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§75.1712-8 — Application for waiver of location requirements for underground sanitary facilities

Applications for waivers of the location requirements of §75.1712-6 shall be filed with the Coal Mine Safety District Manager and shall contain the following information:

 
(a)
The name and address of the mine operator;
 
(b)
The name and location of the mine;
 
(c)
The thickness of the coal seam in each working place in the mine for which a waiver is requested; and
 
(d)
Other physical restrictions in the mine (for example, poor roof conditions, excessive water, timbering, etc.).

If a sanitary toilet cannot be installed within 500 feet of a working place because of physical conditions other than the thickness of the coal seam, the operator shall also include a short statement specifying areas in the mine which could be considered possible alternative sites for installation of such facilities.

   Reason: