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California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 4 - Accident Prevention Program › Section 6964 - Safety Committee

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of
					 this section, a safety committee shall be organized at each place of employment
					 to which these Orders apply.
Members of the committee shall acquaint themselves with
						the Safety Orders of the Division.
They shall review and discuss the cause of accidents
						occurring to employees in the mine or operations connected therewith, and shall
						devise and recommend ways and means for the prevention of accidents.
They shall carry on safety education among the employees
						and encourage employees to make safety suggestions. All safety suggestions
						shall be considered by the committee.
At least once every month a safety committee shall make a
						detailed inspection of all working places, and equipment. They shall note any
						unsafe practices and conditions and shall promptly report their findings to the
						person in charge. A written record shall be made of the suggestions offered and
						action taken.
(b) At mines
					 employing fewer than five men, personal safety instruction for all employees
					 each month will be accepted in lieu of the safety committee required by
					 subsection (a) of this section.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 4 - Accident Prevention Program › Section 6965 - (3-9). Reporting Unsafe Conditions

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Any unsafe condition of ground control, defects in or
						damage to machinery, apparatus, or equipment resulting in unsafe or dangerous
						conditions, and accidents occurring in course of operations which may result in
						personal injury, shall be reported to the employer. The employer shall
						investigate such reports promptly, and shall take such actions as may be
						required to correct the condition if it is in fact unsafe or
						dangerous.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 4 - Accident Prevention Program › Section 6966 - Supervision

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(a) The operator of
					 every mine shall appoint a competent man who shall be personally in charge of
					 the work and the employees therein.
(b) The operator of such mine may be
					 personally in charge of such work and employees.
(c) Some competent person in authority shall
					 be on duty whenever employees are working in a mine.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 4 - Accident Prevention Program › Section 6967 - Certification of Safety Representatives at Underground Mines

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The employer shall designate a competent
					 safety representative, certified by the Division experienced in underground
					 mining with the responsibility of administering the safety program. He shall
					 institute action to correct unsafe conditions and unsafe practices.
Every person requesting certification as a safety
						representative shall submit a completed application form to the Division. Upon
						submission of an application for certification as a safety representative, the
						Division shall collect the amount of $15.00 for examination fee which is
						non-refundable. Renewal fees are $5.00 annually.
(b) Labor Code Excerpts: Section
					 8003.
"Violation of regulations, rules, orders, or special
						orders adopted by the board or division as a condition of certification shall
						be punishable by suspension or revocation of certification, unless such
						violation is responsible for death or injury to employees, in which case it
						shall be punishable as a misdemeanor."
1. New
						section filed 5-30-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No.
						22).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  142.3, Labor
						  Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 5 - Care of Injured › General › Section 6968 - First-Aid Training

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(a) At
						underground mines employing more than 5 men, a sufficient number of supervisors
						and workmen shall be trained in the U.S. Bureau of Mines Manual of First-Aid
						Instructions so that at least 25 percent of the personnel are so
						trained.
(b) Some person trained in
						first aid shall be readily available at surface operations where five or more
						workers are employed at one time.
(c) The training should be given by the U.S.
						Bureau of Mines, or it may be given by an instructor holding an effective
						first-aid instructor's certificate from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, or by anyone
						holding an effective Red Cross Instructor's Certificate, or by a licensed
						physician.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 5 - Care of Injured › General › Section 6969 - (15-1). Care of the Injured

