ISSUE DATE: April 28, 2004

LAST VALIDATED: 03/31/2021

PROGRAM INFORMATION BULLETIN NO. PIB 04-13

FROM: MARK E. SKILES

Director of Technical Support

RAY McKINNEY

Administrator for

Coal Mine Health and Safety

ROBERT M. FRIEND

Administrator for

Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health

SUBJECT: Superseding of Program Information Bulletins P99-24 and P02-9

Regarding MSHA Approved Cable Splice Kits

Who needs this information?

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) enforcement personnel, cable splice kit 

manufacturers, underground coal, metal and nonmetal gassy mine operators, miners’ 

representatives, and repair shop facilities.

Why is MSHA issuing this bulletin?

MSHA is issuing this bulletin to update and combine Program Information Bulletins 

(PIBs) P99-24 titled “Mine Safety and Health Administration Approved Cable Splice 

Kits” and P02-9 titled “Update to Mine Safety and Health Administration Cable Splice 

Kit Approval Coverage.”

What is the background for this update?

Some of the information provided in the PIBs P99-24 and P02-9 caused confusion with 

enforcement policies and practices regarding the repair of conduit hose with splice kit 

material. This PIB clarifies and supersedes the two previously issued PIBs. 
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What are the main points of this bulletin?

This bulletin concerns MSHA approved cable splice kits. 

1. As of June 1999, MSHA requires the cable splice kit manufacturer to list the 

voltage rating(s) on the cable splice kit instruction sheet that is provided with the 

splice kit components. The instruction sheet will describe the optional 

construction methods if various voltages are specified.

2. MSHA approved cable splices must be constructed as directed on the cable splice 

kit instructions. An installed cable splice can only be considered compliant with

the requirements if it is constructed according to the directions listed on the

instruction sheet. Reference is made to the Program Policy Manual, Volume V, 

Section 75.604.

3. The components of an MSHA approved cable splice kit can be used to repair a 

damaged outer cable jacket or conduit hose if the repair methods are designated 

on the instruction sheet. The manufacturer must apply to MSHA to have the

procedure included on the instruction sheet if it is not currently listed. Conduit 

hose repairs are acceptable when made in accordance with the conditions listed 

in the Program Policy Manual, Volume V, Section 75.503. 

How does this PIB differ from the two previous PIBs that it supersedes?

This PIB clarifies the confusion about the use of splice kit material to repair conduit hose. 

As indicated in item 3 above, the use of flame-resistant cable repair sleeves is permitted to 

repair conduit hose when the repairs are made in accordance with MSHA Program Policy 

Manual, Volume V, Section 75.503.

Who are the contact persons for this bulletin?

Technical Support, Approval and Certification Center

Dustin Hinchman (304) 547-2049

E-mail: hinchman.dustin@dol.gov

Mine Safety and Health Enforcement, Safety Division

Rodney Adamson, (202) 693-9549

E-mail: Adamson.Rodney@dol.gov
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Is this information on the internet?

This Program Information Bulletin may be viewed on the World Wide Web by 

accessing the MSHA home page and then choosing Rules and Regulations/Compliance 

Assistance Information/Program Information Bulletins.

What is the authority for this bulletin?

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30, Part 7, Subpart K, 57.22302, 57.22303, 57.22310, 

and 57.22311, 75.517-1, 75.503, 75.604, 77.504 and 77.602 

Who will receive this bulletin?

Program Policy Manual Holders

Miners’ Representatives

Underground Mine Operators

Manufacturers of Cable Splice Kits

Repair Shop Facilities

Special Interest Groups