Application for waiver of location requirements for underground sanitary facilities.

75.1712-8—Application for waiver of location requirements for underground sanitary facilities.

Applications for waivers of the location requirements of § 75.1712-6 shall be filed with the Coal Mine Safety District Manager and shall contain the following information:
(a) The name and address of the mine operator;
(b) The name and location of the mine;
(c) The thickness of the coal seam in each working place in the mine for which a waiver is requested; and
(d) Other physical restrictions in the mine (for example, poor roof conditions, excessive water, timbering, etc.).
If a sanitary toilet cannot be installed within 500 feet of a working place because of physical conditions other than the thickness of the coal seam, the operator shall also include a short statement specifying areas in the mine which could be considered possible alternative sites for installation of such facilities.