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(a) Every mine shall be provided with an
						approved mine-type stretcher, a woolen blanket or equally warm covering, and a
						waterproof covering for injured employees unless ambulance service is readily
						available to all locations in the operation.
(b) If more than 25 men are working
						underground at the same time, an additional stretcher, blanket, and waterproof
						covering for each 25 men or fraction thereof shall be provided.
Each stretcher shall be provided with at least 20 feet
						  of one-half-inch rope, or equivalent, for securing an injured man in the
						  stretcher.
(c) When
						considered necessary by the Division, stretchers shall be provided with a rope
						or other safe means for hoisting or lowering.
(d) Adequate first-aid dressing shall be
						provided and placed at locations about the mine convenient for treatment of
						injured employees.
Note: It is recommended that the employer seek the
						  advice of a medical doctor regarding the type and quantity of first-aid
						  dressings to be placed about the mine.
(e) First-Aid materials shall be kept in dry,
						sanitary, and usable condition, and shall be readily available to
						employees.
(f) A recommended method
						of treatment shall be kept readily available at all times where dangerously
						poisonous substances are used. A method prescribed by a medical doctor is
						acceptable. Water or neutralizing agents shall be available where corrosive
						chemicals or other harmful substances are stored, handled, or used.
(g) (18-14) Arrangements shall be made in
						advance for obtaining emergency medical assistance and transportation for
						injured persons.
(h) (18-12) The
						name, address, and telephone numbers of the physician, hospital, and ambulance
						to be called in an emergency shall be posted on the safety bulletin board and
						at telephones and in the hoist room of underground mines.
(i) Some suitable means of transportation
						shall be readily available where the services of an ambulance cannot be secured
						in one hour.
Note: The intent of this Order is that there shall be
						  no unnecessary delay in getting seriously injured employees to medical
						  attention. Ambulance service should be utilized where possible, but it is
						  recognized that mines exist in isolated places not possible to reach by
						  ambulance. Therefore, "suitable means of transportation" means the type of
						  transportation ordinarily used by employees when going to or coming from a mine
						  not possible to reach by ambulance.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 6 - General Safety Precautions › General › Section 6973 - (3-22). General Safety Precautions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Every reasonable precaution shall be
						taken to insure the safety of workmen in all cases, whether or not provided for
						in these orders.
(b) No employee
						shall be permitted to work in an unsafe place unless for the purpose of making
						it safe and then only after proper precautions have been taken to protect him
						while doing such work.
(c) (20-1)
						Intoxicating beverages and narcotics shall not be permitted or used in or
						around mines. Persons under the influence of alcohol or narcotics shall not be
						permitted on the job.
(d) (3-9) Men
						shall examine their working places before starting work and frequently
						thereafter, and any unsafe condition shall be corrected.
(e) Only a bar blunt on one end shall be used
						for loading at chutes or for barring down loose rock in any part of the
						mine.
(f) All spikes, nails, and
						other sharp objects that protrude and may cause injury shall be bent down or
						removed.
(g) (18-20) (18-25) No
						employee shall be assigned, or allowed, or be required to perform work alone in
						any area where hazardous conditions exist that would endanger his safety unless
						he can communicate with others, can be heard, or can be seen.
UNDERGROUND
(h) Materials shall not be placed or
						permitted to remain where they can fall down a shaft, manway, winze, raise, or
						other opening.
(i) Employees shall
						be warned when others are working above or below them so employees will not be
						injured by falling rock or materials.
(j) (3-22) No other work shall be done in a
						working place until it has been barred down and made safe for work. The roof
						and sides shall be examined several times during the working shift.
(k) (18-25) Solitary employment is prohibited
						in sinking, enlarging, and maintaining shafts, and in installing and
						maintaining equipment located in the shaft.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 6 - General Safety Precautions › General › Section 6974 - (18-27). Check List for Underground Employees

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(a) The operator of every mine shall provide
						and maintain on the surface a check list by which every man shall be checked
						into and out of the mine on each shift.
Note: This may be done by several methods, such as the
						  use of time cards, numbered cap lamps, check boards with metal checks, having
						  the employee report to a clerk or timekeeper when he enters or leaves the mine,
						  or any other method acceptable to the Division.
(b) At the end of the shift the check list
						shall be examined to see if all men are out of the mine, except men who are
						authorized to remain therein.
If the check list indicates that an unauthorized
						  employee remains in the mine, a prompt search shall be made for the missing
						  man.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 7 - Drinking Water, Change Rooms, and Sanitation › General › Section 6975 - (20-2). Drinking Water

