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AL Code § 25-9-252 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 12 - Surface Structures and Practices.|Section 25-9-252 - Maintenance, etc., of Stairways, Elevated Platforms, and Runways.

Section 25-9-252Maintenance, etc., of stairways, elevated platforms, and runways. (a) Stairways, elevated platforms, and runways shall be equipped with handrails. (b) Elevated platforms and stairways shall be provided with toeboards where necessary, and they shall be kept clear of refuse and maintained in good repair. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §62; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-253 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 12 - Surface Structures and Practices.|Section 25-9-253 - Housekeeping Practices.

Section 25-9-253Housekeeping practices. Good housekeeping shall be practiced in and around mine buildings and yards. Such practices include cleanliness, orderly storage of materials, and the removal of possible sources of injury, such as stumbling hazards, protruding nails, and broken glass. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §63.)
AL Code § 25-9-254 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 12 - Surface Structures and Practices.|Section 25-9-254 - Fire Prevention in Surface Structures.

Section 25-9-254Fire prevention in surface structures. (a) Oil, grease, and similar flammable materials shall be stored in closed containers, separate from other materials so as not to create a fire hazard to nearby buildings or mines. If oil or grease is stored in a building, the building or the room in which it is stored shall be of fire-resistive material and well-ventilated. Tight metal receptacles shall be provided for oily waste. (b) Smoking in or about surface structures shall be restricted to places where it will not cause fire or an explosion. (c) Unless existing structures located within 100 feet of any mine opening are of reasonably fireproof construction, fire doors shall be erected at effective points in mine openings to prevent smoke or fire from outside sources endangering men working underground. These doors shall be tested at least monthly to insure effective operation. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §64.)
AL Code § 25-9-270 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-270 - Applicability of Provisions.

Section 25-9-270Applicability of provisions. All other provisions of this chapter, except those obviously peculiar to underground operations and also those specifically provided for in this article, are applicable to surface mining operations. All provisions contained in this article applicable to surface operations of underground coal mines and not specifically covered elsewhere in this chapter apply to all coal mines. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §72; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-271 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-271 - Maintenance, etc., of Banks; Overburden, etc., of Open Pits.

Section 25-9-271Maintenance, etc., of banks; overburden, etc., of open pits. (a) Guards. Excavations shall be provided with substantial barriers at points where passageways, tracks, roadways, or buildings adjoin such excavation. (b) Loose material. All pit walls shall be kept free of unsafe loose materials. Hazardous areas shall be flagged, and no work shall be permitted in such areas. (c) Scaling. Safe, acceptable methods shall be used for removing loose materials from the highwalls. (d) Slope of material. Spoil piles shall be kept safely sloped to prevent loose material from sliding into the work area. (e) Overburden. The area immediately above the highwall shall be cleared to a safe distance to prevent loose hazardous material from falling into the pit. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §73; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-272 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-272 - Maintenance, etc., of Means of Access to Pits.

Section 25-9-272Maintenance, etc., of means of access to pits. (a) Access. Safe means of access shall be provided to all working places in any pit. (b) Fastening ladders. All fixed ladders shall be properly installed, securely fastened and provided with back guards where necessary. At least three inches of toe clearance shall be provided. (c) Incline of ladders. Under no circumstances shall any ladder inclining backward from the vertical be installed or used. (d) Maintenance. Ladderways where used shall be maintained in safe condition and shall be inspected regularly. (e) Steps. Where stairs are used, they shall comply with the requirements set forth in the basic safety manual, State of Alabama. (f) Travel. Access to pits over railway haulage shall be provided with adequate warning signs. (g) Walkway. Where access to pits is by walkway, it shall be properly graded, and if travel along the walkway is unsafe by reason of danger of falling into the pit, the walkway shall be protected by handrails. Drain ditches shall be laid out and both walk and drain ditches shall be kept free of broken stone, trash, and debris at all times. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §74; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-273 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-273 - Operation, Inspection, and Maintenance of Shovels and Draglines.

