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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1707-1 - New working section

Current through July 13, 2024
The term "new working section" as used in S 75.1707 means
					 any extension of the belt or trolley haulage system in main, cross, and room
					 entries necessary for the development of the mine on and after March 30, 1970.
					 Room entries being developed as of March 30, 1970, with certified stop line
					 limitations as shown on the mine map and retreating panels shall not be
					 considered as new working sections.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1708 - Surface structures, fireproofing

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
After March 30, 1970, all structures erected on the surface
					 within 100 feet of any mine opening shall be of fireproof construction. Unless
					 structures existing on or prior to such date which are located within 100 feet
					 of any mine opening are of such construction, fire doors shall be erected at
					 effective points in mine openings to prevent smoke or fire from outside sources
					 endangering miners underground. These doors shall be tested at least monthly to
					 insure effective operation. A record of such tests shall be kept in an area on
					 the surface of the mine chosen by the operator to minimize the danger of
					 destruction by fire or other hazard and shall be available for inspection by
					 interested persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1709 - Accumulation of methane and coal dust on surface coal-handling facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent methane and
					 coal dust from accumulating in excessive concentrations in or on surface
					 coal-handling facilities, but in no event shall methane be permitted to
					 accumulate in concentrations in or on surface coal-handling facilities in
					 excess of limits established for methane by the Secretary on and after March
					 30, 1971. Where coal is dumped at or near air-intake openings, provisions shall
					 be made to avoid dust from entering the mine.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1710 - Canopie or cabs; diesel-powered and electric face equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
In any coal mine where the height of the coalbed permits,
					 An authorized representative of the Secretary may require that diesel-powered
					 equipment and electric face equipment, including shuttle cars, be provided with
					 substantially constructed canopies, or cabs, to protect the miners operating
					 such equipment from roof falls and from rib and face rolls.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1710-1 - Canopie or cabs; self-propelled diesel-powered and electric face equipment; installation requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in paragraph (f) of this section, all self-propelled diesel-powered
				  and electric face equipment, including shuttle cars, which is employed in the
				  active workings of each underground coal mine on and after January 1, 1973,
				  shall, in accordance with the schedule of time specified in paragraphs (a)(1),
				  (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of this section, be equipped with substantially
				  constructed canopies or cabs, located and installed in such a manner that when
				  the operator is at the operating controls of such equipment he shall be
				  protected from falls of roof, face, or rib, or from rib and face rolls. The
				  requirements of this paragraph (a) shall be met as follows:
(1) On and after January 1, 1974, in coal
				  mines having mining heights of 72 inches or more;
(2) On and after July 1, 1974, in coal mines
				  having mining heights of 60 inches or more, but less than 72 inches;
(3) On and after January 1, 1975, in coal
				  mines having mining heights of 48 inches or more, but less than 60
				  inches;
(4) On and after July 1,
				  1975, in coal mines having mining heights of 36 inches or more, but less than
				  48 inches;
(5)
(i) On and after January 1, 1976, in coal
				  mines having mining heights of 30 inches or more, but less than 36
				  inches,
(ii) On and after July 1,
				  1977, in coal mines having mining heights of 24 inches or more, but less than
				  30 inches, and
(6) On
				  and after July 1, 1978, in coal mines having mining heights of less than 24
				  inches.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1711 - Sealing of mines

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
On or after March 30, 1970, the opening of any coal mine
					 that is declared inactive by the operator, or is permanently closed, or
					 abandoned for more than 90 days, shall be sealed by the operator in a manner
					 prescribed by the Secretary and the State Mine Inspector. Openings of all other
					 mines shall be adequately protected in a manner prescribed by the Secretary and
					 the State Mine Inspector to prevent entrance by unauthorized
					 persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1711-1 - Sealing of shaft openings

Current through July 13, 2024
Shaft openings required to be sealed under S 75.1711 shall
					 be effectively capped or filled. Filling shall be for the entire depth of the
					 shaft and, for the first 50 feet from the bottom of the coalbed, the fill shall
					 consist of incombustible material. Caps consisting of a 6-inch thick concrete
					 cap or other equivalent means may be used for sealing. Caps shall be equipped
					 with a vent pipe at least 2 inches in diameter extending for a distance of at
					 least 15 feet above the surface of the shaft.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1711-2 - Sealing of slope or drift openings