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(a)
						Water suitable for drinking shall be available to all employees during working
						hours.
This may be accomplished by piping water into the mine
						  and providing drinking fountains or by providing individual canteens or by
						  other sanitary means.
(b)
						Common drinking vessels are prohibited.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 7 - Drinking Water, Change Rooms, and Sanitation › Surface › Section 6976 - Change Rooms

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(a)
						Where the lack of such facilities constitutes a hazard to health and safety,
						the division may require heated change rooms, with shower baths, or other
						washing facilities; hot and cold water; lavatories; and adequate space for the
						clothing of employees.
(b) Change
						rooms shall be kept clean, orderly and in a sanitary condition.
(c) Change rooms shall be located at a point
						convenient to the pit.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 7 - Drinking Water, Change Rooms, and Sanitation › Underground Mines › Section 6977 - Change Rooms

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The provisions of T8-6977 of Part 6, T-24, are
						  incorporated herein as a part of these regulations and reads as follows:
T8-6977. Change Rooms. In addition to the provisions of
						  Part 2, the following shall apply to all mine construction.
(a) The operator of every mine shall provide
						a change room for the use of employees for drying clothes and
						bathing.
(b) The change room shall
						be placed in a convenient location for use by employees but, because of the
						danger of fire, it shall not be nearer than 100 feet from any mine opening, fan
						house, or hoist house.
(c) Except
						as provided in subsection (e) of this section the change room shall be equipped
						with shower baths having hot and cold water, and shall have at least 1 shower
						for each 15 men on a shift working in the mine.
(d) Change rooms shall be provided with
						adequate means of heating and lighting, and shall be kept in a reasonably clean
						and sanitary condition.
(e) Mines
						which employ fewer than 10 mean and which have no suitable water available on
						the property for washing or bathing need not comply with the shower bath
						provisions of this section, but shall provide their employees with washing
						facilities that are reasonably clean and sanitary.
(f) The change room shall be available to
						employees at all times when they are going on or coming off shift.
(g) It is recommended that working clothes be
						either elevated by suitable means, such as chains, to the upper air of the
						change house or that separate rooms be used for working and street
						clothes.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 7 - Drinking Water, Change Rooms, and Sanitation › Underground Mines › Section 6978 - Sanitation

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(a) An adequate
						number of dry or water closets shall be provided at convenient locations on the
						main working levels or on the surface. Ready means of access shall be provided
						to each closet.
Note: For purposes of this section, "convenient" means
						  within five minutes of travel from any working place.
(b) Means shall be provided for removing the
						contents of each closet and for cleansing of the closet. The contents shall be
						removed often enough to prevent the closet from becoming offensive.
(c) Each closet shall be provided with some
						disinfectant or deodorant to be sprinkled upon the contents thereof.
(d) All men employed at any mine where
						closets are provided shall be required to use such closets.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 10 - Personal Protection › General › Section 6980 - Personal Protection

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(a) Employees shall be safeguarded with
						personal protective equipment as required by the General Industry Safety
						Orders.
(b) (15-2) All persons
						shall wear suitable hard hats when in or around a mine or plant where falling
						objects may create a hazard.
(c)
						(15-2) Every person underground shall be safeguarded by an approved safety hat
						or safety cap.
(d) (15-3) All
						persons shall wear suitable protective footwear when in or around an area of a
						mine or plant where a hazard exists which could cause an injury to the
						feet.
(e) (15-3) Every employee
						underground shall be safeguarded by safety boots or safety shoes.
(f) (15-4) All persons shall wear safety
						glasses, goggles, or face shields, or other suitable protective devices when in
						or around an area of a mine or plant where a hazard exists which could cause
						injury to unprotected eyes.
(g)
						(14-14) Face shields or goggles, in good condition, shall be worn when
						operating a grinding wheel.
(h)
						(15-7) Protective clothing or equipment and face shields or goggles shall be
						worn when welding, cutting, or working with molten metal.
(i) (15-20) Life jackets or belts shall be
						worn where there is danger from falling into water.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 10 - Personal Protection › General › Section 6981 - (15-5). Safety Belts and Life Lines

