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AL Code § 25-9-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 2 - Miscellaneous Safety Requirements.|Section 25-9-41 - Checking Systems.

Section 25-9-41Checking systems. Each mine shall have a check-in and check-out system that will provide positive identification upon the person of every individual underground. An accurate record of the men in the mine, which shall consist of a written record, a check board or a time clock record, shall be kept on the surface in a place that will not be affected in the event of an explosion. Said record shall bear a number identical to the identification check carried by the person underground. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §68.)
AL Code § 25-9-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 2 - Miscellaneous Safety Requirements.|Section 25-9-42 - Shafts, Mine Openings, and Escapeways.

Section 25-9-42Shafts, mine openings, and escapeways. (a) New shafts and partitions therein, made after August 12, 1949, shall be fireproof. (b) Mine openings, where there is danger of fire entering the mine, shall have adequate protection against surface fires or dangerous volumes of smoke entering the mine. (c) There shall be at least two travelable passageways out of each section of each mine, one of which may be the haulage road. (d) Escapeways shall be equipped with stairways, ladders, or cleated walkways when needed, installed in such manner that men using them in emergencies may do so quickly and without undue hazard. Direction signs shall be posted conspicuously to indicate manways and designated escapeways. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §69; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-60 - Maintenance, etc., of First Aid Equipment; Notice of and Treatment of Injuries.

Section 25-9-60Maintenance, etc., of first aid equipment; notice of and treatment of injuries. (a) Each mine shall have an adequate supply of first aid equipment to be used only in case of injury to employees or on the job sickness. These supplies shall be located at points on the surface, at the bottom of main shafts and main slopes, if over 1,000 feet from the surface, and at other suitable locations convenient to each working section. One stretcher and one broken-back board (or a splint-stretcher combination), 24 triangular bandages (or 15, if a splint-stretcher combination is used), eight four-inch bandage compresses, 12 one-inch adhesive compresses, an adequate approved burn remedy, two cloth blankets, one rubber blanket or equivalent substitute, two tourniquets, one one-ounce bottle of aromatic spirits of ammonia or one dozen ammonia ampules and necessary complements of arm and leg splints or two each inflatable plastic arm and leg splints shall be kept at each location designated and shall be accessible to the miners. (b) No person shall tamper with or remove any first aid supplies other than for use in caring for injured persons and those who become sick while in the mine. (c) When an injury occurs, prompt first aid shall be given, and, if immediate medical attention is indicated, a doctor shall be notified and the injured person brought to the surface without delay other than the time needed for rendering first aid. Any person injured sufficiently to deprive him of complete control of his faculties or limbs will be adequately attended by designated persons until he is brought to the surface and turned over to a doctor. (d) Each employee shall promptly notify his supervisor of all injuries. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §6; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-61 - Reports and Investigations of Major Accidents.

Section 25-9-61Reports and investigations of major accidents. (a) Each operator shall report promptly to the chief of the division the occurrence at any mine of any fatal accident or accident involving serious personal injury to any person or persons, whether employed or not. The scene of the accident shall not be disturbed pending an investigation except to prevent suspension of use of a slope, entry or facility vital to the operation of a section of a mine. In cases where reasonable doubt exists as to whether to leave the scene unchanged, the operator shall secure prior approval from the chief before any changes are made. (b) The chief shall go personally or dispatch one or more mine inspectors to the scene of the accident or accidents, investigate causes and issue such orders as may be needed to insure safety of other persons. (c) Representatives of the operator shall render such assistance as may be needed and shall act in a consulting capacity at the investigation. An employee designated by the employees of the mine shall be notified and as many as three employees designated as representatives of the employees may be present at the investigation in a consulting capacity. (d) The division shall render a complete report of circumstances and causes of each accident investigated and shall make recommendations for prevention of similar accidents. The division shall furnish one copy of the report to the operator and one copy to the employee representative when he has been present at the investigation. The chief of the division shall maintain a complete file of all accident reports and may give such further publicity as ordered by the director in an effort to prevent coal mine accidents. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §7.)
AL Code § 25-9-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-62 - Removal of Large and Dangerous Accumulations of Water in Adjoining Mines.

Section 25-9-62Removal of large and dangerous accumulations of water in adjoining mines. In any coal mine or coal mines or parts thereof wherein water may have been allowed to accumulate in large and dangerous quantities, putting in danger the adjoining or adjacent coal mines and the lives of the miners working therein, and when such can be tapped and set free and flow by its own gravity to any point of drainage, any operator or person having a mine so endangered, with the approval of the department, may proceed and remove the said danger by driving a drift or drifts protected by bore holes as provided by this chapter, and, in removing said danger, it shall be lawful to drive across property lines if needful. All coal removed in such driving from adjacent lands shall be paid for on the basis of $.25 per ton of 2,000 pounds. No person shall dam or in any way obstruct the flow of water from said mine or parts thereof when so set on any part of its passage to point of drainage. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §11.)
AL Code § 25-9-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-63 - Mine Disasters.

Section 25-9-63Mine disasters. (a) If a disaster occurs in a mine, the chief of the division and the nearest office of the United States Bureau of Mines shall be notified by the quickest available means. All facilities of the mine shall be made available for rescue and recovery operations. (b) No work other than rescue and recovery work may be attempted or started until and unless authorized by the chief of the division or his designated representatives. (c) After a disaster, operations may not be resumed until authorized by the chief of the division. (d) If an explosion occurs in a mine, the fan shall not be reversed except by authority of the official in charge of disaster work and then only after a study of the effect of reversing the fan on survivors who are still underground. (e) The chief of the division shall make available all the facilities at his disposal in effecting rescue and recovery work, and shall act as a consultant or take personal charge where, in his opinion, the circumstances warrant or where the managerial official's status is either incompetent or inadequate. (f) The orders of the official in charge of disaster work shall be respected and obeyed by all persons engaged in rescue and recovery work. (g) The chief of the division shall maintain an up-to-date disaster plan for prompt and adequate employment at any coal mine in the state. All employees of the division shall be kept fully informed and trained in their respective duties in making the disaster plan work effectively. The division's plan shall be published annually and furnished to all operators of coal mines and to representatives of the employees. Changes in the plan shall be published promptly when made and furnished to all operators of coal mines and to representatives of the employees. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §12.)
AL Code § 25-9-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-64 - Establishment of Mine Rescue Stations.

Section 25-9-64Establishment of mine rescue stations. The Chief of the Division of Safety and Inspection of the Department of Industrial Relations shall establish and maintain within the State of Alabama and within said division such mine rescue stations as he may determine necessary to carry out rescue and recovery operations of mine disasters and to comply with federal requirements. The mine rescue stations shall be located as near the center of the mining industry as is practical. The station shall have sufficient room to handle equipment and personnel for at least two teams. (Acts 1982, No. 82-439, p. 689, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-65 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-65 - Rescue Crews - Training and Employment; Wages and Workers' Compensation Benefits.

Section 25-9-65Rescue crews - Training and employment; wages and workers' compensation benefits. Said chief is hereby authorized to have trained and employed at the rescue stations operated by said division within the state, rescue crews as he may determine necessary. Each member of such crews shall devote at least four hours each month, or eight hours bimonthly, for training purposes and shall be available at all times to assist in rescue work. Regular crew members shall receive for such services the highest prevailing hourly wage rate in the industry and shall receive the same per diem and expenses as provided to state employees. Workers' compensation benefits as prescribed by Alabama workers' compensation laws shall be provided for all employees engaged in carrying out the mandates of this section and coal mining laws of the State of Alabama. Sufficient funds shall be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section, Section 25-9-64 and Sections 25-9-66 through 25-9-70. (Acts 1982, No. 82-439, p. 689, §2.)
AL Code § 25-9-66 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-66 - Rescue Crews - Training; Removal of Crew Members.

Section 25-9-66Rescue crews - Training; removal of crew members. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the chief to see that all crews be properly trained by qualified instructors who have a certificate of training from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The chief may remove any crew member at any time. (Acts 1982, No. 82-439, p. 689, §3.)
AL Code § 25-9-67 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-67 - Rescue Crews - Qualifications; Record of Physical Examination.

