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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-3 - MINE SAFETY › Section 480-3-3-.41 - Inspections, Investigations And Reports By The Department

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Ninety Day
			 Inspections
- One complete inspection of active workings shall be
			 made by the Department at every mine every 90 days, and more often if
			 necessary. If conditions in inactive workings are believed to affect adversely
			 the safety of the mine or its employees such inactive workings shall be
			 inspected if accessible.
(2)
Annual Report
- The Department shall keep a record of
			 all mine inspections showing the date when made, the condition in which the
			 mine is found, the extent to which the mining company is complying with these
			 orders,the improvement and security of life and health sought to be secured by
			 the provisions of these rules, the number of accidents, injuries received, or
			 deaths in or about the mine, together with all such other facts and information
			 of public interest concerning the condition of the mine.
(3)
Disposition of Mine
			 Inspection Report
- A comprehensive report of each inspection
			 shall be promptly made to the operator, superintendent and mine foreman by the
			 Department and said report in the hands of the superintendent shall be
			 accessible to employees affected, or the representatives of said employees.
			 This report to be on a form provided for that purpose and furnished by the
			 Department.
(4)
Investigation and Report of Accidents
_-
			 Representatives of the Department shall promptly investigate all accidents
			 resulting in serious injury or death to any person or persons, whether
			 employees or not, in or about the mines. The Department shall keep on file at
			 its office a list of all accidents resulting in death or serious bodily injury
			 to any person working in or about such mines.
(5)
Authority to Stop
			 Operation
- If at any time the Department shall be notified and
			 shall find by investigation that the ventilation in any mine is insufficient or
			 that the air in any mine or working place in the mine is so contaminated by
			 poisonous gases or rendered dangerous by low oxygen content or the presence of
			 inflammable gas or that the lives of the employees in such mine or in any
			 section of such mine are endangered by other hazardous conditions the
			 Department or its mine inspectors shall have the authority to stop the
			 operation of the entire mine or the section affected, until the conditions are
			 corrected.
(6)
Major
			 Accidents
_- In case of major accident, the Department or its Mine
			 Inspectors shall have the authority to issue such orders as are necessary or
			 proper to secure the safety of the persons working in the mine.
Author:
Marcus Davis, Workers' Compensation
				Examiner.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-13(2).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-3 - MINE SAFETY › Section 480-3-3-.42 - Checking In And Out Of Mine

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The owner, operator, or superintendent of each mine shall have
				a check in and check out system in order that all employees, or other persons
				not regularly employed in the mine, may check in and out upon entering or
				leaving the mine, and all persons shall be required to check in and out of the
				mine at all times. The check-board or other record shall show the location of
				all men employed in the mine, as far as practicable. The mine superintendent,
				foreman or some competent person, designated by the mine superintendent or mine
				foreman shall inspect the check-board or other record at the end of each shift
				and make sure that all employees are safely out of the mine before leaving the
				mine.
Author:
Marcus Davis, Workers' Compensation
				Examiner.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-13(2).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-3 - MINE SAFETY › Section 480-3-3-.43 - Working Alone

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Men shall not be prohibited working alone, provided that other
				workmen are present within the production section or area.
Author:
Marcus Davis, Workers' Compensation
				Examiner.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-13(2).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.01 - Tunnels

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
In every open pit or quarry where underground tunneling or
				mining operations are conducted, such underground tunneling or mining
				operations, except when Alabama coal mining laws are applicable, shall comply
				with the Rules and Regulations for mines other than coal mines of the State of
				Alabama.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(3)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.02 - Quarry Banks

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Guards
(a) Excavations shall be provided with
			 substantial railings, at points where passageways, tracks, roadways or
			 buildings adjoin such excavations.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.03 - Safe Means Of Access

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 Access
(a) Safe means of access shall be
			 provided to all working places in any pit or quarry.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.04 - Overburden

