30 C.F.R. Appendix I to Subpart M of Part 56—National Consensus Standards
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
Mine operators seeking further information regarding the construction and installation of falling object protective structures (FOPS) may consult the following national consensus standards, as applicable.
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 56—SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES
Subpart M—Machinery and Equipment
Appendix I to Subpart M of Part 56—National Consensus Standards
MSHA Standard 56.14106, Falling Object Protection.------------------------------------------------------------------------ Equipment National consensus standard------------------------------------------------------------------------Front-end loaders and bulldozers.......... Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) minimum performance criteria for falling object protective structures (FOPS) SAE J231_January, 1981.Fork-lift trucks.......................... American National Standards Institute (ANSI) safety standard for low lift and high lift trucks, B 56.1, section 7.27_1983; or, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard, rough terrain fork lift trucks, B56.6_1987.------------------------------------------------------------------------
