§ 29.33 - Approval labels and markings; approval of contents; use.

(a) Upon receipt of a certificate of approval, the applicant shall submit to MSHA, for approval of contents, samples or full-scale reproductions of approval plates, labels, and markings and a sketch or description of the method of application and position on the instrument, together with instructions for the use and maintenance of the instrument.

(b) Approval labels shall bear the emblem of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the applicant's name and address, the restrictions or limitations placed upon the use of the instrument by MSHA, an approval number assigned by MSHA, and other information necessary for identification of the instrument.

(c) MSHA shall, where necessary, notify the applicant when additional labels, markings or instructions will be required.

(d) Approval labels and markings shall only be used by the applicant to whom they were issued.

(e) Legible reproductions or abbreviated forms of the label approved by MSHA for use on each analyzer and detector shall be affixed, attached to, or printed on the instrument at a location where it can be easily seen.

(f) The use of any MSHA approval label obligates the applicant to whom it is issued to maintain or cause to be maintained the approved quality control sampling schedule and the acceptable quality level for each characteristic tested, and to guarantee that the instrument is manufactured according to the drawings and specifications upon which the certificate of approval is based.

(g) Each analyzer and detector shall be labeled distinctly to show the name of the applicant, and the name and letters or numbers by which the instrument is designated for trade purposes, and the serial number or approximate date of manufacture.