Section 25-9-273Operation, inspection, and maintenance of shovels and draglines. (a) Inspection. Shovels and draglines shall be inspected at the beginning of each shift, and such inspection shall include all mechanical equipment. Electrical equipment shall be regularly inspected by a qualified person. (b) Maintenance. Where mechanical shovels and draglines are used at night, all lights shall be inspected before darkness, defective globes replaced, and defective wiring repaired. (c) Oiling. Mechanical equipment on shovels and draglines shall not be cleaned or oiled while in motion, except where so designed or modified as to make lubrication while in motion safe. (d) Steps, etc. All steps, handrails, grab irons, and floors shall be kept free from grease and extraneous material. (e) Unauthorized person. No unauthorized person shall be allowed on any power shovel or dragline. (f) Passage of persons. No person shall pass under the boom or bucket of a shovel or dragline while in operation. (g) Warning. The operator of a shovel or dragline shall sound a warning prior to placing the machine in operation. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §75; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-275 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-275 - Guarding of Exposed Engines, Wheels, etc.; Safety of Tools.

Section 25-9-275Guarding of exposed engines, wheels, etc.; safety of tools. (a) All exposed engines, wheels, screens, shafting, gears, belting, or other moving equipment shall be covered or adequately guarded in such a way as to make employees safe from injury through contact with such equipment. (b) The operator shall be responsible for the safe condition of tools furnished employees by the operator and shall not permit the use of tools which are unsafe or permit the misuse of any tools. (c) The employee shall be responsible for the safe condition of tools he furnishes and shall not use any such tools which are not in safe condition for use. (d) The employee shall promptly report to the superintendent or foreman any tool being used by him which is in an unsafe condition, and said tool shall be promptly replaced or made safe by the person furnishing it. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §77.)
AL Code § 25-9-277 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-277 - Handling and Use of Explosives and Detonators.

Section 25-9-277Handling and use of explosives and detonators. (a) Only designated persons shall cut, cap, and issue capped fuses and explosives. (b) When cutting fuse, it shall be cut square across with a sharp clean instrument and the cap crimper used shall be of a type recommended by explosive manufacturers. A bench type crimper is recommended. (c) No explosives container shall be opened with any metallic instrument. (d) No person shall remove any explosives from a pit magazine without permission of the pit superintendent, foreman, or a person designated by the operator. (e) Capped fuse or electric detonators shall not be stored within 50 feet of other explosives, power lines, cables, or other electrical conductors. (f) Oils or other combustible substances shall not be stored within 50 feet of any explosives. (g) Detonators shall not be removed from containers except as they are used for capping fuses or, in the case of electric detonators, as they are used in preparing primers, except when placed in other containers as recommended by manufacturers. (h) Fuse shall not be cut and capped nearer than 50 feet to any explosives magazine. (i) Paper, sawdust, wooden boxes, or cartons shall be placed at a safe distance from any magazine, and each day's accumulation shall be removed at the end of the shift. (j) Fuse shall be cut long enough to extend beyond the collar of a loaded drill hole, and in no case shall it be less than four feet in length. (k) Small supplies of explosives or detonators stored in a pit shall be stored in magazines constructed in accordance with the specifications set forth in Section 25-9-131. In no case shall more than 200 pounds of explosives be stored at one time in such magazine. (l) Magazines located in the pit should not be nearer than those standards set forth in the American Table of Distances for Storage of Explosives, a publication of the Institute of Makers of Explosives. (m) No fuse shall be used that burns faster than one foot in 30 seconds or slower than one foot in 55 seconds according to the manufacturer's rating. (n) In capping fuse, at least one inch shall be cut from the end of each coil or roll of fuse used. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §79; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-280 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-280 - Handling of Explosives During Blasting Operations; Warnings, Guards, Etc.

Section 25-9-280Handling of explosives during blasting operations; warnings, guards, etc. (a) Explosives, excluding blasting agents, must be unloaded in a safe manner and at a safe distance from the blasting place. (b) If several boxes of explosives, except blasting agents, are deposited near the blasting circuit, the boxes shall be stacked in an orderly manner and protected from the sun by means of canvas or similar material so placed as to allow free circulation of air under the canvas and around the stacked boxes. (c) Where blasting is carried on in dangerous proximity to public thoroughfares, such thoroughfares shall be blocked off previous to blasting or guards shall be stationed at each end of the endangered portion of such thoroughfare and all traffic shall be halted, with no person or vehicle allowed within the danger zone. Guards shall be provided with a metal sign having the words "Stop - Blasting" plainly printed thereon and shall also use a red flag for warning purposes. (d) Packages containing explosives shall not be handled roughly, shall not be slid across floors, rocks, or other packages of explosives and shall not be thrown or dropped. Frozen explosives shall not be thawed or used but must be destroyed. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §82; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-281 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-281 - Safety Devices and Practices for Compressed Air Receivers, Etc.