Current through July 13, 2024
Slope or drift openings required to be sealed under S
					 75.1711 shall be sealed with solid, substantial, incombustible material, such
					 as concrete blocks, bricks or tile, or shall be completely filled with
					 incombustible material for a distance of at least 25 feet into such
					 openings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1711-3 - Opening of active mines

Current through July 13, 2024
The openings of all mines not declared by the operator, to
					 be inactive, permanently closed, or abandoned for less than 90 days shall be
					 adequately fenced or posted with conspicuous signs prohibiting the entrance of
					 unauthorized persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712 - Bath house and toilet facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
The Secretary may require any operator to provide adequate
					 facilities for the miners to change from the clothes worn underground, to
					 provide for the storing of such clothes from shift to shift, and to provide
					 sanitary and bathing facilities. Sanitary toilet facilities shall be provided
					 in the active workings of the mine when such surface facilities are not readily
					 accessible to the active workings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-1 - Availability of surface bathing facilities; change rooms; and sanitary facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
Except where a waiver has been granted pursuant to the
					 provisions of S 75.1712-4, each operator of an underground coal mine shall on
					 and after December 30, 1970, provide bathing facilities, clothing change rooms,
					 and sanitary facilities, as hereinafter prescribed, for the use of the miners
					 at the mine.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-2 - Location of surface facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
Bathhouses, change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities
					 shall be in a location convenient for the use of the miners. Where such
					 facilities are designed to serve more than one mine, they shall be centrally
					 located so as to be as convenient for the use of the miners in all the mines
					 served by such facilities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-3 - Minimum requirement of surface bathing facilities, change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All bathing
				  facilities, change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities shall be provided with
				  adequate light, heat, and ventilation so as to maintain a comfortable air
				  temperature and to minimize the accumulation of moisture and odors, and such
				  facilities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(b) Bathing facilities, change rooms, and
				  sanitary toilet facilities shall be constructed and equipped so as to comply
				  with applicable State and local building codes: Provided, however, That where
				  no State or local building codes apply to such facilities, or where no State or
				  local building codes exist, such facilities shall be constructed and equipped
				  so as to meet the minimum construction requirements of the National Building
				  Code; and the minimum plumbing requirements of the U.S.A. Standard Plumbing
				  Code, ASA A40.8-1955.
(c) In
				  addition to the minimum requirements specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
				  this S 75.1712-3, facilities maintained in accordance with S 75.1712-1 shall
				  include the following:
(1) Bathing
				  facilities.
(i) Showers shall be provided
				  with both hot and cold water.
(ii)
				  At least one shower head shall be provided where five or less miners use such
				  showers.
(iii) Where five or more
				  miners use such showers, sufficient showers shall be furnished to provide
				  approximately one shower head for each five miners.
(iv) A suitable cleansing agent shall be
				  provided for use at each shower.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-4 - Waiver of surface facilitie requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
The Coal Mine Safety District Manager for the district in
					 which the mine is located may, upon written application by the operator, waive
					 any or all of the requirements of SS 75.1712-1 through 75.1712-3 if he
					 determines that the operator of the mine cannot or need not meet any part or
					 all of such requirements, and, upon issuance of such waiver, he shall set forth
					 the facilities which will not be required and the specific reason or reasons
					 for such waiver. A copy of this waiver shall be filed with the State Mine
					 Inspector.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-5 - Application for waiver of surface facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
Applications for waivers of the requirements of SS
					 75.1712-1 through 75.1712-3 shall be filed with the Coal Mine Safety District
					 Manager and shall contain the following information:
(a) The name and address of the mine
				  operator;
(b) The name and location
				  of the mine;
(c) A statement
				  explaining why, in the opinion of the operator, the installation or maintenance
				  of the facilities is impractical or unnecessary.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-6 - Underground sanitary facilities; approved sanitary toilets; installation and maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in S 75.1712-7, each operator of an underground coal mine shall, on
				  and after December 30, 1970, provide and maintain one approved sanitary toilet,
				  together with an adequate supply of toilet tissue, in a dry location under
				  protected roof, within 500 feet of each working place in the mine where miners
				  are regularly employed during the mining cycle. A single approved sanitary
				  toilet may serve two or more working places in the same mine, if it is located
				  within 500 feet of each such working place.
(b) Only sanitary toilets approved by the
				  Health Division, Coal Mine Health and Safety, Mine Safety and Health
				  Administration shall meet the requirements of this section.
(c) Applications for approval of sanitary
				  toilets shall be submitted to: Health Division, Coal Mine Health and Safety,
				  Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, 4015 Wilson Boule-
				  vard, Arlington, Va. 22203.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-7 - Underground sanitary facilities; waiver of requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
If it has been determined by the Coal Mine Safety District
					 Manager for the district in which the mine is located that sanitary toilets
					 cannot be provided and maintained within 500 feet of a working place because of
					 the thickness of the coal seam or because of any other physical restriction in
					 the underground workings, he may, upon written application by the operator,
					 waive the location requirements for underground sanitary facilities with
					 respect to such working place. A copy of this waiver shall be filed with the
					 State Mine Inspector.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-8 - Application for waiver of location requirement for underground sanitary facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
Applications for waivers of the location requirements of S
					 75.1712-6 shall be filed with the Coal Mine Safety District Manager and shall
					 contain the following information:
(a)
				  The name and address of the mine operator;
(b) The name and location of the
				  mine;
(c) The thickness of the coal
				  seam in each working place in the mine for which a waiver is requested;
				  and
(d) Other physical restrictions
				  in the mine (for example, poor roof conditions, excessive water, timbering,
				  etc.). If a sanitary toilet cannot be installed within 500 feet of a working
				  place because of physical conditions other than the thickness of the coal seam,
				  the operator shall also include a short statement specifying areas in the mine
				  which could be considered possible alternative sites for installation of such
				  facilities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-9 - Issuance of waivers