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(1) The overburden
			 shall be stripped to firm material to provide a bench the width of which shall
			 equal the depth of the overburden.
(2) In case of side hill quarries, the
			 overburden shall be removed a sufficient distance from the face of the quarry
			 to make it safe.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(3)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.05 - Protection Around Quarry Openings

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The walls of every pit or quarry and the opening around same at
				the bottom of which persons usually pass or are regularly engaged in work and
				are in danger from slides or falls of material, shall be periodically inspected
				and the necessary precautions taken to protect the workmen.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(3)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.06 - Sand And Gravel Excavations

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(1) Slope
(a) Sand and gravel excavations or
			 excavations in other unconsolidated material shall be kept sloped at all times.
			 The slope shall not exceed an angle of sixty (60) degrees from the horizontal.
			 If at any time the gravel or sand, or any section of the bank, approaches an
			 angle exceeding sixty (60) degrees from the horizontal, means shall be taken
			 immediately to reduce the slope by caving. Overhangs at the top of the bank
			 shall be barred or shot down as fast as developed.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.07 - Life Lines And Belts

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 The owner, operator, or superintendent of each pit or quarry shall provide and
			 maintain sufficient safety belts and life lines for all persons requiring them.
			 In pits or quarries that have been excavated to a depth of twenty (20) feet or
			 more, all persons employed on ledge operations where the footing is not secure
			 shall be required to use life lines and safety belts. Nothing in this rule
			 shall be construed to prohibit the use of the life line as a belt.
(2) In every side hill quarry where persons
			 are permitted or required to do work such as drilling, blasting, and scaling on
			 steep side hill operations, the owner, operator, or superintendent shall
			 provide safety belts and life lines for all persons so employed under dangerous
			 conditions as hereinafter described. Whenever life or limb is in danger,
			 persons so employed shall be required to use such safety belts and life lines
			 in the performance of such operations. One end of the life line must be firmly
			 secured or held at the top of the wall or bank. Failure or refusal by an
			 employee to comply with this requirement shall be deemed a violation of these
			 regulations.
(3) At all crushers,
			 murking platforms, feed hoppers, or bins, on or in which persons are required
			 or permitted to work, life belts and life lines shall be provided and used.
			 Life lines shall be of such length as will prevent the persons using them from
			 being drawn into the jaws of the crusher or from being caught, injured, or
			 buried by a sudden rush of material. Life lines shall be securely fastened and
			 shall be easily accessible from any point of such platform. The life lines and
			 safety belts shall be used when necessary for the person or persons to descend
			 into the feeding hopper or bin, or when material is barred from the car or
			 skip.
(4) Life Line Protection
(a) When there exists a fraying or shearing
			 hazard to a life line, it shall be properly protected or rounded off to prevent
			 damage to the life line.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.08 - Haulage And Hoisting

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All
			 hoisting equipment used on slopes and inclines shall be of ample capacity and
			 of a design commercially recognized as safe.
(2) Hoists
(a) The drums or cable reels of hoist shall
			 be provided with flanges that extend not less than two (2) inches radially
			 beyond the outer layer of rope when the rope is fully wound on the drum or
			 reel.
(b) All hoists shall have
			 sufficient power to hoist the loaded unbalanced skip, car, trips of cars or
			 vertically suspended load and shall be equipped with brakes adequate to stop
			 and hold the fully loaded skip, car, trip of cars or vertically suspended load
			 at any point on the slope, incline or hoisting range.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.09 - Hoisting Apparatus And Derricks For Dimension Stock Quarries

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Slings
(a) Wire rope slings, grab hooks or chains
			 shall be used to attach the blocks of stone to the hoisting
			 apparatus.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.10 - Power Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 Inspection
(a) Power equipment shall be
			 inspected by the operator at the beginning of each shift and such examination
			 shall include an inspection of the mechanical and/or electrical
			 equipment.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.11 - Electrical Equipment Installation

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Grounding
(a) The frames and bed plates of generators,
			 transformers, compensators, rheostats, motors, and switches shall be
			 effectively grounded. All metallic coverings and conduit shall also be
			 grounded. All grounds for one unit shall be tied into one central ground. The
			 owner, operator or superintendent shall be responsible for insuring that all
			 electric circuits and equipment are properly grounded.
(b) The protective grounding of electrical
			 circuits and equipment to water pipe systems, when available, is desired as
			 such grounding offers the most effective protection to life and property. Gas
			 or air pipe lines shall not be used for grounding circuits. Metal well casings,
			 metal drain pipes and similar buried metal structures of considerable extent
			 may be used in lieu of extended buried water piping systems.
(c) The ground connection to metallic piping
			 systems shall be made by means of an approved clamp firmly bolted to the pipe
			 after all rust and scale have been removed, or by means of a brass plug which
			 has been tightly screwed into a pipe fitting or, where the pipe is of
			 sufficient thickness, screwed into a hole in the pipe itself, or by other
			 equivalent means. The grounding conductor shall be attached to the clamp or to
			 the plug by means of solder or a suitable solderless connector.
(d) If conduit, couplings, or fittings having
			 protective coating of non-conducting material, such as enamel, are used, such
			 coating shall be thoroughly removed from couplings, conduits and such surfaces
			 of fittings where the conduit or ground clamp is secured, in order to obtain a
			 good connection.
(e) Artificial
			 grounds should be located where practicable below permanent moisture level or,
			 failing in this, at least six (6) feet deep. Areas where ground water level is
			 close to the surface should be used when available.
(f) Where copper ground plates are used, they
			 should be at least six hundredths (0.06) of an inch thick. When driven pipes
			 are used, they should be of galvanized iron and not smaller than three-fourths
			 (3/4) inch internal diameter, and when cast iron plates are used they should be
			 at least twenty-five hundredths (0.25) inch thick.
(9) All fixed electric light and power lines,
			 regardless of voltage, shall be properly supported on standard insulators.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.12 - Guarding Mechanical Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
All gears chains, sprockets, friction devices and couplings
				with protruding bolts or nuts; shaftings 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; circular and band saws and planers
				shall be adequately guarded.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(3)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.13 - Tools

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) 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
			 mis-use of any tools.
(2) 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.
(3) 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 person
			 furnishing it.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(3)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.14 - Scaffolds And Platforms

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 Stages, platforms or scaffolds required for work in and around pits or quarries
			 shall be substantially built of sound material. Where wood is used, nothing
			 less than 2-inch material shall be used for flooring.
(2) Railings and Toe Boards
(a) Permanent elevated platforms and
			 scaffolds shall be provided with standard hand railings and toe
			 boards.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.15 - Explosive Magazines

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All
			 magazines in which explosives are kept or stored shall be located at a distance
			 from buildings, railroads and highways in conformity with the Quantity and
			 Distance Table in these rules.
(2)
			 All magazines containing more than two hundred (200) pounds of explosives shall
			 either be barricaded on the distances from inhabited buildings, public railways
			 and public highways shall be doubled.
(3) The term "barricade" shall mean a
			 physical barrier, either natural or artificial, around the magazine, to protect
			 life and limb in buildings and on highways, railroads and railways from damage
			 by premature explosion.
(a) Methods of
			 barricading are as follows:
1. Locate the
			 magazine in an isolated ravine or;
2. Excavate at foot or side of hill
			 sufficiently deep to provide protection on the sides and end of the magazine. A
			 two (2) foot space shall be allowed between the magazine and the excavated
			 sides; or
3. Construct a
			 substantial barricade of concrete or timber or earth or stone bank.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.16 - Transportation Of Explosives

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 Construction
(a) Explosives transported in
			 motor trucks or other conveyances shall be transported in their original
			 containers and the motor trucks, vehicles and other conveyances shall be so
			 constructed that the explosives will be protected against shock and
			 friction.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.17 - Handling And Use Of Explosives

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Only designated persons shall cut, cap,
			 and issue capped fuses and explosives.
(2) Fuse
(a) 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 explosives manufacturers. A bench type crimper is
			 recommended.
(b) No explosives
			 container shall be opened with any metallic instrument.
(c) No person shall remove any explosives
			 from a pit or quarry magazine without permission of the pit or quarry
			 superintendent or foreman.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.18 - Blasting (General)

