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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 57 - Safety and Health Standards—Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines
  6. Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting
  7. Subject Group - Hoisting Procedures
  8. 30 CFR § 57.19061
30 CFR § 57.19061
Maximum hoisting speeds
May 28, 2026
CFR

§ 57.19061 Maximum hoisting speeds.

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

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