Current through July 13, 2024
Following the receipt of an application submitted in
					 accordance with the provisions of S 75.1712-8, the Coal Mine Safety District
					 Manager shall, if he determines that the operator cannot meet the location
					 requirements of S 75.1712-6 with respect to any or all of the working places in
					 the mine because of the coal seam thickness or because of other physical
					 restriction, issue a waiver of the requirements of this section and designate
					 an alternative site for installation of such facilities. The waiver issued
					 shall specify each working place to which it shall apply, set forth the reasons
					 for such waiver, and the reasons for designation of the alternative
					 site.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1712-10 - Underground sanitary facilities; maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
Sanitary toilets shall be regularly maintained in a clean
					 and sanitary condition. Holding tanks shall be serviced and cleaned when full
					 and in no case less than once each week by draining or pumping or by removing
					 them to the surface for cleaning or recharging. Transfer tanks and transfer
					 equipment used underground shall be equipped with suitable fittings to permit
					 complete drainage of holding tanks without spillage and allow for the sanitary
					 transportation of wastes to the surface. Waste shall be disposed of on the
					 surface in accordance with State and local laws and
					 regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1713 - Emergency medical assistance; first-aid

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
Each operator shall make arrangements in advance for
					 obtaining emergency medical assistance and transportation for injured persons.
					 Emergency communications shall be provided to the nearest point of assistance.
					 Selected agents of the operator shall be trained in first-aid and first-aid
					 training shall be made available to all miners. Each coal mine shall have an
					 adequate supply of first-aid equipment located on the surface, at the bottom of
					 shafts and slopes, and at other strategic locations near the working faces. In
					 fulfilling each of the requirements of this section, the operator shall meet at
					 least minimum requirements prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human
					 Services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1713-1 - Arrangement for emergency medical assistance and transportation for injured persons; agreements; reporting requirements; posting requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each operator of an underground coal mine
				  shall make arrangements with a licensed physician, medical service, medical
				  clinic, or hospital to provide 24-hour emergency medical assistance for any
				  person injured at the mine.
(b)
				  Each operator of an underground coal mine shall make arrangements with an
				  ambulance service, or otherwise provide, for 24-hour emergency transportation
				  for any person injured at the mine.
(c) Each operator shall, on or before
				  December 30, 1970, report to the District Manager for the district in which the
				  mine is located and the State Mine Inspector the name , title and address of
				  the physician, medical service, medical clinic, hospital or ambulance service
				  with whom arrangements have been made, or otherwise provided, in accordance
				  with the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this S 75.1713-1.
(d) Each operator shall, within 10 days after
				  any change of the arrangements required to be reported under the provisions of
				  this S 75.1713-1, report such changes to the District Manager and the State
				  Mine Inspector. If such changes involve a substitution of persons, the operator
				  shall provide the name, title, and address of the person substituted together
				  with the name and address of the medical service, medical clinic, hospital, or
				  ambulance service with which such person or persons are associated.
(e) Each operator shall, immediately after
				  making an arrangement required under the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b)
				  of this S 75.1713-1, or immediately after any change of such arrangement, post
				  at appropriate places at the mine the names, titles, addresses, and telephone
