['Specialized Industries']
['Mining']
07/19/2025
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(a) Auxiliary fans, except fans used in shops and other areas which have been so designed that methane cannot enter the airway, shall be approved by MSHA under the applicable requirements of 30 CFR Part 18, and be operated so that recirculation is minimized. Auxiliary fans shall not be used to ventilate work places during the interruption of normal mine ventilatioin.
(b) Tests for methane shall be made at auxiliary fans before they are started.
['Specialized Industries']
['Mining']
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