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All
			 blasting including blasting of boulders shall be done at the end of the shift,
			 except that blasting may be done during the shift if blasting houses are
			 provided and used for the protection of shot firers and other persons in the
			 quarry; these houses shall be built of timbers not less than 7" x 9", or
			 equivalent, erected a safe distance from any point where blasting is
			 done.
(2) All blasting should be
			 done electrically or with detonating fuse.
(3) Primers
(a) Primers shall be made up near the working
			 place by competent men experienced in handling explosives. Such persons shall
			 also load, assist in loading or supervise the loading or charging of drill
			 holes.
(b) Primers should be
			 prepared by inserting the detonator in the side of the cartridge and making one
			 or more half hitches around the cartridge with the fuse, or by inserting the
			 detonator in the side or end of the cartridge and tying the fuse to the
			 cartridge. Holes made in the primer cartridge for the purpose of inserting the
			 detonator shall be made with a wooden or soft metal skewer.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.19 - Electrical Blasting

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 Connecting
(a) Electric blasting with
			 blasting machines, or special circuits is permissable. With blasting machines,
			 connections shall be made in series or in a combination connection recommended
			 by the manufacturer. With power currents connections shall be made in series,
			 parallel, or a combination of the two.
(b) Where blasting is by means of a special
			 blasting circuit, no one shall enter the place in which the blasting has been
			 done until the permanent blasting wires have been disconnected from the source
			 of electrical energy and the blasting switch has been locked into the open
			 position.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.22 - Safety Appliances For Pressure Tanks

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Safety Valves
(a) All compressed air receivers, cylinders
			 or other vessels used in or around open pits or quarries shall be protected by
			 safety or relief valves to insure safe operation.
(b) Safety or relief valves shall be tested
			 once each operating day.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.23 - Drainage

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Where the
			 safety and health of men are endangered, adequate facilities for the drainage
			 of all active workings in open pits and quarries shall be provided. Pumps used
			 for drainage shall be located in places where access may be had to them without
			 coming into dangerous or forbidden areas.
(2) All hillside quarries should be
			 developed, if at all possible, in such a manner as to assure natural drainage
			 from all workings.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(3).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.24 - Protective Apparel

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Goggles;
			 Hats and Shoes
(a) All persons working near,
			 or engaged in chipping, breaking, drilling, picking, cutting or polishing hard
			 materials should wear protective safety goggles, preferably the safety glass
			 type with ventilated side shields, while engaged in this kind of work or while
			 otherwise exposed to flying particles. All employees entering or working in a
			 quarry and exposed to danger from falling articles should wear hard toed or
			 safety shoes, and hard or safety hats.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.25 - First Aid Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Arrangements shall be made and faithfully maintained such that
				every injury suffered will receive adequate treatment promptly.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(3)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.26 - Sanitation And Health

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Toilets - Standard approved sanitary toilets or latrines should
				be provided and kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Unless employees in the
				quarry or pit are permitted to come to the surface to use toilets, temporary
				latrines should be maintained therein. Such temporary latrines should be
				enclosed.
(a) Potable drinking water
			 shall be supplied at all times in places accessible to employees.
(b) The common drinking cup or dipper for
			 public use shall be prohibited. Individual drinking cups or bubbling fountains
			 shall be used in lieu thereof. The sanitary portable fount, jet type, is
			 recommended.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-13(2)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.27 - Physical Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 Physical Condition
(a) All prospective
			 employees at any pit or quarry, shall receive a careful and thorough
			 examination by a licensed physician selected by the operator before employment.
			 Such examination shall determine the prospective employee's hearing, vision,
			 the condition of his heart and lungs and any detectable physical or mental
			 abnormalities, or defects which might affect his health or safety or the health
			 or safety of fellow employees.
(b)
			 A prospective employee not physically fit shall be employed only at work which
			 may be performed by such employee, without endangering the health or safety of
			 himself or other employees.
(c) No
			 person proved to be mentally unbalanced shall be employed in or around any pit
			 or quarry.
(d) Physical
			 examinations before employment shall be provided by the operator without cost
			 to the prospective employee.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.28 - Safety Rules

