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  2. Title 30 - Mineral Resources
  3. Chapter I - MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  4. Subchapter K - METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
  5. Part 56 - SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES
  6. Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting
  7. Topic - Hoisting Procedures
  8. 30 CFR § 56.19061
30 CFR § 56.19061
Maximum hoisting speeds
July 29, 2020
CFR

The safe speed for hoisting persons shall be determined for each shaft, and this speed shall not be exceeded. Persons should not be hoisted at a speed faster than 2,500 feet per minute, except in an emergency.

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