Skip to Main Content

For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1553; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call 1-866-487-9243 (1 866-4-US-WAGE). This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to the site was 10/1/2025. Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.

U.S. Department of Labor Seal U.S. Department of Labor

MSHA Fire Suppression and Fire Protection Advisor

The Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA designed this Advisor as a quick reference about fire suppression and fire protection. The Advisor will help you determine minimum fire protection requirements for electrical and diesel equipment. The Advisor provides links to further detailed regulatory information from the 30 Code Federal Regulation (CFR).

This Advisor contains two glossaries: one glossary for underground electrical equipment and one glossary for underground diesel equipment.

Continue

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR