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AL Code § 25-9-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.|Section 25-9-90 - Duty of Employees to Report Damage or Unsafe Conditions; Correction of Damage or Unsafe Conditions.

Section 25-9-90Duty of employees to report damage or unsafe conditions; correction of damage or unsafe conditions. Each employee shall promptly inform his supervisor or the mine foreman of damage to or unsafe condition of any ventilation appliance when known by the employee or of any obstruction in air passages or other interference with normal ventilation of which he has knowledge. The supervisor or mine foreman who knows of or to whom such damage or unsafe condition is reported is responsible for prompt correction. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §22.)
AL Code § 25-9-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.|Section 25-9-91 - Prohibited Acts.

Section 25-9-91Prohibited acts. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to enter, without an order from an authoritative official, or go dangerously near any mine or part of a mine of which he has been warned personally or by danger board of the presence of gas in dangerous quantities, or knowingly to destroy, damage, or lessen the effectiveness of any ventilation appliance or facility, or to open a ventilating door that is in use without promptly closing the same, or to do any willful act knowing that the consequence of his act might result in accumulation or ignition of gas. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §22.)
AL Code § 25-9-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 5 - Coal and Rock Dust.|Section 25-9-110 - Accumulation of Coal Dust; Methods for Allaying Dust at Source.

Section 25-9-110Accumulation of coal dust; methods for allaying dust at source. (a) Coal dust shall not be allowed to accumulate excessively along conveyor lines, roadways, at loading points or at underground tipples, but shall be loaded and sent out of the mines. Coal dust in dangerous quantities in abandoned areas shall, where practicable be rendered inert. (b) Where mining operations raise an excessive amount of dust into the air currents, water or water with a wetting agent added to it or other effective methods shall be used to allay such dust at its source. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §23.)
AL Code § 25-9-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 5 - Coal and Rock Dust.|Section 25-9-111 - Rock Dusting.

Section 25-9-111Rock dusting. (a) Rock dust to be used to render coal dust inert shall come within the following specifications: Combustible matter not more than five percent by volume, quartz or free silica particles not more than five percent by volume, and not unduly absorbent of moisture and preferably light in color. Rock dust shall be pulverized so that 100 percent will pass through a 20 mesh screen and 70 percent or more will pass through a 200 mesh screen. (b) Rock dust shall be applied and maintained upon the top, floor, and sides of all open places, passages, and haulageways in such quantities that the incombustible contents of mine dust that could initiate or propagate an explosion will not be less than 65 percent, but the incombustible content in the return air courses shall be no less than 80 percent. Rock dust shall be so applied and maintained to include the last open breakthrough of rooms and entries and to within 40 feet of the faces or closer if necessary. (c) In back entries and air courses, rock dust barrier protection in lieu of generalized rock dusting may be authorized by the chief of the division upon request by the operator. The chief of the division will prescribe the methods of protection that may be substituted. (d) Where methane is present in any ventilating current, the percentage of incombustible content shall be increased one percent and four-tenths percent for each one-tenth percent of methane where 65 and 80 percent, respectively, of incombustibles are required. (e) Mines or locations in mines that are too wet or too high in incombustible content for a coal dust explosion to initiate or propagate are not required to be rock dusted during the time such conditions prevail. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §24; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-130 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 6 - Explosives and Blasting.|Section 25-9-130 - Permissible Explosives and Blasting Methods Generally; Use of Black Blasting Powder; Use of Dynamite, Etc.

Section 25-9-130Permissible explosives and blasting methods generally; use of black blasting powder; use of dynamite, etc. (a) Permissible explosives or permissible blasting methods only shall be used in blasting coal or coal and other material in all mines where on shift. (b) Black blasting powder shall not be stored or used in underground coal mines. (c) Prior to use of Cardox or Airdox, both of which are classed as permissible blasting methods, or any other blasting device or method that may later be classed as permissible, the operator must secure written approval from the chief of the division. The chief in granting approval will issue instructions as to storage, transportation, handling, charging, tamping, detonating, and handling misfires. These instructions will be made conditions of the approval, and violations of any of them will be considered violations of this section. (d) Prior to use of dynamite or any other nonpermissible explosive for blasting in rock tunnels, shafts, etc., the operator must secure written approval from the chief of the division. The chief in granting approval shall issue instructions as to storage, transportation, handling, charging, tamping, detonating, and handling misfires. These instructions shall be made conditions of the approval, and violations of any of them will be considered violations of this section. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §25; Acts 1951, No. 204, p. 465; Acts 1959, No. 80, p. 488; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-131 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 6 - Explosives and Blasting.|Section 25-9-131 - Surface Storage of Explosives and Detonators.

