The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-02
CODE
FOR ALL MINES,
NEW CODE WILL BE SUBMIT
TED TO THE GOVERNOR
FOR LEGISLATION. s

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Uniform safety regulations TO
al the mines in Minnesota are pro
vlded for in a code just completes
oy the special commsttee named a
,ne last nearing OF the Miifort
mllle investigating commission earl!
Al november.
Ans committee, of which A. "A
nrogaahl OF vlrglnla,of the Oliver
lion winning company, is chairman
completed It's WORK after making
comprehensive STUDY OF the mining
regu1allons in Minnesota and othel
lsUaces and the safety rules adopted
| by che leading mining corporation
or the country. The new code vii
De submitted TO Governor j. A. y
rreus, with request that 1t bs
referred the state legislature dur
| mr. the session next month.
Result of Mine Disaster.
The new code is the result VI tht
investigation of the Milford mine
disaster last February, when forty
one miners were drowned. Tht
commission completed its report
last month.
The committee that drafted the
code follows: Mr., krogdahl, chair
man; r. L. Wahl, Crosby, lnlanc
Steel company; George Martinson
hibblng, MISUNDERSTANDING company
George H. Lohneis, Virginia, Ne
public Iron & Steel company; Johr
turk, Hibbing, shift boss, Snenange
Furnace company.
The members were assisted y ar
advisory commission composed OF
w. H. Carrick, Duluth, district en-.
pineer for the u. S. bureau OF
mines; D. r. Henderson, st. Paul
state industrial commission, ano
George j. Barrett, Duluth, head OF
the safety commission of the Oliver
Iron Mining company.
Proposed Mining Code.
at shall be the duty of the op,
orator to see that the number and
identity of the men regularly EN-.
ployed underground on every shift
is established, and that all such men
return to the surface or be account.
ed for at the end of their shift
sat all mines an adequate supply
of materials shall be kept readily
accessible for the first aid treat.
ment of anyone injured. Further.
more, in all mines where a humid.
red or more men are employed, 9
first aid corps shall be organized
consisting of at least 5 per cent OF
the men employed. And it shall be
the duty of the operator to procure
the services of competent person
to instruct the members of such
first aid corps, from time to time
in the proper handling and treat.
ment of injured persons before the
arrival of a physician"
Rescue Stations.
The code further provides fol
maintenance of oxygen breathing
apparatus and for operation OF
joint rescue stations by two OF
more companies approved by the
county mime inspector. Warning
systems and mine maps are also
governed by the regulations to pre-.
vent accidents and to facilitate res.
cue work in case of unprecedented
calamities.
To guard against explosions anG
fires underground, the standards
read:
Not more. than one. weeks sup
ply of any kind of lubricating oil
shall be stored underground on any
one level at any one time. No oil
candles, explosives, or other com
bustible materials shall be stored il
shaft stations; provided, however
| that requirements for two days
supply shall be permitted in shaft
stations. Gasoline shall not bs
| stored underground. Waste timber
or old timber shall not be piled il
stations Or main thoroughfares ant
oily waste and oily rags used in ant
about underground machinery, shall
be deposited in metal receptacles
The term magazine shall be helt
to- mean and include any building
or other structure or place in which
explosives are stored or KEEP
whether above or below ground
Sufficient explosives may be stored
within a mine to meet the estimat
ed requirements of such mine dur
ing the succeeding three days.
Speed for Cages.
/ The superintendent of the mine
shall establish for each shaft rates
of speed for the cages that shall
not be exceeded in the hosting Of
lowering of men. The superintend
ent of the mine shall determine the
maximum number of men that in hi
judgment may safely ride on eacl
cage used in the mines under hi
supervision.
every shaft, if extending fit,
feet in depth, shall be provided witt
an efficient means of interchanginf
distinct and definite signals be
tween the top Of the shaft and thu
lowest level, and the various inter
mediate levels from which hoistins
is being done. On all man hois
signals the system shall be so ar
ranged that the hosting engineel
can repeat the signal to the station
from which it was given. No per
son shall interfere with or imped,
any signalling in any mine or know
ingly damage any signal systems, q
4 knowingly give or cause to b,
| given any wrong signal within tn,
/ mine, or to ride upon any cage, skip
or bucket or other conveyance at
| time when signals have been give
Informing. the. ..hoisting ..enginee
That md psrsor $3.50 riding.
'at shall be the duty of the. Or
/ eratpr. of every mime. except q
hereinafter plpyided,:.tp .niairtaip
j least two outlets to surface frol