				  numbers of all persons or services currently available under such arrangements
				  to provide medical assistance and transportation at the mine.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1713-2 - Emergency communications; requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each
				  operator of an underground coal mine shall establish and maintain a
				  communication system from the mine to the nearest point of medical assistance
				  for use in an emergency.
(b) The
				  emergency communication system required to be maintained under paragraph (a) of
				  this S 75.1713-2 may be established by telephone or radio transmission or by
				  any other means of prompt communication to any facility (for example, the local
				  sheriff, the State highway patrol, or local hospital) which has available the
				  means of communication with the person or persons providing emergency medical
				  assistance or transportation in accordance with the provisions of S
				  75.1713-1.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1713-3 - First-Aid training; supervisory employees

Current through July 13, 2024
The mine operator shall conduct first-aid training courses
					 for selected supervisory employees at the mine. Within 60 days after the
					 selection of a new supervisory employee to be so trained, the mine operator
					 shall certify by signature and date the name of the employee and date on which
					 the employee satisfactorily completed the first-aid training course. The
					 certification shall be kept at the mine and made available on request to an
					 authorized representative of the Secretary and the State Mine
					 Inspector.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1713-4 - First-aid training program; availability of instruction to all miners

Current through July 13, 2024
On or before June 30, 1971, each operator of an underground
					 coal mine shall make available to all miners employed in the mine a course of
					 instruction in first-aid conducted by the operator or under the auspices of the
					 operator, and such a course of instruction shall be made available to newly
					 employed miners within 6 months after the date of employment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1713-5 - First-aid training program; retraining of supervisory employees; availability to all miners

Current through July 13, 2024
Beginning January 1, 1971, each operator of an underground
					 coal mine shall conduct refresher first-aid training courses each calendar year
					 for all selected supervisory employees, and make available refresher first-aid
					 training courses to all miners employed in the mine.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1713-6 - First-aid training program; minimum requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All first-aid training programs required
				  under the provisions of SS 75.1713-3 and 75.1713-4 shall include 10 class hours
				  of training in a course of instruction similar to that outlined in "First Aid,
				  A Bureau of Mines Instruction Manual."
(b) Refresher first-aid training programs
				  required under the provisions of S 75.1713-5 shall include five class hours of
				  refresher training in a course of instruction similar to that outlined in
				  "First Aid, A Bureau of Mines Instruction Manual."
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1713-7 - First-aid equipment; location; minimum requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each operator of an underground coal mine
				  shall maintain a supply of the first-aid equipment set forth in paragraph (b)
				  of this S 75.1713-7 at each of the following locations:
(1) At the mine dispatcher's office or other
				  appropriate work area on the surface in close proximity to the mine
				  entry;
(2) At the bottom of each
				  regularly traveled slope or shaft; however, where the bottom of such slope or
				  shaft is not more than 1,000 feet from the surface, such first-aid supplies may
				  be maintained on the surface at the entrance to the mine; and
(3) At a point in each working section not
				  more than 500 feet outby the active working face or faces.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1714 - Availability of approved self-rescue devices; instruction in use and location

