Regulations last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

Title 30 - Mineral Resources last revised: May 15, 2024
§ 27.38 - Tests to determine adequacy of windows and lenses.

Impact tests. A 4-pound cylindrical weight with a one-inch diameter hemispherical striking surface will be dropped (free fall) to strike the window or lens in its mounting or the equivalent thereof at or near the center. At least three out of four samples shall withstand the impact according to the following table:

Overall lens diameter (inches) Height of fall (inches)
Less than 46
4 to 59
5 to 615
Greater than 624
Lenses or windows of smaller diameter than 1 inch may be tested by alternate methods at the discretion of MSHA.
authority: 30 U.S.C. 957,961
source: 31 FR 10607, Aug. 9, 1966, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 30 CFR 27.38