30 CFR 56.19061
§ 56.19061 Maximum hoisting speeds.
United States · 30 CFR — Mineral Resources · Status: effective
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- 30 CFR 56.19061, § 56.19061 Maximum hoisting speeds, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/132604
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The safe speed for hoisting persons shall be determined for each shaft, and this speed shall not be exceeded. Persons should not be hoisted at a speed faster than 2,500 feet per minute, except in an emergency.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.