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each operator
				  shall make available to each miner employed by the operator who goes
				  underground and to visitors authorized to enter the mine by the operator a
				  self-rescue device or devices approved by the Secretary which is adequate to
				  protect such person for one hour or longer.
(b) Before any miner employed by the operator
				  or visitor authorized by the operator goes underground the operator shall
				  instruct and train such person in the use and location of the self-rescue
				  device or devices made available at the mine. Instruction and training of
				  miners and visitors shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in 30 CFR
				  part 48.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1714-1 - Approved self-rescue devices

Current through July 13, 2024
The requirements of S 75.1714 shall be met by making
					 available to each person referred to in that section a self-rescue device or
					 devices as follows:
(a) Until June 21,
				  1981 a self-rescue device or devices which have been approved under:
(1) Bureau of Mines Schedule 14F, Gas Masks,
				  April 23, 1955, as amended (Part 13,
				  30 CFR,
				  1972 ed.); or
(2) Subpart I of part 11 of this chapter;
				  or
(3) Subpart H of part 11 of this
				  chapter, as follows:
(i) A 1-hour
				  self-contained self-rescue device; or
(ii) A self-contained self-rescue device of
				  not less than 10 minutes and a 1-hour canister; or
(iii) Any other self-contained breathing
				  apparatus approved under subpart H of part 11 of this chapter which provides
				  protection for a period of 1 hour or longer and which is approved for use by
				  MSHA for the purpose of a self-rescue device or devices when used and
				  maintained as prescribed by MSHA.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1714-2 - Self-rescue devices; use and location requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Self-rescue devices shall be used and
				  located as prescribed in paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), (d),
				  (e), or (f) of this section, self-rescue devices shall be worn or carried at
				  all times by each person when underground.
(c) Where the wearing or carrying of the
				  self-rescue device is hazardous to the person, it shall be placed in a readily
				  accessible location no greater than 25 feet from such person.
(d) Where a person works on or around
				  equipment, the self-rescue device may be placed in a readily accessible
				  location on such equipment.
(e) A
				  mine operator may apply to the District Manager under
				  30 CFR
				  75.1101-23 for permission to place the
				  self-contained self-rescue device more than 25 feet away.
(1) The District Manager shall consider the
				  following factors in deciding whether to permit an operator to place a
				  self-contained self-rescue device more than 25 feet from a miner:
(i) Distance from affected sections to
				  surface,
(ii) Pitch of seam in
				  affected sections,
(iii) Height of
				  coal seam in affected sections,
(iv) Location of escapeways,
(v) Proposed location of self-contained
				  self-rescuers,
(vi) Type of work
				  performed by affected miners,
(vii)
				  Degree of risk to which affected miners are exposed,
(viii) Potential for breaking into oxygen
				  deficient atmospheres,
(ix) Type of
				  risk to which affected miners are exposed,
(x) Accident history of mine, and
(xi) Other matters bearing upon the safety of
				  miners.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1714-3 - Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each operator
				  shall provide for proper inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of
				  self-rescue devices by a person trained to perform such functions.
(b) After each time a self-rescue device is
				  worn or carried by a person, the device shall be inspected for damage and for
				  the integrity of its seal by a person trained to perform this function.
				  Self-rescue devices with broken seals or which are damaged so that the device
				  will not function properly shall be removed from service.
(c) All self-rescue devices approved under
				  subpart I of part 11 of this chapter or Bureau of Mines Schedule 14F, April 23,
				  1955, as amended (Part 13, 30 CFR, 1972 ed.) except devices
				  using vacuum containers as the only method of sealing, shall be tested at
				  intervals not exceeding 90 days by weighing each device on a scale or balance
				  accurate to within +/-1 gram. A device that weighs more than 10 grams over its
				  original weight shall be removed from service.
(d) All self-contained self-rescue devices
				  approved under subpart H of part 11 of this chapter shall be tested in
				  accordance with instructions approved by MSHA. Any device which does not meet
				  the specified test requirements shall be removed from service.
(e) At the completion of each test required
				  by paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section the person making the tests shall
				  certify by signature and date that the tests were done. This person shall make
				  a record of all corrective action taken. Certifications and records shall be
				  kept at the mine and made available on request to an authorized representative
				  of the Secretary and the State Mine Inspector.
(f) Self-rescue devices removed from service
				  shall be repaired for return to service only by a person trained to perform
				  such work and only in accordance with the manufacturer's
				  instructions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1715 - Identification check system

