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AL Code § 25-9-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 8 - Electrical Equipment.|Section 25-9-170 - Transformers, Conversion Equipment, Etc.

Section 25-9-170Transformers, conversion equipment, etc. (a) All surface transformers, unless of "dead front" construction or if installed at least eight feet above ground, shall be enclosed in a house or surrounded by a fence at least six feet high. If the enclosure is of metal, it shall be grounded effectively. The gate or door to the enclosure shall be kept locked at all times unless authorized persons are present. (b) Underground transformers installed after August 12, 1949, shall be aircooled or nonflammable liquid cooled. (c) Underground stations containing transformers or circuit breakers filled with inflammable oil shall be provided with door sills or their equivalent which will confine the oil if leakage or explosion occurs, and shall be of fireproof construction. (d) Transformers shall be provided with automatic cutouts. (e) All underground transformers or conversion equipment, whether permanent or portable, shall be kept in housings of fireproof construction; provided, that equipment designed and constructed to be fireproof is exempted from this requirement. (f) The operator of every mine where permanent transformers or conversion equipment is installed underground shall designate or cause to be designated on the map provided for by law the locations of transformer and conversion equipment stations. (g) "Danger - High Voltage" signs shall be posted conspicuously on all transformer enclosures, high-potential switchboards, and other high-potential installations. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §39; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 8 - Electrical Equipment.|Section 25-9-171 - Power Wires and Circuits; Signal and Telephone Wires; Trolley and Feeder Wires.

Section 25-9-171Power wires and circuits; signal and telephone wires; trolley and feeder wires. (a) All power circuits entering a mine shall be protected against lightning by lightning arrestors at or near the points of entrance to the mine. All power circuits shall be protected against lightning or other surges by adequate circuit breakers, fuses, or both. (b) All power wires, except trailing cables and ground wires, whether bare or insulated, shall be supported on well-installed insulators and shall not touch combustible material, roof, or ribs. Power wires or cables installed prior to August 12, 1949, in locations inaccessible without prohibitive expense may be continued in use if approved by the division. (c) Power wires shall be insulated properly when passing through doors and stoppings and where they cross other power circuits. (d) Signal wires and telephone wires shall be run at a safe distance and, where possible, shall be placed on the opposite side of the slope or heading from the power wires. (e) Where track is used as a power conductor: (1) Tracks shall be bonded and cross-bonded in such manner as to assure adequate return. (2) Switches on entries shall be well bonded. (f) Employees called upon to do work on energized electric circuits or energized parts of electrical equipment shall use properly tested lineman's electric gloves and leather protector gloves. (g) Trolley and feeder wires shall be installed as follows: (1) Aligned properly and where installed after August 12, 1949, at least six inches outside the track gauge line. (2) Provided with cutout switches at intervals of not more than 2,000 feet and near the beginning of all branch lines. (3) Kept taut and not permitted to touch roof, rib, or cross bars. Particular care should be taken where they pass through door openings to preclude bare wires coming in contact with combustible material. (4) Trolley or bare feeder cables shall be guarded adequately where it is necessary for men to pass or work under them regularly unless the wires are more than six and one-half feet above the top of the rail. They shall also be guarded adequately on both sides of doors and regardless of height at all stations designated for loading and unloading of mantrips and at sand boxes. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §40.)
AL Code § 25-9-172 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 8 - Electrical Equipment.|Section 25-9-172 - Grounding of Frames, Casings, and Other Electrical Equipment.

Section 25-9-172Grounding of frames, casings, and other electrical equipment. Where grounding wires are used to ground metallic sheaths, armors, conduits, frames, casings and other metallic enclosures, such grounding wires must comply with the following conditions: (1) The cross-sectional area (size) of the grounding wire shall be at least one-half the cross-sectional area (size) of the power conductor where the power conductor used is No. 6 A.W.G. or larger. (2) Where the power conductor used is less than No. 6 A.W.G., the cross-sectional area (size) of the grounding wire shall be equal to the cross-sectional area (size) of the power conductor. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §41; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-173 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 8 - Electrical Equipment.|Section 25-9-173 - Circuit Breakers, etc.; Insulating Platforms.

Section 25-9-173Circuit breakers, etc.; insulating platforms. (a) Circuit breakers or other overload devices shall be provided to protect power circuits. (b) Insulating platforms of dry wood, rubber, or other suitable nonconductive material shall be kept in place at each switchboard, underground telephone station, power control switches, and at stationary machinery where shock hazards exist; provided, that metal plates on which a person normally would stand and which are kept at the same potential as the grounded, metal noncurrent-carrying parts of the power switches to be operated may be used. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §42; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-174 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 8 - Electrical Equipment.|Section 25-9-174 - Telephones.