Section 25-9-67Rescue crews - Qualifications; record of physical examination. Members of said crews shall have one year underground experience, be less than 50 years of age and pass a physical examination by a licensed physician annually. A record that such examination was taken shall be kept on file by the operator who employs the crew members and a copy shall be furnished to the chief. (Acts 1982, No. 82-439, p. 689, §4.)
AL Code § 25-9-68 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-68 - Jurisdiction of Chief in Rescue and Recovery Work; Consultation and Guidance.

Section 25-9-68Jurisdiction of chief in rescue and recovery work; consultation and guidance. All rescue or recovery work performed by these crews shall be under the jurisdiction of the chief. The division shall consult with company officials, representatives of the Mine Safety and Health Administration and representatives of the miners, and all should be in agreement as far as possible on the proper procedure for rescue and recovery. In all instances, procedures shall be guided by the mine rescue apparatus and auxiliary equipment manuals. (Acts 1982, No. 82-439, p. 689, §5.)
AL Code § 25-9-69 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-69 - Compensation for Rescue Work; Workers' Compensation Benefits.

Section 25-9-69Compensation for rescue work; workers' compensation benefits. When engaged in rescue or recovery work during an emergency at a mine, all crew members assigned to the work shall be considered during the period of their work, employees of the mine where the emergency exists and shall be compensated by the operator at the rate established in the area for such work. In no event shall this rate be less than the prevailing wage rate in the industry for the most skilled class of inside mine labor. During the period of their emergency employment, all crew members shall be protected by the workers' compensation benefits of such emergency employer. (Acts 1982, No. 82-439, p. 689, §6.)
AL Code § 25-9-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 3 - Accidents and Disasters.|Section 25-9-70 - Crews to Be Informed of Existing Conditions; Applicability of Federal Regulations; Assignments by Chief.

Section 25-9-70Crews to be informed of existing conditions; applicability of federal regulations; assignments by chief. (a) During recovery work and prior to entering any mine, all recovery crews shall be properly informed of existing conditions. (b) Mine rescue and recovery work shall be carried out under provisions of the applicable federal regulations. (c) The chief may assign rescue and recovery work to inspectors, instructors, or other qualified employees of said division as the chief may determine desirable. (Acts 1982, No. 82-439, p. 689, §7.)
AL Code § 25-9-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.|Section 25-9-81 - Use of Methane Detectors.

Section 25-9-81Use of methane detectors. (a) Methane detectors used for examining in coal mines shall be permissible. When not in use, they shall be in the care of certified officials or other competent designated persons, who shall examine, clean, and deliver them in a safe condition to their users before they enter the mine. (b) Permissible methane detectors shall be entrusted for use only to certified persons or to approved competent persons who have been accredited as users of methane detectors. (c) An individual knowing his methane detector to be injured or defective shall immediately report its condition to his supervisor, mine foreman, or to the designated attendant. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.|Section 25-9-82 - Standards and Procedures as to Gases and Air Quality.

Section 25-9-82Standards and procedures as to gases and air quality. (a) Air in which men work or travel must promptly be improved if it contains less than 19.5 percent oxygen, more than one percent carbon dioxide, or is contaminated with noxious or poisonous gases. (b) If the air immediately returning from a split that ventilates any active workings contains more than one percent methane or more, the ventilation shall be improved, and, if it contains 1.5 percent or more of methane, the power shall be cut off from the portion of the mine affected, and the employees shall be required to withdraw until ventilation is improved. (c) Face work must be stopped, power to face equipment cut off, and the employees ordered and required to withdraw until ventilation is improved, whenever one percent or more of methane can be detected on an approved type methane detector or whenever gas can be detected on a permissible flame safety lamp at any point not less than 12 inches from the roof, face, or rib. This does not apply to other faces in the entry or slope in which work can be safely continued. (d) When entries or faces are stopped on account of gas for ventilation to be improved, only employees designated to work on improving the ventilation under competent direction may be permitted in the affected area. Power shall not be restored until ventilation is improved. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §14; Acts 1959, No. 347, p. 937; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.|Section 25-9-83 - Standards as to Volume of Air.

