Effective: June 14, 2000
Latest Legislation: House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly
The mine foreperson shall each day enter plainly or have entered in ink, in a book provided for that purpose, a report of the condition of the mine, which report shall clearly state any danger that such mine foreperson has observed during the day, or any danger reported to the mine foreperson by the mine foreperson's assistants, the fire bosses, or the shot firers when employed. The report shall also state whether or not there is a proper supply of material on hand for the safe working of the mine, and whether or not the requirements of the law are complied with. The mine foreperson shall also, once each week, enter plainly or have entered in ink, in the book, a true report of all air measurements required by this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1563., and 1565. of the Revised Code, designating the place, the area of each break-through and entry separately, the velocity of the air in each break-through and entry, and the number of workers employed in each separate split of air, with the date when the measurements were taken. The book shall be kept in the mine office at the mine, for examination by the deputy mine inspector, and by any person working in the mine, in the presence of the mine foreperson. The mine foreperson shall each day personally sign and certify to all facts entered and recorded in such book.
The mine foreperson shall each day read carefully and personally sign in ink, and certify to such facts, all reports entered in the record book of the fire bosses.
The record books shall be prescribed and supplied by the division of mineral resources management and purchased by the operator.
No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources
Chapter 1567 | Mine Equipment; Safety Provisions
Section 1567.01 | Chapter Does Not Apply to Chapter 1514 Activities.
Section 1567.02 | Use of Present Machinery Lawful - Replacement of Appliances and Machinery.
Section 1567.03 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 1567.04 | Machine Runners and Helpers.
Section 1567.05 | Trespassing.
Section 1567.06 | Examination of Mine Generating Firedamp - Posting or Report.
Section 1567.07 | Entry Beyond Danger Signal.
Section 1567.08 | Book of Reports of Mine Condition and Air Measurements.
Section 1567.09 | Ventilation of Mines.
Section 1567.10 | Ventilating Fans.
Section 1567.11 | Booster and Blower Fans.
Section 1567.12 | Accident to Ventilating Fan.
Section 1567.13 | Supervision of Ventilating Apparatus and Airways.
Section 1567.14 | Entry Into Mine After Interruption of Ventilation.
Section 1567.15 | Closing of Ventilating Doors.
Section 1567.16 | Electrical System - Prohibited Activities.
Section 1567.17 | Rules for Use of Direct Current.
Section 1567.18 | Rules for Use of Alternating Current.
Section 1567.19 | Grounding of Machines and Armored Cable Using Alternating Current.
Section 1567.20 | Electrical Equipment to Be Grounded.
Section 1567.21 | Employment of Shot Firers.
Section 1567.22 | Use of Black Powder.
Section 1567.23 | Handling Explosives in Mines.
Section 1567.24 | Conveyance of Explosives.
Section 1567.25 | Explosives to Be Protected From Contact With Fire.
Section 1567.26 | Explosives and Tools on Cages or Stairways.
Section 1567.27 | Use of Squibs and Fuses - Tamping.
Section 1567.30 | Firing of Shots - Appointed Times.
Section 1567.31 | Drill Holes.
Section 1567.32 | Misfired Shots.
Section 1567.33 | Examination After Each Blast.
Section 1567.34 | Solid Shooting.
Section 1567.35 | Use of Gasoline, Naphtha, Kerosene, Fuel Oil or Gas Engine.
Section 1567.36 | Fire Extinguishers.
Section 1567.38 | Use of Locomotive and Haulage Equipment.
Section 1567.40 | Riding on Haulage Trips.
Section 1567.41 | Operation of Trolley Ahead of Locomotive.
Section 1567.42 | Riding on Locomotive or Cars.
Section 1567.43 | Signal Light.
Section 1567.44 | Handling Cars.
Section 1567.46 | Windlass Required.
Section 1567.47 | Qualifications of Persons in Charge of Hoisting Engine.
Section 1567.48 | Safe Appliances for Ingress and Egress in Shaft.
Section 1567.49 | Lowering and Hoisting of Persons by Vertical Shaft.
Section 1567.50 | Regulations for Speaking Tube, Cages, and Safety Gate.
Section 1567.51 | Signal Code.
Section 1567.52 | Additions to Code of Signals - Posting.
Section 1567.53 | Emergency Signal in Vertical Shaft.
Section 1567.54 | Adequate Fire Protection - Firefighting Equipment.
Section 1567.55 | Report of Coal Seam Fire - Covering of Exposed Surface to Prevent Fire.
Section 1567.57 | Two-Way Communication System.
Section 1567.58 | Lights in Mines.
Section 1567.59 | Flame Safety Lamps.
Section 1567.60 | Recording Pressure Gauge.
Section 1567.62 | Obstruction of Airway.
Section 1567.63 | Use of Traveling Ways - Loitering Prohibited.
Section 1567.64 | Operator to Provide Tag Lines or Tie-Off Lines for Miners.
Section 1567.65 | Prohibition Against Smoking or Carrying Smoking Materials.
Section 1567.66 | Prohibition Against Intoxicants.
Section 1567.67 | Protective Clothing.
Section 1567.68 | Safety Provisions for Machinery and Equipment.
Section 1567.681 | Fire Detection Devices Required on Conveyor Belts.
Section 1567.69 | Longwall Mining Plans or Revisions - Contents.
Section 1567.70 | Plan for Recovery of Longwall Roof Support - Approval by Chief.
Section 1567.71 | Two-Way Communication Facilities.
Section 1567.72 | De-Energizing Electrical Power on Longwall Working Face Conveyor.
Section 1567.73 | Installation of Methane Monitors.
Section 1567.74 | Safety Requirements for Longwall Working Face.
Section 1567.75 | Cutting and Welding.
Section 1567.76 | Maintenance of Hydraulic Lines and Roof Support Units.
Section 1567.77 | First Aid Equipment.
Section 1567.78 | Maintaining Accessible Tailgate Travel Route.