Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 30 - Mineral Resources |
Chapter I - Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor |
SubChapter B - Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products |
Part 29 - PORTABLE COAL DUST/ROCK DUST ANALYZERS, AND CONTINUOUS DUTY, WARNING LIGHT, PORTABLE METHANE DETECTORS FOR USE IN COAL MINES |
Subpart H - Continuous Duty, Warning Light, Portable Methane Detectors; Performance and Testing Requirements |
§ 29.71 - Warning light; performance requirements.
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(a) Warning lights contained in the indicating devices of detectors shall:
(1) Be visible within the normal visual field of miners working in the vicinity of the detector;
(2) If incandescent, employ lamps of no less than 0.2 candlepower; or
(3) If light-emitting diodes (LED's), have sufficient intensity to be discernible in the working place of an underground coal mine; and,
(4) Be red in color.
(b) The flash rate of the warning light shall be approximately one flash per second, and the duty cycle shall be sufficiently long to attract attention.