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(a) Safety belts and lines shall be worn when
						men work where there is danger of falling.
No employee shall be permitted to enter any bin,
						  bunker, or other storage place containing materials which may cave or run
						  unless he is provided with and is wearing a safety belt with life line
						  attached. He shall be attended by another workman, who shall keep the life line
						  reasonably taut at all times.
(b) Life lines shall be of three-fourths inch
						diameter Manila rope or equivalent.
(c) Life lines subject to excessive fraying
						or rock damage shall be protected or shall have wire center rope. Seriously
						worn or damaged rope shall be promptly removed from service.
(d) Safety belts and life lines shall be
						inspected by a qualified person before each use. When fiber ropes show serious
						abrasion, broken fibers, cuts, fraying, or other defects, such defects shall be
						reported to the person in charge.
(e) When in use, the life line shall be
						secured so as to prevent it from being accidentally loosened or
						dislodged.
(f) Safety belts shall
						be of a type approved by the Division.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 11 - Materials-Storage and Handling › General › Section 6982 - Materials Storage and Handling

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(a) Materials shall be stored in conformance
						with the Housekeeping and Maintenance Standards of the General Industry Safety
						Orders.
(b) (16-3) Hazardous
						materials shall be stored and handled in conformance with Hot, Flammable,
						Poisonous, Corrosive, and Irritant Substances Standards of the General Industry
						Safety Orders.
(c) (16-4) Hazardous
						materials shall be labeled in conformance with the Labeling of Injurious
						Substances Standards of the General Industry Safety Orders.
(d) (4-18) (16-5) Compressed and liquid gas
						cylinders shall be stored and/or secured in conformance with the General
						Industry Safety Orders.
(e) (16-6)
						Valves on compressed gas cylinders shall be protected by covers when being
						transported or stored, and by a safe location when the cylinders are in
						use.
(f) (16-9) Men shall stay
						clear of suspended loads.
(g)
						(16-14) (16-15) Cranes and hoisting equipment for materials shall be
						constructed, operated, and maintained in conformance with the Cranes and Other
						Hoisting Equipment Standards of the General Industry Safety Orders.
(h) (16-11) Men shall not ride on loads being
						moved by cranes or derricks, nor shall they ride the hoisting hooks unless such
						method eliminates a greater hazard and the man is secured by a safety belt or
						equivalent.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 12 - Ground Control › Surface › Section 6984 - (3-1). Face or Bank of Pit

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(a) All reasonable precautions shall be taken
						to free the face or bank of the pit from loose materials that may be dangerous
						to employees.
(b) Where
						practicable, the face of the pit shall be given a slope so as to minimize the
						danger of rock falling on employees.
(c) (3-3) Whenever the division considers
						that the height and condition of the face constitutes a serious hazard to
						employees, it may require the installation of a bench or other suitable method
						of working.
(d) When a bench or
						multiple-bench method of operation is required, a setback of at least one-half
						the height of the single face or bank for each section of the face or bank
						shall be required.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 12 - Ground Control › Surface › Section 6985 - (3-1). Excavations of Sand, Gravel and Similar Material

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(a) Excavations in
						sand, gravel, or other material shall be sloped to an angle at which employees
						will not be endangered by falling or sliding materials.
(b) When determining the maximum permitted
						slope of the face, consideration shall be given to:
(1) Nature of the material being
						excavated.
(2) Extent to which the
						material is cemented or consolidated.
(3) Height of the face.
(4) Type and size of equipment used at the
						face and amount of protection this equipment affords the operator.
(5) Safety of employees who are not protected
						by such equipment.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 12 - Ground Control › Surface › Section 6986 - (3-2). Overburden

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(a) No person shall be permitted under a face
						or bank where stripping operations constitute a hazard.
(b) Where employees are endangered by
						materials rolling or sliding down the slopes above a pit, such employees shall
						be removed from the danger area or shall be protected by barriers, baffle
						boards, screens, or other devices that afford equivalent protection.
(c) Loose, unconsolidated material shall be
						stripped for a safe distance, but in no case less than 10 feet from the top of
						pit or quarry walls, and the loose, unconsolidated material shall be sloped to
						the angle of repose.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 12 - Ground Control › Surface › Section 6987 - Floors of Pits and Quarries

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(a) Sufficient mapping or exploratory
						drilling shall be performed to locate dangerous underground
						excavations.
(b) Dangerous
						underground excavations shall be backfilled or otherwise controlled to prevent
						workers or mobile equipment from falling into such excavations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 12 - Ground Control › Surface › Section 6988 - (3-8). Face Inspection and Control

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(a) A daily inspection shall be made of faces
						and banks where men are exposed to falling or rolling materials. The inspection
						shall be made by a competent person who shall dislodge or make safe any
						material dangerous to employees, or shall cause such material to be dislodged
						or made safe.
(b) (3-9) No person
						shall be permitted to work near a face made unsafe by primary blasting, rains,
						freezing or thawing weather, or earthquakes, until the face has been inspected
						and made safe.
(c) At least once a
						week, or oftener if necessary, a competent person shall inspect the top of the
						face or bank for cracks that may indicate the imminence of slides or movement
						of the face.
(d) (3-5) Overhanging
						banks in pits are forbidden, except in:
(1)
						Pits where material is moved away from the face by mechanical equipment having
						controls located at a safe distance so that no employee is required to approach
						the face in the course of normal operations.
(2) Hydraulic pits where the bank is undercut
						with a stream of water and the monitor is located at a safe distance from the
						bank.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 12 - Ground Control › Surface › Section 6989 - (3-4). Protection of Workers at the Face

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No work shall be permitted above or below
						men at the face if such work endangers their safety.
(b) Workers at the face shall be protected as
						follows:
(1) On top of the bank, by fencing
						with guard rails or ropes, by using railed platform, or by using safety belts
						and life lines. This does not apply where the bank is less than 20 feet high,
						or the slope below is less than 50 degrees from the horizontal, or where no
						work is performed within 10 feet of the edge.
(2) On the face, by removing loose rock from
						over the working place, and by the use of safety belts and life lines, portable
						staging, boatswain chair, or skips especially designed for use at pit faces. If
						a boatswain chair is used, the employee shall be attached thereto with a safety
						belt and life line.
When necessary for safety, two or more persons shall be
						  employed in cooperation with each other in drilling, blasting or removing loose
						  rock.
(3) At the foot of the
						bank by removing loose rock from above the working place, and maintaining a
						ready way of exit to a place of safety.
(4) By any other means affording safety
						equivalent to that provided by (1), (2), and (3) of this
						subsection.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 12 - Ground Control › Underground › Section 6990 - (3-20). Timbering-General

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Every working place in the mine shall
						when necessary be kept securely timbered or otherwise supported to prevent
						injury to employees from falling material.
(b) All miners shall be supplied at all times
						with the timbers or other adequate materials which are necessary to keep their
						working places in a safe condition.
(c) If for any cause necessary timbers are
						not available, work at that place shall cease until timbers are
						supplied.
(d) It is recommended
						that wood preservatives be used to increase the useful life of mine timbers.
						Such preservatives should be of a type which will not irritate the skin or
						increase the flammability of the timbers.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 12 - Ground Control › Underground › Section 6991 - Bearing Sets

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(a)
						Bearing sets shall be installed in all vertical shafts and in all inclined
						shafts where it is necessary to support the shaft timbers.
(b) Bearing sets shall be installed as close
						to the shaft collar as is practical, and along the shaft at necessary
						intervals.
It is recommended that the distance between bearing
						  sets be not more than 100 feet.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 13 - Illumination › Section 6992 - (17-1). Surface Illumination

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(a) Illumination sufficient to provide safe
					 working conditions shall be provided in and on all surface structures, paths,
					 walkways, stairways, switch panels, loading and dumping sites, and work areas.
					 Also see 6988 (f).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 13 - Illumination › UNDERGROUND › Section 6993 - Illumination

