§22A-2-50. Procurement of dust-tight electrical equipment; fireproof construction; dust control; repairs; welding; handrails and toeboards; protection of personnel on conveyors; back guards on ladders; walkways or safety devices around thickeners.
(a) In unusually dusty locations, electric motors, switches and controls shall be of dust-tight construction or enclosed with reasonably dust-tight housings or enclosures.
(b) After July 1, 1971, all structures erected on the surface within one hundred feet of any mine opening shall be of fireproof construction.
(c) Means and methods shall be provided to assure that structures and the immediate area surrounding the same shall be reasonably free of coal dust accumulations.
(d) Where coal is dumped at or near air intake openings, reasonable provisions shall be made to prevent dust from entering the mine.
(e) Where repairs are being made to the plant, proper scaffolding and proper overhead protection shall be provided for workmen wherever necessary.
(f) Welding shall not be done in dusty atmospheres and dusty locations shall be well cleaned, and firefighting apparatus shall be readily available during welding.
(g) Stairways, elevated platforms and runways shall be equipped with handrails. Railroad car trimmer platforms are excepted from such requirement.
(h) Elevated platforms and stairways shall be provided with toeboards where necessary, and they shall be kept clear of refuse and ice and maintained in good repair.
(i) Personnel who are required frequently and regularly to travel on belts or chain conveyors extended to heights of more than ten feet shall be provided with adequate space and protection in order that they may work safely. Permanent ladders extending more than ten feet shall be provided with back guards. Walkways around thickeners that are less than four feet above the walkway shall be adequately guarded. Employees required to work over thickeners shall wear a safety harness adequately secured, unless walkways or other suitable safety devices are provided.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training
§22A-2-2. Submittal of Detailed Ventilation Plan to Director
§22A-2-4. Ventilation of Mines in General
§22A-2-5. Unused and Abandoned Parts of Mine
§22A-2-7. When Underground Mine Foreman-Fire Boss Required; Assistants; Certification
§22A-2-9. Slopes, Incline Planes and Haulage Roads
§22A-2-10. Signals on Haulways; Lights at Mouth and Bottom of Shaft; Operation of Cages
§22A-2-13. Daily Inspection of Working Places; Records
§22A-2-14. Safety Inspections; Removal of Gases
§22A-2-16. Examinations of Reports of Fire Bosses
§22A-2-17. Ascertainment, Record and Removal of All Dangers
§22A-2-18. Duty of Mine Foreman to Notify Operator When Unable to Comply With Law; Duty of Operator
§22A-2-19. Death or Resignation of Mine Foreman; Successor
§22A-2-21. Fire Bosses to Have No Superior Officers
§22A-2-22. Unlawful to Enter Mine Until Fire Boss Reports It Safe; Exceptions
§22A-2-23. Authority of Fire Boss to Perform Other Duties
§22A-2-24. Control of Coal Dust; Rock Dusting
§22A-2-25. Roof Control Programs and Plans; Refusal to Work Under Unsupported Roof
§22A-2-26. Roof Support; Specific Requirements
§22A-2-27. Canopies or Cabs; Electric Face Equipment
§22A-2-28. Equipment to Conform With Height of Seam
§22A-2-29. Use of Authorized Explosives; Storage or Use of Unauthorized Explosives
§22A-2-30. Surface Magazines for Explosives
§22A-2-31. Transportation of Explosives
§22A-2-32. Underground Storage of Explosives
§22A-2-33. Preparation of Shots; Blasting Practices
§22A-2-34. Misfires of Explosives
§22A-2-35. Other Blasting Devices
§22A-2-36. Hoisting Machinery; Telephones; Safety Devices; Hoisting Engineers and Drum Runners
§22A-2-37. Haulage Roads and Equipment; Shelter Holes; Prohibited Practices; Signals; Inspection
§22A-2-38. Transportation of Miners by Cars; Self-Propelled Equipment; Belts
§22A-2-39. Belt Conveyor; Installation; Maintenance; Examination of Belt Conveyors and Belt Entries
§22A-2-41. Bonding Track Used as Power Conductor
§22A-2-42. Telephone Service or Communication Facilities
§22A-2-43. Actions to Detect and Respond to Excess Methane
§22A-2-43a. Operation of Cutting and Mining Machines; Repair and Maintenance of Same
§22A-2-44. Hand-Held Electric Drills and Rotating Tools; Trailing Cables
§22A-2-45. Installation of Lighting
§22A-2-46. Welding and Cutting
§22A-2-47. Responsibility for Care and Maintenance of Face Equipment
§22A-2-48. When Respiratory Equipment to Be Worn; Control of Dust
§22A-2-49. Safeguards for Mechanical Equipment
§22A-2-52. Storage of Flammable Liquids in Lamphouse
§22A-2-53. Smoking in and Around Surface Structures
§22A-2-53a. Railroad Cars; Dumping Areas; Other Surface Areas
§22A-2-53b. Haulage or Surface Areas
§22A-2-53c. Ramps; Tipples; Cleaning Plants; Other Surface Areas
§22A-2-54. Duties of Persons Subject to Article; Rules and Regulations of Operators
§22A-2-55. Protective Equipment and Clothing
§22A-2-57. No Act Permitted Endangering Security of Mine; Search for Intoxicants, Matches, etc.
§22A-2-59. First-Aid Equipment
§22A-2-61. Coal Storage Bins; Recovery Tunnels; Coal Storage Piles
§22A-2-62. Thermal Coal Dryers and Plants
§22A-2-64. Sealing Permanently Closed or Abandoned Mines
§22A-2-65. Mining Close to Abandoned Workings
§22A-2-66. Accident; Notice; Investigation by Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training
§22A-2-67. Written Report of Accident
§22A-2-68. Preservation of Evidence Following Accident or Disaster
§22A-2-71. Right of Miner to Refuse to Operate Unsafe Equipment; Procedure; Discrimination
§22A-2-71a. Right of Miner to Refuse to Work in an Unsafe Area or Unsafe Manner
§22A-2-72. Long Wall and Short Wall Mining
§22A-2-74. Control of Respirable Dust
§22A-2-75. Coal Operators -- Procedure Before Operating Near Oil and Gas Wells
§22A-2-76. Reopening Old or Abandoned Mines
§22A-2-77. Quarterly Report by Operator of Mine; Exception as to Certain Inactive Mines
§22A-2-78. Examinations to Determine Compliance With Permits