Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 30 - Mineral Resources last revised: Jan 27, 2026
§ 75.1703 - Portable electric lamps.
[Statutory Provisions]

Persons underground shall use only permissible electric lamps approved by the Secretary for portable illumination. No open flame shall be permitted in the underground area of any coal mine, except as permitted under § 75.1106.

authority: 30 U.S.C. 811,813,957
source: 35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 30 CFR 75.1703