30 CFR Part 56, Appendix I — National Consensus Standards
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Mine operators seeking further information regarding the construction and installation of falling object protective structures (FOPS) may consult the following national consensus standards, as applicable.
| Equipment | National consensus standard |
|---|---|
| Front-end loaders and bulldozers | Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) minimum performance criteria for falling object protective structures (FOPS) SAE J231—January, 1981. |
| Fork-lift trucks | American National Standards Institute (ANSI) safety standard for low lift and high lift trucks, B 56.1, section 7.27—1983; or, |
| American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard, rough terrain fork lift trucks, B56.6—1987. |