Section 25-9-281Safety devices and practices for compressed air receivers, etc. (a) All compressed air receivers, cylinders, or other vessels used in or around surface mining operations shall be protected by safety or relief valves to insure safe operation. All oxygen, acetylene, or similar compressed gas cylinders shall comply with manufacturer's recommendations. (b) Safety or relief valves shall be tested once each operating day. (c) All compressed air receivers, tanks, etc., shall be equipped with a drain valve and a pressure gauge. (d) Drain valves shall be operated at least once each operating day. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §83; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-282 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-282 - First Aid Equipment; Training of Personnel in First Aid Methods.

Section 25-9-282First aid equipment; training of personnel in first aid methods. (a) At or near every pit there shall be adequate approved first aid materials as follows: One stretcher and one broken-back board, or, if a splint stretcher combination is used, it will satisfy both the stretcher and broken-back board requirement; 24 triangular bandages (15, if a splint-stretcher combination is used); eight four-inch bandage 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 and one dozen ammonia ampules; and necessary complements of arm and leg splints or two each inflatable plastic arm and leg splints. All such supplies shall be kept at each location designated and shall be accessible to the miners. First aid materials shall be kept in a sanitary and usable condition. The cloth and waterproof blankets shall be kept in a moisture and dustproof container. A portable first aid kit shall be kept as near the working place as feasible. (b) Adequate and suitable first aid equipment shall be kept at or near every pit and placed at some convenient location about the pit for use only in caring for persons needing first aid attention. (c) Selected personnel at each surface mining operation shall be trained in first aid methods. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §84; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-283 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-283 - Provision of Sanitary Toilets, Potable Drinking Water, and Drinking Cups or Fountains.

Section 25-9-283Provision of sanitary toilets, potable drinking water, and drinking cups or fountains. (a) Approved sanitary toilets shall be provided and kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Such toilets should be in a central location for use by employees. (b) Potable drinking water shall be provided for all employees. (c) Individual drinking cups or bubbling fountains shall be provided. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §85; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-284 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 13 - Surface Mining Operations.|Section 25-9-284 - Increase in Hazards of Pit Operations to Be Reported.

Section 25-9-284Increase in hazards of pit operations to be reported. In case of any occurrence or change of conditions tending materially to increase the hazards of pit operations, whether or not personal injury results, a report thereof shall be promptly sent to the department by the operator. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §86.)
AL Code § 25-9-301 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 14 - Maps and Surveys.|Section 25-9-301 - Map of Mine - Failure or Refusal to Furnish.

Section 25-9-301Map of mine - Failure or refusal to furnish. Whenever the operator of any coal mine shall neglect or refuse or for any cause not satisfactory to the department fails to furnish to it the map or plan of such mine or a copy thereof or of the extension thereto, as provided for in this article, such operator shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition thereto, the department may make or cause to be made an accurate map or plan of such mine at the expense of the owner thereof, and the cost of the same may be recovered by law from the operator in the same manner as other debts by civil action in the name of the Secretary of Labor and for its use. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §90; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-302 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 14 - Maps and Surveys.|Section 25-9-302 - Map of Mine - Incomplete, Inaccurate, or Imperfect Maps.

Section 25-9-302Map of mine - Incomplete, inaccurate, or imperfect maps. If the department shall find that any map or plan of any coal mine made or furnished in pursuance of the provisions of this article is materially incomplete, inaccurate, or imperfect, then it may cause a correct survey and map or plan of said mine to be made at the expense of the operator thereof, the cost of which shall be recoverable from said operator as other debts are recoverable by law. When the department shall cause a new survey and map or plan of such coal mine and it is found that the map or plan furnished by the operator was substantially correct, then the cost of the survey, map, or plan caused to be made by the department shall be paid by the state. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §91.)
AL Code § 25-9-303 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 14 - Maps and Surveys.|Section 25-9-303 - Intermediate Surveys.