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
These pit and quarry rules represent the minimum requirement or
				safety pit and quarry operation. To further safeguard the health, life and limb
				of persons employed in and around pits and quarries, pit and quarry operators
				shall formulate, distribute and enforce detailed safety rules or regulations,
				not in conflict herewith, which thoroughly cover all pit and quarry operations
				and conditions characteristic of their pit and quarry or pits and
				quarries.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(3)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.29 - Responsibility Of Operations And Employees

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) It shall be the responsibility of the
			 operator to perform the following:
(a)
			 Provide safe plant and equipment.
(b) Safeguard all machinery.
(c) Place no new machinery or equipment in
			 operation unless full attention has been paid to its safety.
(d) Plan and arrange all processes and
			 operations with careful attention to safety.
(e) Maintain a system of inspection to
			 discover correctable hazards.
(f)
			 Maintain safety minded supervision.
(g) Train, educate and stimulate his
			 employees to follow safe methods of work and take a sincere interest in the
			 safety of themselves and their fellow workers.
(h) Investigate all accidents to determine
			 how best to prevent a recurrence.
(i) Keep proper record of all cases of
			 injuries.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.30 - Inspections And Reports

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Some competent and experienced person or persons shall make an
				inspection at least once each month of all active parts of any pit or quarry
				and appliances in the pit or quarry which are in use, and shall report any
				unsafe conditions to the employer who shall take prompt steps to remedy the
				same.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(3).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.31 - Reports To The Department

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Reports
(a) In case of explosives accident or
			 premature blast or any other occurrence or change of conditions tending
			 materially to increase the hazards of pit or quarry operations, whether or not
			 personal injury results, a report thereof shall be promptly sent to the
			 Department by the operator.
(b)
			 When an accident results in serious injury or death, immediate report shall be
			 made by the employer to the Department by telephone or telegraph.
(c) On or before the twenty-fifth of October
			 each year, the operator or superintendent of every quarry or open pit shall
			 send to the department a correct report specifying with respect to the year
			 ending with the thirtieth of September preceding, the name of the operator, the
			 location of offices of quarries or open pits, the quantity of material and kind
			 of material mined. The report shall be in such form and give such information
			 regarding such operations as may be from time to time, required and prescribed
			 by the department. Blank forms for such report shall be furnished by the
			 department.
Author:
Department of Industrial
				Relations
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-4 - OPEN PIT AND QUARRY › Section 480-3-4-.32 - Inspections, Investigations And Reports By The Department

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(1) Frequency of Inspections - The Department
			 shall conduct safety inspections as follows:
(a) At least once every three (3) months at
			 quarries where blasting occurs.
(b)
			 At least once every six (6) months at sites where non-fuel minerals (i.e.,
			 sand, gravel, clay, bauxite, etc.) are being surface-mined.
(c) Adjoining inactive, idle, or abandoned
			 operations shall also be inspected if they are believed to adversely affect the
			 safety of employees in active mining operations.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-5 - ABANDONED MINE LANDS › Section 480-3-5-.01 - Appeal Of Notice Of Acquisition

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(1) Any land owner who has received notice of
			 acquisition under
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								9-16-127 may within fifteen days
			 following such notice make written application for a review as to the actual
			 need or advisability for such acquisition.
(a) Upon receipt of such application a notice
			 of hearing shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Rule
			 480-1-4-.09 and a hearing shall
			 be conducted within fifteen days following the receipt of the written
			 application for a hearing under the provisions of Rules
			 480-1-4-.02 through
			 480-1-1-.11.
Author:
Robert E. Weller
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-6 - SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION › Section 480-3-6-.01 - Definitions