Section 25-9-83Standards as to volume of air. Sufficient air must be circulated and conducted through all entries, slopes, travelways, working places, air courses, and open abandoned areas to dilute, render harmless, and carry off noxious and explosive gases emitted in the mine, including smoke from blasting, and shall be not less than 150 cubic feet per man per minute. If mules or horses are used in a mine, 500 cubic feet per animal per minute must be provided in addition to the minimum volume specified for men. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §15; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-85 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.|Section 25-9-85 - Sealing, Testing, etc., of Abandoned Workings.

Section 25-9-85Sealing, testing, etc., of abandoned workings. (a) Abandoned workings that cannot be ventilated adequately with safety to employees must be sealed. The chief of the division will prescribe rules for sealing and periodic testing of air and water behind seals. Failure to comply with rules for sealing and periodic testing will be a violation of this section. (b) Abandoned workings shall be posted to warn persons against entering, and all accessible abandoned workings shall be examined semimonthly or more often if necessary. When posting is inadequate to warn persons against entering, abandoned workings shall be properly fenced off at all such entrances. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §17.)
AL Code § 25-9-87 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.|Section 25-9-87 - Use of Flame Safety Lamps.

Section 25-9-87Use of flame safety lamps. (a) All flame safety lamps used for examining coal mines or for working therein shall be permissible. When not in use, they shall be in the care of certified officials or other competent designated persons who shall disassemble, examine, clean, fill, and deliver them, locked and in safe condition, to their users before they enter the mine. Flame safety lamps shall not be unlocked or disassembled inside any coal mine. (b) At least two permissible flame safety lamps shall be kept in serviceable condition at each coal mine. Not less than 25 percent of those in use or one, whichever is greater, shall be kept in reserve at each mine for use in emergency. (c) Permissible flame safety lamps shall be entrusted for use only to certified persons or to approved competent persons who have been accredited as users of flame safety lamps as required in this chapter. (d) Every person who knows his flame safety lamp to be injured or defective shall immediately extinguish it and promptly report its condition to his supervisor, the mine foreman, or to the designated lamp attendant. Defective lamps must be kept separate from others until repaired. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §19; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-88 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.|Section 25-9-88 - Reports as to Ventilation, Gas Content, Reopening of Mines, Etc.

Section 25-9-88Reports as to ventilation, gas content, reopening of mines, etc. (a) The operator of each coal mine shall send to the division a report monthly, or more often if necessary, showing the amount of ventilation and methane content at the inlet and outlet, the amount of ventilation and the methane content of return air at or near the last crosscut in each working entry, the number of splits and the number of men and animals on each split and the places gas has been detected in old workings. The report shall include a record of the pressure gauge readings at the fan. (b) A prompt report, by the quickest available means, must be made by the operator to the division upon detection of any dangerous accumulation of methane in any coal mine, whether accompanied by explosion or not. This report shall state precautions taken to safeguard employees and action taken or planned to remove the dangerous accumulation. The division shall issue such supplementary orders as may be indicated and dispatch one or more inspectors promptly to the mine if the circumstances warrant. (c) A report shall be made by the operator to the division prior to opening any new or reopening any abandoned coal mine or abandoning any coal mine. (d) A report shall be made by the operator to the division when the workings of any coal mine are approaching an abandoned coal mine, shaft, or other underground passages that are known to contain or may contain dangerous accumulations of water or gas. (e) A report shall be made by the operator to the division upon the accidental closing or prior to the intended abandonment or closing of any passageway to an escapement outlet. (f) A report shall be made by the operator to the division before breaking through any opening into a coal mine whether from or to the surface or through other mine shafts or other passages. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §20; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-89 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 4 - Mine Gases and Ventilation.|Section 25-9-89 - Procedure When Workings Approaching Inaccessible Accumulations of Gases or Water.

Section 25-9-89Procedure when workings approaching inaccessible accumulations of gases or water. When workings are being driven toward any worked out and inaccessible or abandoned area or a shaft, that may contain accumulations of gases or water and cannot be inspected, they shall be narrowed to eight feet or less in width. Persons driving these workings shall constantly keep one bore hole near the center of the working and 20 feet in advance and one bore hole 15 feet deep in each rib at a 45 degree angle and at intervals of six feet as the face is advanced. These test holes shall not be used for blasting. Separate blasting holes, not over four feet deep, must be drilled. These precautions must begin at least 100 feet from the probable source of danger. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §21.)