Section 25-9-131Surface storage of explosives and detonators. (a) Separate surface magazines shall be provided for the storage of explosives and detonators and shall be kept in good repair. (b) Magazines shall be constructed of or covered with fire and weather resistant material, shall be reasonably bullet proof and shall have no metal or sparking material exposed inside the magazine. When a magazine is used for more than one type of explosive, each type shall be stored separately. (c) The only openings shall be doors for entrance, which shall be securely locked when unattended, and properly screened vents. (d) If artificial light is needed, only an electric flashlight, electric lantern, or electric cap lamp shall be used. Smoking, carrying of smokers' articles, or open flame are prohibited in or within 25 feet of any magazine. Combustible materials, including rubbish and dry grass, shall be kept clear of any magazine for a distance of 25 feet in all directions. (e) Other material shall not be stored with explosives or detonators and metallic tools shall not be used for opening containers of explosives. (f) Distributing magazines, constructed of two-inch hardwood, or metal lined with nonsparking material or an equivalent may be used for storage or distribution of not more than 125 pounds of explosives or 5,000 detonators. No magazine shall be placed in a building containing any highly flammable material or waste and shall be at least 20 feet from a stove, furnace, open fire, or flame. (g) All magazines shall be not less than 200 feet from any mine opening, unless effectively barricaded, and suitable danger signs shall be placed near all magazines. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §26.)
AL Code § 25-9-132 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 6 - Explosives and Blasting.|Section 25-9-132 - Underground Transportation of Explosives and Detonators.

Section 25-9-132Underground transportation of explosives and detonators. (a) Individual containers used to carry permissible explosives or detonators shall be constructed of substantial, nonconductive material, kept closed and maintained in good condition. (b) When explosives or detonators are transported underground by locomotive, rope, or shuttle car they shall be in covered cars or in special containers. (1) The bodies and covers of special cars and containers shall be constructed of nonconductive material. (2) If explosives and detonators are hauled in the same explosives car or in the same special containers, they shall be separated by at least a four-inch substantially fastened hardwood partition or the equivalent. (3) Where quantities of explosives and detonators are transported in special cars or in special containers in cars, they shall be hauled on a special trip not connected to any other trip, and shall not be hauled into or out of a mine within five minutes preceding or following a man-trip or any other trip. (4) Explosives or detonators shall not be transported on the same trip with workmen other than those required in the transportation of the explosives or detonators. (c) Explosives and detonators shall be transported underground by belt only under the following conditions: (1) In the original and unopened case, in special closed cases constructed of nonconductive material or in suitable individual containers. (2) Clearance requirements shall be the same as those for transporting men on belts. (3) Suitable loading and unloading stations shall be provided. (4) There shall be an attendant at loading and unloading points and stop controls at these points. (d) Explosives or detonators shall not be transported on flight or shaker conveyors or by scraper or mechanical loading machines. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §27.)
AL Code § 25-9-133 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 6 - Explosives and Blasting.|Section 25-9-133 - Underground Storage of Explosives and Detonators.