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(1)
Operator.
A landowner who has not leased his land, who sells
			 excavated material by the load, or loads, to contractors or other individuals
			 will be deemed as "controlling" an operation, and considered an operator within
			 the meaning of the Surface Mining Act.
(2)
Contiguous.
A surface mining
			 operation shall be contiguous where a single pit or operation is separated by a
			 stream, road, man-made or natural object so long as the seam which is traversed
			 by any of the foregoing man-made or natural objects is uninterrupted or
			 unbroken.
Author:
Tom J. Ventress
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(5) and
				  25-2-8
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-6 - SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION › Section 480-3-6-.02 - Necessity Of A Permit

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A permit shall be required for each mining operation that is
				not contiguous as defined in Rule
				480-3-6-.01(2);
				and the fact that a central office tipple or washer services more than one
				non-contiguous pit does not constitute one operation. A permit shall be
				required for each operation that is not contiguous as defined in the Surface
				Mining Act and Rule
				480-3-6-.01(2).
Author:
Tom J. Ventress
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(5) and
				  §
										25-2-8
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-6 - SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION › Section 480-3-6-.03 - Property Description

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A property description within the meaning of the Surface Mining
				Act and this section shall be acceptable only if the land is described to
				1/16th of a section, or 40 acres, and includes a description of access to the
				area from the nearest public highway.
Author:
Tom J. Ventress
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(5) and
				  §
										25-2-8
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-6 - SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION › Section 480-3-6-.04 - Amendment Of Permit

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Any additional land granted under a permit amendment must be
				contiguous as defined by Rule
				480-3-6-.01(2).
Author:
Tom J. Ventress
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(5) and
				  §
										25-2-8
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-6 - SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION › Section 480-3-6-.05 - Reclamation Of Affected Land By Revegetation

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Pasture grasses used for reclamation purposes must be of a
				local, permanent-type grass; and grass coverage must be effectuated to not less
				than 75% of affected land.
Author:
Tom J. Ventress
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(5) and
				  §
										25-2-8
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-6 - SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION › Section 480-3-6-.06 - Application For The Reclamation Of Substitute Land

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All requests for the reclamation of substitute land must be
				made on Application Forms DIR-ASM-9 and 10 and submitted to the Director for
				final approval.
(a) Only the Director
			 may approve the reclamation of substitute land in lieu of affected land.
Author:
Tom J. Ventress
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(5) and
				  §
										25-2-8
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-6 - SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION › Section 480-3-6-.07 - Bonds And Filing Fees

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(1)
			 All payments for filing fees must be made by cash, cashier's checks, certified
			 checks or money orders.
(2) Bonds
			 may be surety, negotiable or cash. Cash bonds must be cash money, certified
			 check, cashier's check or money order.
Author:
Tom J. Ventress
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(5) and
				  §
										25-2-8
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-6 - SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION › Section 480-3-6-.08 - Inspector's Approval And Recommendation

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All approval forms, bond releases and other papers submitted by
				the mining and reclamation inspector must be personally endorsed by the
				inspector so submitting and approved by the mining division
				director.
Author:
Tom J. Ventress; Dustin W. Morin
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										25-2-8,
				  9-16-13.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-6 - SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION › Section 480-3-6-.09 - Permit Marker - Point Of Beginning

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For purposes of ascertaining affected acreage within a permit
				period, a permit marker or sign shall be placed so as to mark the beginning
				point of the area under permit and shall remain so marked until the bond is
				released. Such marker shall consist of a sign measuring at least 6" x 18" with
				the company name and permit number painted thereon, and shall be affixed to an
				iron post or pipe located so as to be plainly visible at the access point of
				the area under permit. Also, a separate 6" x 18" marker must be placed to
				designate the point of beginning for each permit renewal.
Author:
Tom J. Ventress
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										25-2-2(5) and
				  §
										25-2-8
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-7 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS › Section 480-3-7-.01 - Examination Requirements

