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§22A-2-1. Supervision by Professional Engineer or Licensed Land Surveyor; Seal and Certification; Contents; Extensions; Repository; Availability; Traversing; Copies; Archive; Final Survey and Map; Penalties - The mapping of all coal mines shall be supervised by...
§22A-2-2. Submittal of Detailed Ventilation Plan to Director - (a) A mine operator shall give the director a copy...
§22A-2-3. Fans - (a) The ventilation of mines, the systems for which extend...
§22A-2-4. Ventilation of Mines in General - (a) The operator or mine foreman of every coal mine,...
§22A-2-4a. Use of Belt Air - (a) Definitions. — For purposes of this section, “belt air”...
§22A-2-5. Unused and Abandoned Parts of Mine - (a) In any mine, all workings which are abandoned after...
§22A-2-6. Requirements for Movement of Off-Track Mining Equipment in Areas of Active Workings Where Energized Trolley Wires or Trolley Feeder Wires Are Present; Premovement Requirements; Certified and Qualified Persons - Mining equipment being transported or trammed underground, other than ordinary...
§22A-2-7. When Underground Mine Foreman-Fire Boss Required; Assistants; Certification - §22A-2-7. When underground mine foreman-fire boss required; assistants; certification. (a)...
§22A-2-8. Duties; Ventilation; Loose Coal, Slate or Rocks; Props; Drainage of Water; Man Doors; Instruction of Apprentice Miners - (a) The duties of the mine foreman shall be to...
§22A-2-9. Slopes, Incline Planes and Haulage Roads - The mine foreman shall require that all slopes, incline planes...
§22A-2-10. Signals on Haulways; Lights at Mouth and Bottom of Shaft; Operation of Cages - On all haulways, where hauling is done by machinery of...
§22A-2-11. Boreholes - It shall further be the duty of the mine foreman...
§22A-2-12. Instruction of Employees and Supervision of Apprentices; Annual Examination of Persons Using Approved Methane-Detecting Devices; Records of Examination; Maintenance of Methane Detectors, etc. - (a) The Office of Miners" Health, Safety, and Training shall...
§22A-2-13. Daily Inspection of Working Places; Records - Before the beginning of any shift upon which they shall...
§22A-2-14. Safety Inspections; Removal of Gases - It shall be the duty of the mine foreman, assistant...
§22A-2-15. Dangerous Places - The mine foreman shall direct and see that all dangerous...
§22A-2-16. Examinations of Reports of Fire Bosses - The mine foreman shall, each day, read carefully and countersign...
§22A-2-17. Ascertainment, Record and Removal of All Dangers - The mine foreman shall give prompt attention to the removal...
§22A-2-18. Duty of Mine Foreman to Notify Operator When Unable to Comply With Law; Duty of Operator - The mine foreman shall notify, in writing, the operator or...
§22A-2-19. Death or Resignation of Mine Foreman; Successor - In case of the death or resignation of a mine...
§22A-2-20. Preparation of Danger Signal by Fire Boss or Certified Person Acting as Such Prior to Examination; Report; Records Open for Inspection - (a) It is the duty of the fire boss, or...
§22A-2-21. Fire Bosses to Have No Superior Officers - In the performance of the duties devolving upon fire bosses,...
§22A-2-22. Unlawful to Enter Mine Until Fire Boss Reports It Safe; Exceptions - No person shall enter such mine or mines for any...
§22A-2-23. Authority of Fire Boss to Perform Other Duties - Notwithstanding any other provision in this article contained, any person...
§22A-2-24. Control of Coal Dust; Rock Dusting - (a) In all mines, dangerous accumulations of fine, dry coal...
§22A-2-25. Roof Control Programs and Plans; Refusal to Work Under Unsupported Roof - (a) Each operator shall undertake to carry out on a...
§22A-2-26. Roof Support; Specific Requirements - (a) Generally. — The method of mining followed in any...
§22A-2-27. Canopies or Cabs; Electric Face Equipment - An authorized representative of the director may require in any...
§22A-2-28. Equipment to Conform With Height of Seam - The use of underground mining equipment of a size that...
§22A-2-29. Use of Authorized Explosives; Storage or Use of Unauthorized Explosives - §22A-2-29. Use of authorized explosives; storage or use of unauthorized...
§22A-2-30. Surface Magazines for Explosives - Separate surface magazines shall be provided for storage of explosives,...
§22A-2-31. Transportation of Explosives - Individual containers used to carry permissible explosives or detonators shall...
§22A-2-32. Underground Storage of Explosives - Explosives and detonators stored underground shall be kept in section...
§22A-2-33. Preparation of Shots; Blasting Practices - (a) Only a certified "shot firer" designated by mine management...
§22A-2-34. Misfires of Explosives - (a) Where misfires occur with electric detonators, a waiting period...
§22A-2-35. Other Blasting Devices - (a) The provisions governing the handling, storage, transportation and use...
§22A-2-36. Hoisting Machinery; Telephones; Safety Devices; Hoisting Engineers and Drum Runners - §22A-2-36. Hoisting machinery; telephones; safety devices; hoisting engineers and drum...
§22A-2-37. Haulage Roads and Equipment; Shelter Holes; Prohibited Practices; Signals; Inspection - (a) Use of haulage roads and equipment along with signals...
§22A-2-38. Transportation of Miners by Cars; Self-Propelled Equipment; Belts - (a) Man trips shall be pulled, unless self-propelled, at safe...
§22A-2-39. Belt Conveyor; Installation; Maintenance; Examination of Belt Conveyors and Belt Entries - (a) On or after July 1, 1971, all conveyor belts...
§22A-2-40. General Provisions - Operators of coal mines in which electricity is used as...
