30 CFR Appendix I to Subpart M of Part 56 - Appendix I to Subpart M of Part 56—National Consensus Standards

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.

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.