Section 25-9-174Telephones. Telephone service or approved equivalent means of communication shall be provided at the bottom of each main shaft or slope and in all mines from the surface to the working sections of the mine where the mine workers are more than 1,500 feet from the surface. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §43.)
AL Code § 25-9-175 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 8 - Electrical Equipment.|Section 25-9-175 - Electric Drills, etc.; Trailing Cables; Cables for Portable Equipment.

Section 25-9-175Electric drills, etc.; trailing cables; cables for portable equipment. (a) Electric drills or other electrically operated rotating tools intended to be held in hands shall have the electric switch constructed so as to break the circuit when the hand releases the switch or shall be equipped with friction or safety clutches. (b) All new trailing cables installed after November 21, 1975, shall meet the requirements set out by the Secretary of the Interior in Bureau of Mines schedule 2G and in subsequent revisions. (c) Cables for portable underground electric equipment shall be provided with suitable overload protection and power taps, unless properly connected to permissible junction or distribution boxes. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §44; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-176 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 8 - Electrical Equipment.|Section 25-9-176 - Electric Lights.

Section 25-9-176Electric lights. Electric lights shall be installed so that they cannot come in contact with combustible materials. The wires shall be supported by suitable insulators and fastened securely to the power conductors. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §45.)
AL Code § 25-9-190 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 9 - Roof Support.|Section 25-9-190 - Testing and Examination of Roof, Faces, Ribs, etc.; Correction of and Precautions Against Unsafe Conditions.

Section 25-9-190Testing and examination of roof, faces, ribs, etc.; correction of and precautions against unsafe conditions. (a) It shall be the duty of the mine foreman and his subordinate supervisors to ascertain that all workmen are trained in proper methods of testing the roof, face, and ribs. The mine foreman shall designate the tool or tools to be used for testing. (b) Face workers and other employees whose work exposes them to hazards of falls of rock and coal shall thoroughly test the roof, face, and ribs before starting work or before starting a machine and frequently thereafter. The required test may be made by any competent person for a crew. No person shall start work in a place tested by another unless he is satisfied as to the thoroughness of the test, or until after he himself has made a test. (c) If the roof, face, or rib conditions are found to be unsafe, they shall be corrected by taking down loose material or securely supporting the same before work is started. (d) If roof, face, or rib conditions are found to be unsafe and cannot be corrected by normal taking down or supporting practices, the place shall be guarded or danger boarded to prevent unauthorized entrance and the supervisor shall be promptly notified. The supervisor shall take the necessary action to correct the dangerous condition, delegating for this work only men who are capable. (e) Precautions as outlined in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall be taken at any time during work that unsafe roof, face, or rib conditions are found to exist. (f) At least once each shift the supervisor shall examine the roof, faces, ribs, and timbers or supports of all working places for unsafe conditions. Unsafe conditions found shall be corrected promptly. (g) The mine foreman or subordinate supervisor shall examine or cause to be examined by a competent person the condition of the roof and ribs of passageways where men travel, at least once each 24 hours of operation. Unsafe conditions found shall be corrected promptly. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §46.)
AL Code § 25-9-191 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 9 - Roof Support.|Section 25-9-191 - Installation, etc., of Timbering or Other Roof Support Systems.

Section 25-9-191Installation, etc., of timbering or other roof support systems. (a) Timbering or other adequate roof support systems suitable to the roof conditions and mining system of each mine or part of a mine shall be adopted, complied with, and required. Additional timbering or supporting will be done where necessary. (b) It shall be the duty of the mine foreman and his subordinate supervisors to ascertain that all workmen are trained in the proper methods of setting timbers or placing supports. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §47.)
AL Code § 25-9-192 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 9 - Roof Support.|Section 25-9-192 - Maintenance of Supply of Timbers or Other Roof Supports.

Section 25-9-192Maintenance of supply of timbers or other roof supports. (a) The operator of each mine shall keep on hand at the mine a sufficient supply of timbers of suitable length and cap pieces to be used as required in timbering underground workings. Timbers and cap pieces in required quantities and lengths as ordered shall be delivered to the working places designated or in cars to the point at which cars are accepted by the miners. In hand loading mines, the miner shall order timbers and cap pieces at least one day in advance in order to have in his working place a sufficient supply for his needs. He shall place his order with the mine foreman or subordinate supervisor, stating the number and length of timbers needed. In mechanical mining, the mine foreman shall set up a systematic procedure for ordering and supplying of timbers and cap pieces. When timbers are needed in any working place and are not available, no person shall work in that place. (b) In mines using roof supports other than timber, it shall be the responsibility of the operator to maintain an adequate supply of materials required and to insure their delivery in sufficient quantities to the working places as needed. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §48.)
AL Code § 25-9-211 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 10 - Hoisting and Haulage.|Section 25-9-211 - Maintenance, etc., of Mine Locomotives and Other Haulage Equipment.