Section 25-9-303Intermediate surveys. The department shall order a survey to be made between the regular survey periods of the workings of any coal mines and the results to be extended on the maps of the same and the copies thereof whenever, in its judgment, the safety of the employees, the support of the surface, and the conservation of the property or the safety of an adjacent coal mine require it. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §92; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-304 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 14 - Maps and Surveys.|Section 25-9-304 - Final Survey.

Section 25-9-304Final survey. When any coal mine is worked out or is about to be abandoned or indefinitely closed, the operator of the same shall make or cause to be made a final survey where not already made of all parts of such mine, and the results of the same shall be duly extended on all maps of the mine and copies thereof, so as to show all excavations and the most advanced workings of the mine and their exact relation to the boundary or section lines on the surface, and such openings of abandoned mines shall be properly barricaded. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §93; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
AL Code § 25-9-320 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 15 - Boundaries and Adjacent Landowners.|Section 25-9-320 - Distance of Mine Workings From Boundary Line of Mine Owner's Coal Rights.

Section 25-9-320Distance of mine workings from boundary line of mine owner's coal rights. In no case shall the workings of any coal mine be driven nearer than 15 feet to the boundary line of the coal rights of the owner of said mine, except for the purpose of establishing an underground communication between contiguous mines as provided for elsewhere in this chapter. By mutual consent of adjacent property owners, this distance may be reduced or eliminated entirely, and any operator working up to an abandoned coal mine may be permitted to work to his property line, if approved by the department, but in such cases proper precautions must be taken as provided in this chapter. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §94.)
AL Code § 25-9-321 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 15 - Boundaries and Adjacent Landowners.|Section 25-9-321 - Survey of Mine Upon Petition of Adjacent Landowner.

Section 25-9-321Survey of mine upon petition of adjacent landowner. Whenever the owner, operator, or lessee of any land adjacent to other land on which any coal mine is being worked shall have reason to believe that such mine is being so worked as to encroach upon his land and has been refused by the owner, operator, or manager of the mine permission at reasonable times to enter said mine with a competent engineer for the purpose of inspecting and surveying such mine, he may make appeal under oath to the probate court of the county in which the mine is situated, setting out the facts and praying for an order that such mine shall be surveyed. Upon the hearing, after such notice to the owner, operator, or lessee of the mine as the court may prescribe, the court may make an order requiring the department to employ a competent engineer to make a survey of such mine and file such survey in the office of the judge of probate and such survey when filed shall be received in any court as prima facie correct. The court may at any time during the progress of the proceedings require security for costs and may tax the costs in such manner as may be just and equitable. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §95.)
AL Code § 25-9-322 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 15 - Boundaries and Adjacent Landowners.|Section 25-9-322 - Refusal to Permit Adjacent Landowner or Lessee to Inspect Mine.

Section 25-9-322Refusal to permit adjacent landowner or lessee to inspect mine. Any owner, operator, or manager of any mine who refuses to permit an adjacent owner or lessee of land or a competent engineer selected by him to enter and inspect such mine for the purpose of ascertaining whether the same is being so worked as to encroach upon the land of such adjacent owner or lessee must, on conviction, be fined not more than $100.00. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §96.)
AL Code § 25-9-340 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 16 - Scales and Weighing.|Section 25-9-340 - Owners to Provide Scales at Mines Where Miners Paid by Weight.

Section 25-9-340Owners to provide scales at mines where miners paid by weight. The owner or operator of each coal mine at which the miners are paid by weight shall provide such mines with suitable scales of standard make for the weighing of all coal when contracted to be weighed. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §97.)
AL Code § 25-9-341 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.|Article 16 - Scales and Weighing.|Section 25-9-341 - Coal to Be Weighed and Credited to Miner.

Section 25-9-341Coal to be weighed and credited to miner. All coal mined in this state contracted for payment by the ton or other measure shall be weighed or measured and the full weight or measure thereof shall be credited to the miner of such coal and 2,000 pounds shall constitute a ton of coal. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §98.)