Effective: June 14, 2000
Latest Legislation: House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly
Every outside fan installed after September 2, 1941, at any coal mine shall be placed at least twenty feet from the side or mouth of the shaft entry or slope with which it is connected for ventilating purposes and shall be of fireproof construction. Explosion doors shall be provided in a direct line with the mine opening.
Upon the written order of the chief of the division of mineral resources management, all main mine fans installed after September 2, 1941, shall be so arranged that the ventilating current can be quickly reversed. No fan shall be reversed while workers are in the mine unless authority to do so is given, preferably in writing, by the mine foreperson, superintendent, state inspector, or other responsible person. The fan shall be inspected at least daily.
Every main ventilating fan at nongaseous mines shall be kept in operation continuously day and night, unless operations are definitely suspended, except when written permission is given by the inspector to stop it. The permission, or a copy thereof, shall be posted by the mine foreperson in a conspicuous place at the entrances of the mine, and shall state the particular hours the fan may be stopped. The inspector may withdraw or modify such permission at any time and in any manner the inspector deems best. In all cases in which permission has been given by the inspector to stop the ventilating fan, the fan shall be started a sufficient length of time prior to the appointed time for any person working therein to enter, to clear the mine of explosive, poisonous, and noxious gases, and shall be kept in operation a sufficient length of time after the appointed time for such employees to leave their working places, for all persons to be out of the mine.
Every main ventilating fan at gaseous mines shall be kept in operation continuously day and night unless operations are definitely suspended. Should it become necessary to stop the fan at any mine, gaseous or nongaseous, because of an accident to part of the machinery connected therewith, or by reason of any other unavoidable cause, the mine foreperson or the foreperson in charge shall, after first having provided for the safety of the persons employed in the mine, order the fans stopped for necessary repairs. Should the ventilating fans be stopped at any time for any reason at any gaseous mine for a period of time sufficient to cause a serious interruption of the ventilation, the source of electric power shall be forthwith disconnected from the mine, and the source of electric power shall not be reconnected with the mine until the fans have been started, and the mine has been examined by the mine foreperson, foreperson, or fire boss, and reported safe. A record of such examination shall be entered in the fire boss record book. The person in charge of the mine at the time of the examination is responsible for the execution of this latter provision.
No operator of a mine 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.