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2023 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 25-9-215
Safety 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.)
2023 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 25-9-216
Transportation 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.)
2023 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 25-9-231
Shop 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.)
2023 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 25-9-232
Operation 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.)
2023 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 25-9-250
Use 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.)
2023 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 25-9-251
Storage 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.)
2023 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 25-9-252
Maintenance, 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.)
2023 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 25-9-253
Housekeeping 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.)
2023 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 25-9-254
Fire 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.)
2023 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 25-9-270
Applicability 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.)
2023 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 25-9-271
Maintenance, 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.)
2023 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 25-9-272
Maintenance, 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.)
2023 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 25-9-273
Operation, 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.)
2023 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 25-9-275
Guarding 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.)
2023 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 25-9-277
Handling 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.)
2023 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 25-9-280
Handling 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.)
2023 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 25-9-281
Safety 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.)
2023 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 25-9-282
First 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.)
2023 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 25-9-283
Provision 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.)
2023 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 25-9-284
Increase 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.)
2023 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 25-9-301
Map 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.)
2023 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 25-9-302
Map 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.)
2023 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 25-9-303
Intermediate 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.)
2023 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 25-9-304
Final 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.)
2023 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 25-9-320
Distance 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.)
2023 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 25-9-321
Survey 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.)
2023 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 25-9-322
Refusal 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.)
2023 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 25-9-340
Owners 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.)
2023 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 25-9-341
Coal 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 16 - Scales and Weighing. › Section 25-9-342 - Miners May Furnish Check Weighman to Examine Scales, Etc.

Section 25-9-342
Miners may furnish check weighman to examine scales, etc.
In all coal mines the miners employed and working therein may furnish a check weighman or check measurer who shall at all times have full access to and the right to examine the scales, and to see all measures and weights and accounts kept of same, and shall keep an accurate account of the coal, but not more than the above authorized persons shall have such right of access, examination, and inspection of scales, measures, and accounts at the same time.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §99.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 16 - Scales and Weighing. › Section 25-9-343 - Testing of Scales.

Section 25-9-343
Testing of scales.
The weighman and check weighman shall properly test the scales with U.S. standard test weights before coal is weighed thereon.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §99.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 16 - Scales and Weighing. › Section 25-9-344 - Access to Scales, Etc.

Section 25-9-344
Access to scales, etc.
The mine inspector, miners employed in the coal mines, and the owner of the land or persons interested in the rental and royalty of such mines shall at all times have full right of access to scales used at said mines, including tally sheets or tally books in which the weight of the coal is kept, to examine the amount of coal mined for the purpose of testing the accuracy thereof.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §100.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 16 - Scales and Weighing. › Section 25-9-345 - Failure of Mine Operators to Weigh Coal Accurately and Correctly.

Section 25-9-345
Failure of mine operators to weigh coal accurately and correctly.
Any person or corporation operating any coal mine in which miners or other laborers are employed to mine or cut coal for a compensation to be determined by the weight of the coal mined or cut, who fails to weigh or causes to be weighed accurately and correctly any coal so mined or cut by such miners or laborers, must, on conviction, be fined for each offense not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §101.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-360 - Suspension of Compliance With Chapter; Compliance With and Enforcement of Chapter Generally.

Section 25-9-360
Suspension of compliance with chapter; compliance with and enforcement of chapter generally.
(a) Whenever any equipment or supplies required by this chapter, including rock-dusting machines, flame safety lamps, and permissible electric equipment are unobtainable, compliance with the requirements of this chapter with respect thereto is suspended to the extent that such items remain unobtainable until they are obtainable. Due allowance shall also be made for planning, institution of change procedures, and installation of new equipment.
(b) Compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be started promptly and prosecuted diligently until the provisions of the chapter have been fulfilled.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §113.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-361 - Superintendent, Mine Foremen, etc., to Comply With and Ensure Compliance With Chapter.

Section 25-9-361
Superintendent, mine foremen, etc., to comply with and ensure compliance with chapter.
It shall be the duty of the superintendent, mine foreman, subordinate supervisors, fire bosses, or mine examiners, and other officials to comply with and to see that others comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §65.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-362 - Employees, etc., to Comply With Chapter and Rules, etc., of Operators.

Section 25-9-362
Employees, etc., to comply with chapter and rules, etc., of operators.
It shall be the duty of all employees and check weighmen to comply with this chapter and to cooperate with management and the division in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Reasonable rules and regulations of the operators for the protection of employees and preservation of property that are in harmony with the provisions of this chapter or other applicable laws shall be complied with. They shall be printed on cardboard or in book form in the English language and posted at some conspicuous place about the mine or mines or given to each employee.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §66.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-363 - Quarterly Reports of Mine Operators.

Section 25-9-363
Quarterly reports of mine operators.
The operator of every coal mine shall make to the department a correct report each three months of the calendar year specifying the name of the owner and operator of the mine and the location of the offices of said coal mine or mines and the quantity and kind of coal produced in each such mine for each such calendar quarter. Said report shall be furnished on or before April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15, covering the previous three months' operation of said mine. Said report shall be prima facie evidence of the information contained therein and shall be in such form and give such additional information regarding said mines as may be, from time to time, required and prescribed by the department. Blank forms for such reports shall be furnished to said owner or operator by the department.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §88; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-364 - Posting of Abstract of Chapter at Mines; Defacing, etc., of Abstract.