Section 25-9-211Maintenance, etc., of mine locomotives and other haulage equipment. (a) Mine locomotives must be maintained so that brakes are adequate and in good order, sand riggings are operative, and locomotives are in safe operating condition. (b) Other rolling stock must be maintained so that its condition does not entail undue hazards to transportation crews or to workmen whose duties require them to work around the haulage. (c) Cars must be kept reasonably tight to hold coal spillage within practical limits. (d) Motormen shall inspect locomotives before operating and report conditions found that make operation hazardous. They shall exercise a degree of care of haulage equipment consistent with the type of service and conditions of operation. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §50; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-212 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 10 - Hoisting and Haulage.|Section 25-9-212 - Construction, Installation, and Maintenance of Elements of Track of Haulage Roads.

Section 25-9-212Construction, installation, and maintenance of elements of track of haulage roads. (a) The roadbed, rails, joints, switches, frogs, and other elements of the track of all haulage roads shall be constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner consistent with speed and the type of haulage operations being conducted to insure safe operation. (b) Track switches, except room and entry development switches, shall be provided with properly installed throws, bridle bars, and guard rails. Switch throws and stands, where possible, shall be placed on the clearance side. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §51.)
AL Code § 25-9-214 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 10 - Hoisting and Haulage.|Section 25-9-214 - Certain Machinery Prohibited Underground.

Section 25-9-214Certain machinery prohibited underground. Nonpermissible internal combustion engines or other machinery which gives off noxious fumes shall not be permitted underground in any coal mine. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §53.)
AL Code § 25-9-215 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 10 - Hoisting and Haulage.|Section 25-9-215 - Safety Devices and Practices.

Section 25-9-215Safety devices and practices. (a) Locomotives shall be equipped with proper devices for the rerailing of locomotives and cars. (b) An audible warning device and headlights shall be provided on each locomotive. (c) Approved trip markers shall be used on the rear of trips pulled or pushed and on the front of trips lowered into slopes. Markers are not required to be used during gathering operations at working faces. Permissible trip lights, efficient reflectors, or closed nonpermissible trip lights are acceptable as trip markers. (d) Other than the motorman and trip rider, no person shall ride on a locomotive unless authorized by the mine foreman, and no person shall ride on loaded cars or between cars of any trip; except, that the trip rider may ride on the part of the trip adjudged safest by the mine foreman and concurred in by the mine inspector, preferably the first or the last car. When officials or other persons authorized by the mine foreman, trafficman, haulage boss, or dispatcher are transported on loaded trips, an empty car shall be placed between the locomotive and the first loaded car, or when physical conditions of haulage require it as a safety measure, the mine foreman may designate the rear of trips for the empty to be placed. (e) Motormen and trip riders shall not get on or off the cars, trips, or locomotives in motion; except, that a trip rider may get on or off the rear end of a slowly moving trip to throw a switch or perform other necessary haulage duties. (f) Slides, skids, or other adequate means shall be used on descending trips on grades where the locomotive or car tugger hoist is not adequate to control the trip. (g) On any slope or plane where the grade is against loaded trip, a drag or other suitable device, adequate to derail cars or the trip of cars in case they break loose and run back, shall be used. (h) Uniform haulage signals shall be adopted for each mine or mines operated, and shall be complied with by all haulage crews. (i) Flying or running switches are forbidden. Mine rules as to block signals and other haulage practices not covered in these laws shall be complied with by all officials, haulage crews, and other workmen. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §54.)
AL Code § 25-9-216 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 10 - Hoisting and Haulage.|Section 25-9-216 - Transportation of Men.

