Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 208 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINE SAFETY › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 208.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						  chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise:
AED-Automated external defibrillator
-A
						  portable device that uses electric shock to restore a stable heart rhythm to an
						  individual in cardiac arrest.
Act
-The Bituminous Coal Mine Safety
						  Act (52 P.S. §§
													690-101-690-708).
Approval
or
approved
-The term as defined in section 104 of the act
						  (52
						  P.S. §
													690-104).
Barricaded
-To obstruct passage of
						  persons, vehicles or flying materials.
Berm
-A pile or mound of material
						  capable of restraining a vehicle.
Certified
or
registered
-A person certified or registered by the state in
						  which the coal mine is located to perform duties prescribed by 30 CFR Part 77
						  (relating to mandatory safety standards, surface coal mines and surface work
						  areas of underground coal mines), except that, in a state where a program of
						  certification or registration is not provided or when the program does not meet
						  at least minimum Federal standards established by the Secretary of the United
						  States Department of Labor, the certification or registration shall be by the
						  Secretary of the United States Department of Labor.
Crosscut
-A passageway driven between
						  the entry and its parallel air course or air courses for ventilation
						  purposes.
Flash point
-The minimum temperature at
						  which sufficient vapor is released by a liquid or solid to form a flammable
						  vapor-air mixture at atmospheric pressure.
Inby
-In the direction of the working
						  face.
MSHA
-The term as defined in section
						  104 of the act.
Miner
-The term as defined in section
						  104 of the act.
NIOSH
-The term as defined in section
						  104 of the act.
Operator
-The term as defined in
						  section 104 of the act.
Overpressure
-The pressure over the
						  background atmospheric pressure that could result from an explosion, which
						  includes the impact of the pressure wave on an object.
psi
-Pounds per square inch.
Qualified person
-The term means either
						  of the following as determined by the context of the regulation:
(i) An individual deemed qualified by the
						Secretary of the United States Department of Labor and designated by the
						operator to make tests and examinations required under
						30 CFR Part
						77.
(ii) An individual deemed, in accordance with
						the minimum requirements to be established by the Secretary of the United
						States Department of Labor, qualified by training, education and experience to
						perform electrical work, to maintain electrical equipment, and to conduct
						examinations and make tests of all electrical equipment.
Representative of the miners
-The term
						  as defined in section 104 of the act.
Roll protection
-A framework, safety
						  canopy or similar protection for the operator when equipment overturns.
SCSR-Self-contained self-rescue
						  device
-A type of closed-circuit, self-contained breathing apparatus
						  approved by MSHA and NIOSH under 42 CFR Part 84 (relating to approval of
						  respiratory protective devices) for escape only from underground mines.
Safety can
-An approved container, of
						  not over 5 gallons capacity, having a spring-closing lid and spout
						  cover.
Trailing cable
-The cable connecting
						  portable and mobile equipment to a power source. A cable is not considered a
						  trailing cable if it connects to equipment which is installed in a stationary
						  location and is permanently wired.
Underground bituminous coal mine
or
mine
-The term as defined in section 104 of the act.
Working face
-Any place in a mine where
						  coal is extracted during a mining cycle.
Working section
-The area in a mine
						  from the face extending back 1,000 feet.
The provisions of this §
														208.1 amended under sections 106
							 and 106.1 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Safety Act (52 P.S. §§
															690-106 and
							 690-106.1).