30 CFR 77.1005
§ 77.1005 Scaling highwalls; general.
United States · 30 CFR — Mineral Resources · Status: effective
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- 30 CFR 77.1005, § 77.1005 Scaling highwalls; general, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/134135
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(a) Hazardous areas shall be scaled before any other work is performed in the hazardous area. When scaling of highwalls is necessary to correct conditions that are hazardous to persons in the area, a safe means shall be provided for performing such work.
(b) Whenever it becomes necessary for safety to remove hazardous material from highwalls by hand, the hazardous material shall be approached from a safe direction and the material removed from a safe location.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.