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(1) If
			 you wish to stand the examination for Mine Foreman Certificate or Fire Boss
			 Certificate before the Board of Examiners, you must have your affidavit and fee
			 in this office (11 West Oxmoor Road Suite 201 Birmingham, Alabama 35209) thirty
			 (30) days prior to the examination date. Affidavits will not be accepted after
			 [the above deadline.] Affidavits may be obtained from your class instructor or
			 from this office on request.
(2) An
			 applicant with a State of Alabama fireboss certificate of competency with
			 sufficient underground mining experience to qualify for a mine foreman
			 certificate shall apply to the Board of Examiners at least 30 days before the
			 scheduled test date. Applicant shall be required to appear before the Board of
			 Examiners with a completed affidavit. The interview shall consist of oral
			 questions regarding the duties and responsibilities of a mine foreman. The
			 Applicant will not be required to retake mine foreman/fireboss test with a
			 majority vote from the Board of Examiners. Without a majority vote form the
			 Board of Examiners, the applicant shall have the opportunity to take the mine
			 foreman/fireboss test to receive a mine foreman certificate of
			 competency.
Authors:
Michael Skates; Brian Wittwer
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										25-9-10,
				  25-9-11.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-7 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS › Section 480-3-7-.02 - Procedure Before The Board Of Examiners Applicable To Any Proceeding Against Any Certified Mine Foreman Or Fire Boss For Revocation Of His Certificate Of Competency

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(1)
Initiation of Charge
. Decertification proceedings
			 before the Board of Examiners are initiated by the filing of a charge, which
			 must be in writing and signed. The charge is filed with the Chief of the
			 Division of Safety and Inspection of the Alabama Department of Industrial
			 Relations. The charge shall contain the name and address of the person against
			 whom the charge is made and a reasonably detailed statement of facts on which
			 the charge is based.
(2)
Investigation of Charges
. When a charge is received in
			 the office of the Chief, the Chief shall promptly direct an inspector from the
			 Division of Safety and Inspection to investigate the allegations of the charge
			 and submit a report of his investigation to the Board of Examiners. The
			 investigation report must report on each allegation of the charge and must
			 state whether the alleged activities were a hazard to the health and/or safety
			 of the underground miners or were otherwise in violation of the Coal Mine
			 Safety Laws of Alabama.
(3)
Evaluation of the Charge
.
(a) After receiving the inspector's report,
			 the Board of Examiners shall review the charges, the inspection report, and
			 other information available to them to determine (1) whether the charges are
			 supported by the inspection report, and (2) whether the charges, if taken as
			 true, state a violation of the Alabama Coal Mine Laws. If the Board determines
			 that the charges, or any part of them, are not supported by the available
			 evidence, or that the charges do not state a violation of the Coal Mine Laws,
			 the Board shall dismiss the charges, or any part of said charges. If the Board
			 determines that the charges, if taken as true, state a violation of the Alabama
			 Coal Mining laws but the act or activity complained of does not merit
			 revocation, cancellation or suspension of one's certificate, then in that
			 event, the Board may at its discretion reprimand in writing any or all the
			 parties charged without a formal hearing, unless the reprimanded party or
			 parties within ten (10) days after receipt of the written reprimand, request a
			 formal hearing in writing on the reprimand. In all cases before the Board, a
			 simple majority shall be controlling.
(b) If the Board determines by simple
			 majority that the charges merit revocation under the Alabama Coal Mine Laws,
			 then in that event, the Board shall schedule a formal hearing on the
			 charges.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-3-7 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS › Section 480-3-7-.03 - Board Of Examiners

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A mine foreman or fire boss should submit a written request to
				the Board for a voluntary surrender of a certificate for mental and/or physical
				reasons and must meet before the Board for subsequent
				Approval.
Author:
George Cocoris
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										25-2-2(5),
				  25-2-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-4-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-4-1-.07 - Force And Effect Of Instruction

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Instructions printed upon any form issued by the Director
				pertaining to the preparation and return of that form shall have the force and
				effect of rules issued by the Director.
Author:
Rex Granger
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										25-2-7,
				  25-2-8,
				  25-4-111.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-4-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-4-1-.08 - Electronic Reporting