Section 25-9-133Underground storage of explosives and detonators. (a) Underground section boxes or magazines shall be constructed of substantial nonsparking material and shall be placed in a crosscut or idle room neck at least 25 feet from roadways, trolley wires, or power lines, at least 75 feet from any working face and in a reasonably dry and well rock dusted place, free of oil, grease, or other debris. (b) Explosives and detonators shall be stored separately and at least five feet apart. Not more than a 48-hour supply of explosives and detonators, including any surplus remaining from the previous day, shall be stored underground in section boxes or magazines. This maximum 48-hour supply will include supplies in individual or face boxes where used. (c) A one day's supply of explosives and detonators may be kept in individual or face boxes. Those boxes shall be wooden with hinged lids and shall be kept not less than 15 feet from roadways, trolley wires, or power lines; provided, that 15 feet may be reduced to five feet when the boxes are kept in a niche in the rib at least 75 feet from any working face and in a location out of line of blast where they will not likely be subjected to shock. Separate boxes, kept at least five feet apart, shall be used for explosives and detonators. (d) Explosives and detonators shall be kept in their containers until removed for use at the working faces. (e) Care shall be exercised to use the oldest explosives from storage before new supplies are used so that explosives will not remain in underground storage long enough to deteriorate. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §28; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-135 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 6 - Explosives and Blasting.|Section 25-9-135 - Blasting Cables.

Section 25-9-135Blasting cables. Blasting cables shall be: (1) Kept well insulated and as long as may be necessary to permit the shot firer to get in a safe place around a corner. (2) Short circuited at the battery end until ready to attach to the blasting unit. (3) Staggered as to length or kept well separated when attached to the detonator leg wires. (4) Kept clear of power wires and all other possible sources of active or stray currents. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §30.)
AL Code § 25-9-136 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 6 - Explosives and Blasting.|Section 25-9-136 - Misfires.

Section 25-9-136Misfires. (a) Where misfires occur with electric detonators, the person firing the shots shall disconnect his firing cable from the source of power and short circuit it by reshunting the ends of the cable. No person shall return to the shot until five minutes has elapsed from the misfire, and the firing cable must not be left behind anyone returning to the face. (b) If a defect in the firing cable or connections is found, another attempt may be made to fire the shot or shots, exercising such cautions as covered in Section 25-9-134, subsection (f), subdivision (5). (c) If the misfire is definite, explosives shall be removed by drilling and firing the bore hole for a separate charge at least two feet away from and parallel to the misfired charge, or by washing the stemming and the charge from the bore hole with water or by inserting and firing a new primer after the stemming has been washed out. (d) A very careful search of the working place, and if necessary, of the coal after it reaches the tipple, shall be made after blasting a misfired hole, to recover any undetonated explosive. (e) The handling of a misfired shot shall be under the direct supervision of the mine foreman, his assistant, or any competent person designated by the mine foreman or his assistant. (f) If fuses and caps are used for blasting on the surface, misfires may not be approached by anyone until six hours have elapsed, and handling of the misfire must be done with due care and under direction of a supervisor or other competent person. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §31.)
AL Code § 25-9-137 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 6 - Explosives and Blasting.|Section 25-9-137 - Report of Premature Explosions.

Section 25-9-137Report of premature explosions. A prompt report shall be made to the chief of the division in any case of premature detonation or explosion of explosives, whether or not any person is injured. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §32.)
AL Code § 25-9-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 7 - Underground Fire Prevention and Control.|Section 25-9-150 - Building of Fires in Mines; Use of Torches; Welding and Burning.

Section 25-9-150Building of fires in mines; use of torches; welding and burning. (a) No person shall build a fire or cause a fire to be built in any coal mine, except as provided hereinafter. (b) Torches may be used by competent persons in mines for splicing trailing cables, provided suitable precautions are taken against ignition of methane, coal dust, or combustible materials. Torches must be maintained at all times in good operating condition and leakproof. (c) Welding and burning may be done in mines provided all equipment and gauges are maintained in good order and not abused and suitable precautions are taken against ignition of methane, coal dust, or combustible materials. Only persons who have demonstrated competence in welding and burning are entrusted to do this work. Adequate eye protection will be used by all persons doing welding or burning, and precautions shall be taken to prevent other persons from exposure that might be harmful to their eyes. Certified officials or approved competent persons shall examine for gas with approved methane detectors before welding or burning and at 20-minute intervals until work is complete. When torches are used and welding and burning is done, a minimum of 150 pounds of rock dust and/or a 2A 10-B:C fire extinguisher shall be provided for prompt extinguishing of fires accidentally started. (d) Approval of the chief of the division will be secured before firing coal seams in connection with gassification or other mining methods that may be practiced experimentally or commercially entailing controlled burning of coal in mines. Before granting approval, the chief will ascertain that the proposal entails no undue hazards to persons and that public property and property of other owners will not be endangered. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §33; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 7 - Underground Fire Prevention and Control.|Section 25-9-151 - Examinations for Fire.

