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  2. Title 30 - Mineral Resources
  3. Chapter I - Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor
  4. Subchapter O - Coal Mine Safety and Health
  5. Part 75 - Mandatory Safety Standards—Underground Coal Mines
  6. Subpart N - Explosives and Blasting
  7. 30 CFR § 75.1324
30 CFR § 75.1324
Methane concentration and tests
May 28, 2026
CFR
Editorial Note on Part 75

Editorial Note:

The provisions of this part marked [Statutory Provision] appear in Title III of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969.

§ 75.1324 Methane concentration and tests.

(a) No shot shall be fired in an area that contains 1.0 volume percent or more of methane.

(b) Immediately before shots are fired, the methane concentration in a working place or any other area where blasting is to be performed, shall be determined by a person qualified to test for methane.

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