MSHA Removes Flame Safety Lamps From Underground Coal Mine Equipment Rules
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This rule removes flame safety lamps from the list of approved electric face equipment that may be used in underground coal mines. MSHA says the lamps are outdated and have been replaced by electric cap lamps and portable methane or multi-gas detectors. The practical impact is limited. Underground coal mine operators should make sure their compliance materials and equipment references no longer treat flame safety lamps as permissible equipment under 30 CFR 75.506. The rule takes effect on July 27, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Removes flame safety lamps from MSHA’s list of permissible electric face equipment for underground coal mines
- Deletes paragraph 30 CFR 75.506(d)(4)
- Recognizes that modern electric cap lamps and portable gas detectors have replaced flame safety lamps
Obligations
What this law requires
Do not operate or rely on flame safety lamps as permissible electric face equipment in underground coal mines under 30 CFR 75.506 after the rule’s effective date.
Update underground coal mine compliance materials, equipment lists, and permissibility references so flame safety lamps are no longer identified as permissible electric face equipment under 30 CFR 75.506.