Section 25-9-151Examinations for fire. In any mine or part of a mine which will be neither fire-bossed nor worked on the following shift, a supervisor or other responsible person shall examine all working places after face work ceases for evidence of fire. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §34.)
AL Code § 25-9-152 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 7 - Underground Fire Prevention and Control.|Section 25-9-152 - Use, Storage, etc., of Oil, Grease, and Lubricants; Fire Extinguishing Equipment.

Section 25-9-152Use, storage, etc., of oil, grease, and lubricants; fire extinguishing equipment. (a) Oiling or greasing of mine cars inside coal mines is permitted only when the work and storage areas are kept reasonably clean at all times. Storage of oil or grease for this purpose is limited to three barrels, and must be in a fireproof compartment connecting with return airway direct to the surface and without contacting active workings. (b) Lubricants for use in underground shops must be kept in approved portable containers, kept securely closed when not in use and are not to exceed a one day's supply; provided, that more than a one day's supply may be stored underground in reasonable quantities if stored in a fireproof compartment connecting with return airway to the surface and without contacting active workings. (c) Lubricants for use in sections using mechanical equipment must be kept in approved portable containers, kept securely closed when not in use in minimum quantities required for operations, not exceeding 48 hours. (d) All points at which lubricants are used, kept, or stored shall be kept reasonably clean and free of avoidable spillage. (e) Five hundred pounds of rock dust or sand or a 2A 10-B:C fire extinguisher shall be kept convenient to each oil or grease storage area in mines. (f) Two hundred pounds of rock dust or sand or a fire extinguisher suitable for use in Class A fires will be kept convenient to each set of doors used for ventilation in mines. (g) Five hundred pounds of rock dust or sand or a 2A 10-B:C fire extinguisher shall be kept convenient to each station or room containing mine transformers, rectifiers, motor generator sets, battery chargers, permanent pump, or air compressor control rooms and such other stationary and permanent or semipermanent equipment as may be classed by the chief of the division as a serious hazard in event of fire. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §35; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-153 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 7 - Underground Fire Prevention and Control.|Section 25-9-153 - Underground Stables.

Section 25-9-153Underground stables. No underground stables shall be constructed or used in coal mines after August 12, 1949, and straw for bedding or hay for feeding animals shall not be sent into coal mines. This does not apply to mines stabling animals underground on August 12, 1949. Rules for preventing fires and for maintenance of such stables and for handling straw and hay shall be prescribed in writing by the chief. Failure to comply with these rules shall constitute a violation of this chapter. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §36.)
AL Code § 25-9-154 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 7 - Underground Fire Prevention and Control.|Section 25-9-154 - Procedure Upon Discovery of Fire.

Section 25-9-154Procedure upon discovery of fire. (a) The first person to discover a fire and any person in the vicinity shall take prompt steps to extinguish the fire. (b) If the fire cannot be quickly extinguished, word shall be sent immediately to a competent official of the mine, who shall take charge and order all workmen out of the affected area except those designated for fire fighting. (c) If the fire gets out of control, workmen shall be withdrawn pending action to flood or seal off the affected area. The phase shall be under the direction of the senior mine official available, in consultation with the chief of the division or a designated inspector. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §37.)
AL Code § 25-9-155 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 7 - Underground Fire Prevention and Control.|Section 25-9-155 - Operators to Report Fires; Assistance, etc., of Chief in Extinguishing Fires, Etc.

Section 25-9-155Operators to report fires; assistance, etc., of chief in extinguishing fires, etc. Immediately upon knowledge of serious fire in or about a mine, the operator shall report by the quickest available means to the chief of the division giving all information known to him. Based on the information, the chief shall take prompt action to go in person or dispatch qualified subordinates to the scene of the fire for consultation, and assist in the extinguishing of the fire and the protection of exposed persons. In event of difference of opinion as to measures required, the decision of the chief or his designated subordinate shall be final, but must be given to the operator in writing to have the force of an order. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §38.)