Section 25-9-216Transportation of men. (a) Man-trips shall be operated at safe speeds consistent with the condition of roads and type of equipment used, but not to exceed 12 miles an hour in mine cars or 15 miles an hour when special, substantially covered man-trip cars are used. (b) Each man-trip shall be under the charge of a responsible person and it shall be operated independently of any loaded trip of coal or other material. (c) Cars on the man-trip shall not be overloaded and sufficient cars in good mechanical condition shall be provided. (d) No person shall ride under the trolley wire unless suitably covered man-cars are used. (e) No material or tools shall be transported in the same mine car with men and all persons shall ride inside of man-trip cars, except the motorman and brakeman or person in charge of the man-trip. Where compartmented man-cars are used, tools or supplies, other than explosives, secured so that they cannot cause injury to men in other compartments, may be transported in a compartment designated for that purpose. (f) Men shall not load or unload before the cars in which they are to ride or are riding come to a full stop and men shall proceed in an orderly manner to and from man-trips. (g) A waiting station shall be provided where men are required to wait for man-trips or man-cages. At places where men enter or leave man-trip conveyances, ample clearance shall be provided and provisions made to prevent persons from coming into contact with energized electric circuits. Adequate seating facilities shall be provided. (h) Where hoists are used for handling men in underground slopes, in pitching beds or on slopes between two or more beds, the provision as to man-trips applies and special care shall be exercised to insure that cars do not break loose while being hoisted or lowered. (i) Where belts are used for transporting men, a minimum clearance of 18 inches shall be maintained between the belt and the roof or crossbars, projecting equipment, cap pieces, overhead cables, wiring, and other objects, but where the height of the coal bed permits, the clearance shall not be less than 24 inches. (j) The belt speed shall not exceed 300 feet a minute when vertical clearance is less than 24 inches and shall not exceed 350 feet a minute where clearance is more than 24 inches while men are being transported. Belt conveyors shall be stopped while men are loading or unloading. (k) The space between men riding on a belt line shall be not less than five feet. (l) Loading and unloading stations shall be illuminated properly. (m) An official or some other person designated by the mine foreman shall supervise the man-trip loading and unloading of belts. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §55; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 11 - Operation and Maintenance of Machinery.|Section 25-9-231 - Shop Equipment, Etc.

Section 25-9-231Shop equipment, etc. (a) Gears, sprockets, friction devices, and couplings with protruding bolts or nuts, shafting and projecting shaft ends that are within seven feet of floor or platform level, belt or rope drives that are within seven feet of floor or platform level, fly wheels, and circular and band saws, and planers shall be guarded adequately. (b) Grinders shall be installed and maintained in such manner that wheel speeds will not exceed rated speeds and reasonable protection is afforded against danger of flying particles and wheel disintegration. (c) Repair pits shall be kept covered or guarded at all times when not in use to prevent falls into them. (d) Machinery must be stopped before being lubricated, wiped, or repaired and reasonable precautions must be taken to prevent other persons from restarting them while such work is in progress. This does not apply as to lubrication of machinery that is designed or modified so that lubrication may be performed without exposure to danger from moving parts. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §58.)
AL Code § 25-9-232 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 11 - Operation and Maintenance of Machinery.|Section 25-9-232 - Operation of Machinery by Repairmen.

Section 25-9-232Operation of machinery by repairmen. Repairmen shall not operate machinery unless they are thoroughly familiar with requirements for safe operation. No person will order or require repairmen to operate machinery for moving or testing without ascertaining that the repairmen are thoroughly familiar with requirements for safe operation. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §59.)
AL Code § 25-9-250 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 12 - Surface Structures and Practices.|Section 25-9-250 - Use of Electrical Equipment; Maintenance, etc., in Tipples and Cleaning Plants.

Section 25-9-250Use of electrical equipment; maintenance, etc., in tipples and cleaning plants. (a) In dangerously dusty locations, electric motors, switches, and controls shall be of dust-tight construction or enclosed with reasonably dust-tight housing or enclosures. Open-type motors, switches, or controls now in use in tipples and cleaning plants in dusty locations may be continued in use until such dust-tight equipment can be procured or until they can be corrected with reasonably dust-tight housing or enclosures. (b) Structures shall be kept free of excessive coal dust accumulations. (c) Where coal is dumped at or near air intake openings, reasonable provisions shall be made to prevent the dust from entering the mine. (d) Where repairs are being made to the plant, proper scaffolding and proper overhead protection shall be provided for workmen wherever necessary. (e) Welding shall not be done in dusty atmosphere or dusty locations, and firefighting apparatus shall be readily available during welding. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §60.)
AL Code § 25-9-251 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 12 - Surface Structures and Practices.|Section 25-9-251 - Storage of Flammable Liquids in Lamp Houses.

Section 25-9-251Storage of flammable liquids in lamp houses. Naphtha or other flammable liquids in lamp houses shall be kept in approved containers or other safe dispensers. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §61.)