§22A-2-41. Bonding Track Used as Power Conductor - Where track is used as a power conductor, rails and...
§22A-2-42. Telephone Service or Communication Facilities - Telephone service or equivalent two-way communication facilities shall be provided...
§22A-2-43. Actions to Detect and Respond to Excess Methane - The following actions are required to detect and respond to...
§22A-2-43a. Operation of Cutting and Mining Machines; Repair and Maintenance of Same - (a) Qualified person to operate cutting machine. -- No person...
§22A-2-44. Hand-Held Electric Drills and Rotating Tools; Trailing Cables - Electric drills and other electrically operated rotating tools intended to...
§22A-2-45. Installation of Lighting - Electric lights or other approved methods of lighting shall be...
§22A-2-46. Welding and Cutting - (a) A record shall be kept of oxygen and gas...
§22A-2-47. Responsibility for Care and Maintenance of Face Equipment - Mine operators shall maintain face equipment in safe operating condition....
§22A-2-48. When Respiratory Equipment to Be Worn; Control of Dust - Miners exposed for short periods to gas-, dust-, fume- and...
§22A-2-49. Safeguards for Mechanical Equipment - §22A-2-49. Safeguards for mechanical equipment. (a) The cutter chains of...
§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 - §22A-2-50. Procurement of dust-tight electrical equipment; fireproof construction; dust control;...
§22A-2-51. Housekeeping - Good housekeeping shall be practiced in and around mine buildings...
§22A-2-52. Storage of Flammable Liquids in Lamphouse - Naphtha or other flammable liquids in lamphouses shall be kept...
§22A-2-53. Smoking in and Around Surface Structures - Smoking in or about surface structures shall be restricted to...
§22A-2-53a. Railroad Cars; Dumping Areas; Other Surface Areas - §22A-2-53a. Railroad cars; dumping areas; other surface areas. (1) Employees...
§22A-2-53b. Haulage or Surface Areas - (1) Traffic directions which differ from standard highways practice shall...
§22A-2-53c. Ramps; Tipples; Cleaning Plants; Other Surface Areas - (1) Surface installations generally. -- Surface installations, all general mine...
§22A-2-54. Duties of Persons Subject to Article; Rules and Regulations of Operators - (a) It shall be the duty of the operator, mine...
§22A-2-55. Protective Equipment and Clothing - (a) Welders and helpers shall use proper shields or goggles...
§22A-2-55a. Safety Helmets - All surface mine employees shall be required to wear safety...
§22A-2-56. Checking Systems - Each mine shall have a check-in and check-out system which...
§22A-2-57. No Act Permitted Endangering Security of Mine; Search for Intoxicants, Matches, etc. - (a) No miner, worker or other person shall knowingly injure...
§22A-2-58. Fire Protection - (a) Suitable fire protection shall be provided at surface installations...
§22A-2-59. First-Aid Equipment - (a) Each operator of an underground coal mine shall maintain...
§22A-2-60. Accessible Outlets; Safe Roadways for Emergencies; Accessibility of First Aid Equipment; Use of Special Capsule for Removal of Personnel - (a) No operator or mine foreman of any coal mine...
§22A-2-61. Coal Storage Bins; Recovery Tunnels; Coal Storage Piles - (a) Coal storage bins hereafter constructed with vertical sides fifty...
§22A-2-62. Thermal Coal Dryers and Plants - Thermal coal dryer plants shall be hereafter constructed, maintained and...
§22A-2-63. No Mine to Be Opened or Reopened Without Prior Approval of the Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Certificate of Approval; Approval Fees; Extension of Certificate of Approval; Certificates of Approval Not Transf... - (a) No mine may be opened or reopened unless prior...
§22A-2-64. Sealing Permanently Closed or Abandoned Mines - (a) After July 1, 1971, when any coal mine is...
§22A-2-65. Mining Close to Abandoned Workings - Any operator working up to an abandoned coal mine may...
§22A-2-66. Accident; Notice; Investigation by Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term accident...
§22A-2-67. Written Report of Accident - Whenever any accident occurs in or about any coal mine...
§22A-2-68. Preservation of Evidence Following Accident or Disaster - Following a mine accident resulting in the death of one...
§22A-2-70. Shafts and Slopes - (a) When mine examiner to be employed; qualifications. During the...
§22A-2-71. Right of Miner to Refuse to Operate Unsafe Equipment; Procedure; Discrimination - No miner shall be required to operate unsafe equipment. On...
§22A-2-71a. Right of Miner to Refuse to Work in an Unsafe Area or Unsafe Manner - Any miner has the right to refuse to work in...
§22A-2-72. Long Wall and Short Wall Mining - (a) The Legislature finds that new methods of extracting coal...
§22A-2-73. Construction of Shafts, Slopes, Surface Facilities and the Safety Hazards Attendant Therewith; Duties of Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety to Promulgate Rules; Time Limits Therefor - The Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety shall investigate...
§22A-2-74. Control of Respirable Dust - Each operator shall maintain the concentration of respirable dust in...
§22A-2-75. Coal Operators -- Procedure Before Operating Near Oil and Gas Wells - (a) Before a coal operator conducts underground mining operations within...
§22A-2-76. Reopening Old or Abandoned Mines - No person, without first giving to the director ten days'...
§22A-2-77. Quarterly Report by Operator of Mine; Exception as to Certain Inactive Mines - On or before the end of each quarter, the operator...
§22A-2-78. Examinations to Determine Compliance With Permits - Whenever permits are issued by the Office of Miners' Health,...
§22A-2-79. Provisions of Article Severable - The various provisions of this article shall be construed as...
§22A-2-80. Existing Regulations to Be Revised - By August 31, 2019, all existing rules or regulations under...