30 CFR § 77.308 Mandatory Safety Standards, Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines

§ 77.308 Structures housing other facilities; use of partitions.

Current through Jul 27, 2026 · Read all of Part 77

Thermal dryer systems installed after June 30, 1971 in any structure which also houses a tipple, cleaning plant, or other operating facility shall be separated from all other working areas of such structure by a substantial partition capable of providing greater resistance to explosion pressures than the exterior wall or walls of the structure. The partition shall also include substantial, self-closing fire doors at all entrances to the areas adjoining the dryer system.

← § 77.307 Thermal dryers; location and installation; general.§ 77.309 Visual check of system equipment. →