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30 CFR §57.22602

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  1. (a)All blasting shall be initiated from the surface after all persons are out of the mine and any connecting mines.
  2. (b)Persons shall not enter the mine until a competent person has examined the blast sites and methane concentrations are less than 0.5 percent.