The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-02-14
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nal with suitable colors at the mine
entrance, and no person except
The mine owner, operator or agent.
and only then in case of necessity,
shall pass beyond this danger signal
until the mine has been examined
by the fire boss, and the same OF GER
tain parts thereof reported by him
to be safe; and it shall further be
the duty of said fire boss or bosses
10 go into all the working places OF
such mine or mines where gas is
known to exist, or liable to exist in
dangerous quantities, and carefully
examine the same with a safety
lamp, and do or cause to be done
whatever may be necessary to remove
from such working place or places.
all dangerous gases and make tho
same safe for persons to enter
therein as workmen in such mine OF
mines; such examinations and re-
moval OF said gases shall begin with
in three hours before the time each
shift commences work and it shall
De the duty of the .ald fire boss at
each examination to leave evidence
OF hls presence at the face of every
working place examined. and il the
mine is safe he shall remove the
danger signal, or change the color
thereof to safety, in order that the
employees may enter said mine and
begin work. In the performance OF
the duties on the part of the fire
boss or bosses they shall have no SUI
perlor officer, but all the EMPLOYEES
working inside of said mine or mines
shall be subordinate to said fire boss
or bosses in this particular work.
Inc flre boss shall upon having COM
Pleted the examination of the mine
before each shift make a written
record OF the condition of the mine
within book having a form pre-
scrihed by the chief of the depart
lnent OF mines; which record Shall
oe sell! to the chief of the depart
nent OF mines with the regular
monthly reports of the district in
sSpet tor and copy shall at all times
be Kept at the mines, subject to the
inspection OF the district mine in
spector or the chief OF the depart
ment OF mines. It shall be unlaw-
1ui Tor any person to enter said
mime CT mines for any purpose at
the beginning of work upon each
ahlft therein until such signal or
warning has been given by said fire
boss or bosses on the outside of said
mine or mines as to the safety there
OF, a. herein provided, except for
the purpose of assisting in making
snd NINE safe; and such person who
snaA enter such mine except a.
aforesaid, before such notice or sig
nal has been given, or any operator.
agent OF fire boss who shall viollto
tue frevlsions Of this section. shall
De guilty Of a misdemcanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be
hned not less than fifty nor more
than i've hundred dollars, or he i'm
pr1soned in the county Jail not less
than sixty days nor more than one
Year.
Sec. IA. Mines in which explo-
el7e gas IS generated in dangerous
quantities from the coal or adjacent
sTata shall be worked exclusively by
me use OF locked safety lamps, and
no open lamp nor torch shall be- used
except as may be permitted in writ
ing by the district mine inspector.
The safety lamps used for examin-
ing any mine or which may be used
lot working therein, shall be furn-
lehed oy. and be the property of, the
operator of the mine, and shall be
IN the charge of some person to be
1esisnated by the fire boss'' and at
least two safety lamps shall be kept
az every coal mine whether such
mine generates FIRE damp or not.
any operator Or agent, who shall
tali oErefuse to compl y with the re-
qu!rements of this section shall be
guilty OF a misdemcanor and upon
conviction shall be fined not less
man nifty nor more than five hun
cred dollars, or be imprisoned in
!ne county Jail not less than thirty
Gays nor more than enc year, in the
discretion of the court.
Mine Foreman to be Emozoved-
Uts Qualifications and Duties
Sec. Is. In order to better secure
the proper ventilation of every coal
mime and promote the health and
safety OF persons employed therein.