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(1) It is
			 recognized that because of constant technological advances, that the Department
			 must be authorized to accept documents of all types filed in electronic
			 commerce/media and amend internal processing procedures to allow for such
			 technological advances.
(2) The
			 Department of Industrial Relations, Unemployment Compensation Agency, shall
			 have authority to generate or receive documents of all types filed physically
			 or utilizing electronic media, to control the integrity of the data submitted,
			 to reduce processing costs and processing times, to facilitate accuracy and
			 reduce complexities of manual processing and to accept electronic signatures
			 and other such authentication methods.
Author:
Byron Abrams, Unemployment Compensation
				Director
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										25-2-8,
				  25-4-111.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-4-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-4-1-.09 - Normal Commuting Area For Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Purposes

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(1) Section 617.22
			 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, requires that training must be, among
			 other things, reasonably available and available at a reasonable cost. In
			 determining whether or not training is reasonably available, first
			 consideration shall be given to training opportunities available within the
			 worker's normal commuting area. Training at facilities outside the worker's
			 normal commuting area should be approved only if such training is not available
			 in the area or the training to be provided outside the normal commuting area
			 will involve less charges to TAA funds. Also, training at facilities outside
			 the worker's normal commuting area that involves transportation or subsistence
			 costs which add substantially to the total costs shall not be approved if other
			 appropriate training is available.
(2) Section 617.42 states that if the worker
			 has no reasonable exception of suitable employment in the commuting area, and
			 has a reasonable expectation of obtaining suitable employment of long-term
			 duration outside the commuting area, the worker may request a job search
			 allowance.
(3) Section 617.42
			 states that if the worker has no reasonable expectation of securing suitable
			 employment in the commuting area, and has obtained suitable employment
			 affording a reasonable expectation of employment of long-term duration, or a
			 bona fide offer of such suitable employment, outside the commuting area, the
			 worker may request a relocation allowance.
(4) Reasonable expectation of employment of
			 long-term duration is defined as employment accepted with the intent of being
			 permanent employed.
(5) "Commuting
			 area" or "normal commuting area" for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) purposes
			 is defined as a maximum of seventy-five miles one way from the worker's
			 residence to the training facility or suitable employment. When a Training
			 Proposal for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) funded training requesting
			 training outside the commuting area or an application for Job Search Allowance
			 or Relocation Allowance is received, the guidelines set forth in this rule will
			 be used to make a determination to the request.
Author:
Bonnie M. Lashley, Trade Act Coordinator,
				Unemployment Compensation Division
Statutory Authority:
Trade Act of 1974, PL
				  93-618 as amended, §§617.22, 617.32, 617.42.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-4-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-4-1-.10 - Calculation Of Average Cost And Reasonable Cost Of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Funded Training

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(1)
			 Section 617.22(6) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, requires that training
			 be available at a reasonable cost. "Available at a reasonable cost" means that
			 training may not be approved when the costs of the training are unreasonably
			 high in comparison with the average cost of training of other workers in
			 similar occupations at other providers.
(2) The cost of training which included
			 tuition and related expenses (books, tools, and academic fees), transportation
			 and subsistence expenses of active TAA participants is totaled and divided by
			 the number of active TAA participants in order to determine the average cost of
			 training. The calculation will be made as follows:
Total training costs ¸ number of active participants =
				the average cost of training
(3) Another factor in determining if training
			 is available at the reasonable cost is calculated by doubling the average cost
			 of training of active TAA participants. This calculated amount is considered to
			 be a reasonable cost for TAA funded training and will serve as the training cap
			 for Alabama. When a Training Proposal for TAA funded training is received and
			 the training cost is in excess of the training cap, a determination denying the
			 training will be issued. The calculation will be made as follows:
Average cost of training x two = reasonable cost of
				training
Author:
Bonnie M. Lashley, Trade Act Coordinator,
				Unemployment Compensation Division
Statutory Authority:
Trade Act of 1974, PL
				  93-618 as amended, §617.22.