(a) All exposed engines, wheels, screens, shafting, gears, belting, or other moving equipment shall be covered or adequately guarded in such a way as to make employees safe from injury through contact with such equipment.
(b) The operator shall be responsible for the safe condition of tools furnished employees by the operator and shall not permit the use of tools which are unsafe or permit the misuse of any tools.
(c) The employee shall be responsible for the safe condition of tools he furnishes and shall not use any such tools which are not in safe condition for use.
(d) The employee shall promptly report to the superintendent or foreman any tool being used by him which is in an unsafe condition, and said tool shall be promptly replaced or made safe by the person furnishing it.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.
Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.
Section 25-9-270 - Applicability of Provisions.
Section 25-9-271 - Maintenance, etc., of Banks; Overburden, etc., of Open Pits.
Section 25-9-272 - Maintenance, etc., of Means of Access to Pits.
Section 25-9-273 - Operation, Inspection, and Maintenance of Shovels and Draglines.
Section 25-9-275 - Guarding of Exposed Engines, Wheels, etc.; Safety of Tools.
Section 25-9-277 - Handling and Use of Explosives and Detonators.
Section 25-9-278 - Blasting Practices and Procedures Generally.
Section 25-9-279 - Electrical Blasting Practices and Procedures.
Section 25-9-280 - Handling of Explosives During Blasting Operations; Warnings, Guards, Etc.
Section 25-9-281 - Safety Devices and Practices for Compressed Air Receivers, Etc.
Section 25-9-282 - First Aid Equipment; Training of Personnel in First Aid Methods.
Section 25-9-284 - Increase in Hazards of Pit Operations to Be Reported.