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(a) Stationary
						lights shall be provided during working hours of all shaft stations during such
						time that they are in actual use.
(b) All places where hoists, pumps, or other
						machinery is operating in the proximity of persons in the mine shall be so
						lighted that the moving parts of such machinery can be readily
						distinguished.
(c) Where practical,
						electric lights shall be used for all stationary lighting in the mine. Electric
						lights shall be kept at a safe distance from flammable materials.
(d) No open-flame light shall be left burning
						unattended on or near flammable materials.
(e) No gasoline, oil, or liquefied petroleum
						gases shall be taken underground for illuminating purposes.
This does not prohibit the use of permissible flame
						  safety lamps in the mine.
(f) (17-10) Miner's individual electric cap
						lamps shall be carried for illumination by all persons underground.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 15 - Mining Equipment and Practices › General › Section 6995 - Mining Equipment and Practices

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(a) (14-10) Handheld power tools, other than
						rock drills, shall be equipped with controls requiring constant hand or finger
						pressure to operate the tools or shall be equipped with friction or other
						equivalent safety devices.
(b)
						(14-26) Unsafe equipment or machinery shall be removed from service
						immediately.
(c) (9-102) When a
						signalman is used during slushing operations, he shall be positioned in a safe
						place.
(d) (14-29) Repairs or
						maintenance shall not be performed on machinery until the power is off and the
						machinery is blocked against motion, except where machinery motion is necessary
						to make adjustments.
(e) (14-30)
						Men shall not work on or from a piece of mobile equipment in a raised position
						until it has been blocked in place securely. This does not preclude the use of
						equipment specifically designed as elevated mobile-work-platforms.
(f) (14-31) Drive belts shall not be shifted
						while in motion unless the machines are provided with mechanical
						shifters.
(g) (14-32) Belts,
						chains, and ropes shall not be guided onto power-driven moving pulleys,
						sprockets, or drums with the hands except on slow-moving equipment especially
						designed for hand feeding.
(h)
						(14-33) Pulleys of conveyors shall not be cleaned manually while the conveyor
						is in motion.
(i) (14-34) Belt
						dressing shall not be applied manually while belts are in motion unless an
						aerosol-type dressing is used.
(j)
						(14-35) Machinery shall not be lubricated while in motion where a hazard
						exists, unless equipped with extended fittings or cups.
(k) (14-45) Welding operations shall be
						shielded and well-ventilated.
(l)
						(14-1) (14-6) Power transmission and point-of-operation guarding shall be in
						conformance with the General Industry Safety Orders.
(m) (14-2) Overhead belts shall be guarded as
						required by the General Industry Safety Orders.
(n) (14-8) (14-9) Grinding machines and
						grinding wheels shall be operated in conformance with the Use, Care, and
						Protection of Abrasive Wheel Standards of the General Industry Safety
						Orders.
1.
						  Repealer of subsections (o), (p) and (q) filed 1-12-73; effective thirtieth day
						  thereafter (Register 73, No. 2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 15 - Mining Equipment and Practices › General › Section 6996 - (13-1). Boilers and Pressure Vessels

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(a) All boilers and pressure vessels shall be
						constructed, installed and maintained in accordance with the standards and
						specifications of the Boiler and Fired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders and the
						Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders of the Division.
(b) (13-19) Repairs involving the pressure
						system of compressors, receivers, or compressed-air-powered equipment shall not
						be attempted until the pressure has been bled off.
1.
						  Renumbering of former section to 6998 and new section filed 1-12-73; effective
						  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No.
						  2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 15 - Mining Equipment and Practices › General › Section 6997 - Air Hose

