Each mine shall have a check-in and check-out system which will provide positive identification of every person underground and will provide an accurate record of the persons in the mine kept on the surface in a place that will not be affected in the event of an explosion. Said record shall bear a number or name identical to the identification check that is securely fastened to the lamp belt of all persons underground. The identification check shall be made of a rust-resistant metal of no less than sixteen gauge.
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