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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 § 57.19062
30 CFR § 57.19062
Maximum acceleration and deceleration
May 28, 2026
CFR

§ 57.19062 Maximum acceleration and deceleration.

Maximum normal operating acceleration and deceleration shall not exceed 6 feet per second per second. During emergency braking, the deceleration shall not exceed 16 feet per second per second.

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