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(a)
						(13-21) The ends of every compressed air hose 1 inch or larger inside diameter
						shall be chained or otherwise secured to prevent whipping in case of a
						disconnected hose. When 2 or more hoses are connected to each other, the
						connecting ends shall be secured together.
(b) Material used to secure the hose ends
						shall be chain made of three-sixteenths-inch stock or of other material of
						equivalent strength.
(c) When an
						auxiliary compressed air tank is located on a jumbo or at any other place away
						from the rigid compressed air supply line, both ends of every length of
						connecting hose shall be secured.
(d) Air pipe lines 2 inches or more in
						diameter shall be adequately secured against unnecessary movement. Such pipe
						lines shall be protected against accidental impact from vehicles and falling
						objects at points where breakage of lines would constitute a hazard to
						employees.
(e) (13-20) At no time
						shall compressed air be directed toward a person. When compressed air is used,
						all necessary precautions shall be taken to protect persons from
						injury.
1.
						  Renumbering of former section to 6999 and new section filed 1-12-73; effective
						  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No.
						  2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 15 - Mining Equipment and Practices › General › Section 6998 - Hydraulic Monitor

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(a) A
						safe, unobstructed working place shall be provided for the monitor
						operator.
(b) A positive safety
						latch shall be installed for securing the deflecting lever on all monitors. The
						deflecting lever shall be secured at all times when the monitor is not being
						moved by hand.
1.
						  Renumbering from Section
						  6996 filed 1-12-73; effective
						  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No.
						  2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 15 - Mining Equipment and Practices › General › Section 6999 - Rock Crushers

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(a)
						Every rock crusher where an employee is required or permitted to be at, or
						near, an unguarded feed opening, shall be provided with adequate means whereby
						the power can be quickly disconnected in case of emergency. Such means of
						disconnecting the power shall be located at the crusher feed opening.
(b) A safe place shall be provided for
						employees at a crusher while cars or haulage vehicles are being
						unloaded.
(c) Adequate precautions
						shall be taken to prevent materials from being dumped into the crusher or
						crusher feeder while men are working therein.
(d) Employees working at a crusher shall be
						protected from falling into the crusher by one of the following means:
(1) By adequately guarding the crusher
						mouth.
(2) Use of a working
						platform located in such position that hung-up material in the crusher can be
						safely dislodged from the platform. The platform shall have a standard
						railing.
(3) When it is not
						practical to adequately guard the crusher mouth, a safety belt and life line
						shall be worn by employees working over the feed opening of an operating
						crusher. This life line shall be tied sufficiently short to prevent the wearer
						from getting into the crusher.
(4)
						By other equally safe means.
It is recommended that a wedge on a line, or hooks
						  attached to an overhead hoist, be used to keep the crusher feed
						  open.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 15 - Mining Equipment and Practices › Underground › Section 7000 - Working Space for Machine Operators

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(a) Unobstructed working space shall be
						provided at the operating controls of every fixed machine. Such working space
						shall be at least 3 feet wide, and long enough to provide access to all
						operating controls.
(b) Adequate
						unobstructed working space shall be provided at the operating controls of every
						movable machine.
Such unobstructed working space shall be at least 3
						  feet wide and 6 ½ feet in height, except when the operator works in a
						  sitting position, in which case he shall be provided with an overhead clearance
						  of at least 2 feet.
(c)
						Where the operating controls are located at the side of the machine, at least 2
						feet of unobstructed space shall be maintained between the operating controls
						and the nearest wall or object while the machine is in operation.
(d) Boom and rocker-type mucking machines
						shall be equipped with a substantial device to keep them from
						upsetting.
1.
						  Renumbering from Section
						  6998 filed 1-12-73; effective
						  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No.
						  2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 15 - Mining Equipment and Practices › Underground › Section 7001 - Power Shutoff for Underground Machines

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(a) In addition to the operating controls, a
						positive power shutoff shall be provided for every prime mover for use in the
						mine.
(b) The positive power
						shutoff shall be located where it is readily accessible to the machine operator
						and, except for hand-held machines and tools, not more than 10 feet from the
						machine. It is recommended that it be placed on the machine when
						practical.
1.
						  Renumbering from Section
						  6999 filed 1-12-73; effective
						  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No.
						  2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 16 - Drilling Operations and Jumbos › General › Section 7005 - Drilling Operations