Section 25-9-364
Posting of abstract of chapter at mines; defacing, etc., of abstract.
For the purpose of making known the rules and provisions of this chapter to all persons employed in or about coal mines to which this law applies, an abstract of the law and rules shall be furnished by the department and posted up in legible character in some conspicuous place or places at or near the mines where they may be conveniently read by the persons employed and so often as they become obliterated or destroyed, the owner, operator, lessee, or superintendent shall cause them to be renewed with all reasonable dispatch. It is unlawful for any person to pull down, injure, or deface such abstract of the law or rules when put up in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §88.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-365 - Inspectors May Order Suspension of Mine Operations for Violations Imminently Hazardous to Workmen.

Section 25-9-365
Inspectors may order suspension of mine operations for violations imminently hazardous to workmen.
Any mine inspector shall have the authority to order suspension of operations of a coal mine or pit or any part thereof when violations of this chapter are of such gravity as to be or become imminently hazardous to workmen therein. Upon correction of such hazardous conditions, the mine or part thereof may resume operations.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §107.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-366 - Review by Chief of Orders of Inspectors.

Section 25-9-366
Review by chief of orders of inspectors.
The decisions and orders of an inspector shall take effect as he shall specify in a written notice to the superintendent of said mine and shall not be subject to review unless within 10 days after giving such notice the owner or operator shall have appealed to the chief for such review, who shall render a decision within 10 days of notice of appeal.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §108.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-367 - Judicial Review of Orders Suspending Mine Operations.

Section 25-9-367
Judicial review of orders suspending mine operations.
If the chief shall, upon review, continue or modify such order, the owner or operator may apply to the circuit court of the county wherein the mine is located for a trial de novo without jury as to whether or not (1) the order to close the mine was justified and (2) conditions in the mine at the time of trial justify a continuance, modification, or withdrawal of such order. Appeals may be taken from the ruling of the circuit court in the manner provided for other appeals.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §109.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-368 - Injunctions.

Section 25-9-368
Injunctions.
In addition to any other remedy, the secretary may, for persistent, continued or imminent violations of this chapter, apply for a permanent injunction.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §110.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-369 - Representation of Department.

Section 25-9-369
Representation of department.
The department may be represented by its general counsel or other attorneys, district attorneys, or the Attorney General.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §111.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety. › Article 17 - Enforcement. › Section 25-9-370 - Unlawful Acts for Which No Other Penalty Provided.

Section 25-9-370
Unlawful acts for which no other penalty provided.
Any unlawful act for which no other penalty is provided in this chapter shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 and not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §112.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance. › Section 25-10-2 - Declaration of Public Policy and Legislative Intent.

Section 25-10-2
Declaration of public policy and legislative intent.
The legislative intent of this chapter is declared to be as follows: The most important element of the American economic system of private enterprise is free and vigorous competition. Only through the existence of free and vigorous competition can free entry into business and opportunities for personal initiative and individual achievement be assured. The preservation and expansion of such competition is essential for our economic well-being. In order to insure such competition, small business concerns must be encouraged and developed, and it is the declared policy of the state to aid, counsel, and assist, in every practical manner, the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise and to insure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts or subcontracts for property, commodities, and services for the state be placed with small businesses.
(Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance. › Section 25-10-3 - Definitions.

Section 25-10-3
Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) SMALL BUSINESS. A business which is independently owned and operated. In addition, such business must have either fewer than 50 employees or less than $1,000,000.00 in gross receipts per year.
(2) DIVISION. The Division of Purchases and Stores of the Department of Finance.
(3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Labor.
(Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance. › Section 25-10-5 - Public Hearings; Powers of Department as to Witnesses, Records, Etc.

Section 25-10-5
Public hearings; powers of department as to witnesses, records, etc.
In the administration of this chapter, the department shall have the power to conduct public hearings for the purposes of determining the law's effectiveness, determining methods and standards of administration and to otherwise assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
The department shall have the authority to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence.
(Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance. › Section 25-10-6 - Advisory Council.

Section 25-10-6
Advisory council.
There is hereby created an advisory council to the department to be composed of representatives of designated small business enterprises to be named as follows: Five by the Governor, two each by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one by the secretary of the department to serve ex officio as chairman of the council. The members of the council shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses out of any funds appropriated to the department. The council shall meet at least quarterly or more often when necessary at the call of the chairman in consultation with the secretary of the department, who shall also serve without additional compensation as executive director of the council.
(Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor. › Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance. › Section 25-10-7 - Reports and Recommendations of Department.

Section 25-10-7
Reports and recommendations of department.
The department shall make a written report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairman of the Senate and House commerce committees at least once each year, such report to be made no later than December 1. The report shall advise the Governor, the Speaker, the president, and the designated chairmen concerning the administration and operation of this chapter and shall contain such recommendations for amendment of this chapter as the department and the advisory council provided for in Section 25-10-6 deem proper.
(Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §9.)