(a) Methane detectors used for examining in coal mines shall be permissible. When not in use, they shall be in the care of certified officials or other competent designated persons, who shall examine, clean, and deliver them in a safe condition to their users before they enter the mine.
(b) Permissible methane detectors shall be entrusted for use only to certified persons or to approved competent persons who have been accredited as users of methane detectors.
(c) An individual knowing his methane detector to be injured or defective shall immediately report its condition to his supervisor, mine foreman, or to the designated attendant.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.
Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.
Section 25-9-81 - Use of Methane Detectors.
Section 25-9-82 - Standards and Procedures as to Gases and Air Quality.
Section 25-9-83 - Standards as to Volume of Air.
Section 25-9-84 - Coursing of Air.
Section 25-9-85 - Sealing, Testing, etc., of Abandoned Workings.
Section 25-9-86 - Examinations for Gases and Other Dangerous Conditions.
Section 25-9-87 - Use of Flame Safety Lamps.
Section 25-9-88 - Reports as to Ventilation, Gas Content, Reopening of Mines, Etc.
Section 25-9-89 - Procedure When Workings Approaching Inaccessible Accumulations of Gases or Water.