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(a) (7-2) Drilling machines shall b in good
						condition. The drill chucks shall be the proper size to keep the drills secured
						therein.
(b) Iron or steel hammers
						used for removing detachable bits shall be malleable or annealed, so that they
						will not readily chip or break while being used.
(c) It is strictly prohibited to drill in or
						deepen any hole that contains or may have contained explosives.
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(d) No hole shall be drilled within 5 feet of
						any hole or chamber that contains or has contained explosives, and no hole
						shall be drilled at such an angle as to approach within 5 feet of such hole or
						chamber.
(e) (7-13) Drill holes for
						primary blasting shall be adequately covered or plugged to prevent injury to
						persons and keep materials from falling therein.
(f) (7-4) Men working on erected drill masts
						shall be safeguarded with elevated work platforms, standard railings, and
						toe-boards and protected by an approved safety belt and life line.
(g) (7-3) The drilling area shall be
						inspected for hazards before starting the drilling operations.
(h) (7-5) Drill crews and others shall stay
						clear of augers or drill stems that are in motion. Persons shall not pass under
						or step over a moving stem or auger.
(i) (7-8) When a drill is being moved from
						one drilling area to another, drill steel, tools, and other equipment shall be
						secured and the mast placed in a safe position.
(j) (7-10) In the event of power failure,
						drill controls shall be placed in the neutral position until power is
						restored.
(k) (7-12) While in
						operation, drills shall be attended at all times.
(l) (7-18) Men shall not hold the drill steel
						while collaring holes, or rest their hands on the chuck or centralizer while
						drilling.
(m) (7-11) The drill stem
						shall be resting on the bottom of the hole or on the platform with the stem
						secured to the mast before attempts are made to straighten a crossed cable on a
						reel.
(n) (8-2)-(8-5) The mandatory
						standards for rotary jet piercing of the U.S. Bureau of Mines for metal and
						nonmetallic open pit mines as published on July 31, 1969, February 25, 1970,
						and December 8, 1970, are adopted for control of surface rotary jet piercing
						hazards.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 16 - Drilling Operations and Jumbos › Underground › Section 7006 - Drilling Operation-Underground

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(a) No hole shall be drilled within 2 feet of
						any hole or chamber that contains or may contain explosives, and no hole shall
						be drilled at such an angle as to approach within 2 feet of such hole or
						chamber.
(b) Rock drilling
						operations shall be performed from a safe floor, platform, or staging which
						will provide a secure support for both the drilling machine and the
						operator.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders › Article 16 - Drilling Operations and Jumbos › Underground › Section 7007 - Jumbos-Construction and Use

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(a)
						Jumbo working platforms that are 30 inches or more in height shall be equipped
						with standard railings on open ends and sides, except where standard railings
						interfere with drilling operations, in which case they shall be provided with
						some other means of protection acceptable to the Division.
(b) Toeboards at least 4 inches high shall be
						provided around platforms of jumbos to prevent tools or other equipment from
						falling off.
(c) (7-8) Where drill
						steel is kept on jumbo platforms prior to or after use, suitable receptacles,
						such as boxes, racks, grooves, or equivalent, shall be provided for temporary
						storage.
(d) (7-8) No tools,
						materials, equipment, or other unattached objects shall remain on any platform
						while the jumbo is being moved, if any part of such protrudes beyond the width
						of the jumbo.
(e) (7-8) A safe
						means of access shall be provided to all jumbo platforms. Safe access may
						consist of a ramp, stair, or ladder constructed in compliance with the
						standards set forth in the General Industry Safety Orders.
(f) Where necessary, overhead protection
						against falling rock shall be provided at jumbo working areas.
(g) If bore holes are loaded from the jumbo,
						all electrical circuits to the jumbo shall be disconnected and the live ends
						removed to a minimum distance of 100 feet from the jumbo before explosives are
						brought to the heading.
(h) Warning
						must be given to men working below before starting to collar holes.
(i) When drill steel is hoisted by a power
						method, double slings with a tag line shall be used, or some other equally safe
						method shall be provided.