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
Each operator of a coal mine shall establish a check-in and
					 check-out system which will provide positive identification of every person
					 underground, and will provide an accurate record of the persons in the mine
					 kept on the surface in a place chosen to minimize the danger of destruction by
					 fire or other hazard. Such record shall bear a number identical to an
					 identification check that is securely fastened to the lamp belt worn by the
					 person underground. The identification check shall be made of a rust resistant
					 metal of not less than 16 gauge.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1716 - Operation under water

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
Whenever an operator mines coal from a coal mine opened
					 after March 30, 1970, or from any new working section of a mine opened prior to
					 such date, in a manner that requires the construction, operation, and
					 maintenance of tunnels under any river, stream, lake, or other body of water,
					 that is, in the judgment of the Secretary, sufficiently large to constitute a
					 hazard to miners, such operator shall obtain a permit from the Secretary which
					 shall include such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate to protect the
					 safety of miners working or passing through such tunnels from caveins and other
					 hazards. Such permits shall require, in accordance with a plan to be approved
					 by the Secretary, that a safety zone be established beneath and adjacent to
					 such body of water. No plan shall be approved unless there is a minimum of
					 cover to be determined by the Secretary, based on test holes drilled by the
					 operator in a manner to be prescribed by the Secretary. A copy of this plan and
					 any changes shall be filed with the State Mine Inspector. No such permit shall
					 be required in the case of any new working section of a mine which is located
					 under any water resource reservoir being constructed by a Federal agency on
					 December 30, 1969, the operator of which is required by such agency to operate
					 in a manner that protects the safety of miners working in such section from
					 cave-ins and other hazards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1716-1 - Operation under water; notification by operator

Current through July 13, 2024
An operator planning to mine coal from coal mines opened
					 after March 30, 1970, or from working sections in mines opened prior to such
					 date, and in such manner that mining operations will be conducted, or tunnels
					 constructed, under any river, stream, lake, or other body of water, shall give
					 notice to the Coal Mine Safety District Manager in the district in which the
					 mine is located and the State Mine Inspector prior to the commencement of such
					 mining operations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1716-2 - Permit required

Current through July 13, 2024
If in the judgment of the Coal Mine Safety District Manager
					 the proposed mining operations referred to in S 75.1716-1 constitute a hazard
					 to miners, he shall promptly so notify the operator that a permit is
					 required.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1716-3 - Application for permits

Current through July 13, 2024
An application for a permit required under this section
					 shall be filed with the Coal Mine Safety District Manager and shall contain the
					 following general information:
(a)
				  Name and address of the company.
(b) Name and address of the mine.
(c) Projected mining and ground support
				  plans.
(d) A mine map showing the
				  locations of the river, stream, lake, or other body of water and its relation
				  to the location of all working places.
(e) A profile map showing the type of strata
				  and the distance in elevation between the coal bed and the river, stream, lake
				  or other body of water involved. The type of strata shall be determined by core
				  test drill holes as prescribed by the Coal Mine Safety District
				  Manager.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1716-4 - Issuance of permits

Current through July 13, 2024
If the Coal Mine Safety District Manager determines that
					 the proposed mining operations under water can be safely conducted, he shall
					 issue a permit for the conduct of such operations under such conditions as he
					 deems necessary to protect the safety of miners engaged in those operations. A
					 copy of this permit and any changes shall be filed with the State Mine
					 Inspector.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1717 - Exemptions

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
No notice under S 75.1716-1 and no permit under S 75.1716-2
					 shall be required in the case of any new working section of a mine which is
					 located under any water resource reservoir being constructed by a Federal
					 agency as of December 30, 1969, and where the operator is required by such
					 agency to operate in a manner that adequately protects the safety of
					 miners.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1718 - Drinking water

Current through July 13, 2024
[Statutory Provisions]
An adequate supply of potable water shall be provided for
					 drinking purposes in the active workings of the mine, and such water shall be
					 carried, stored, and otherwise protected in sanitary
					 containers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1718-1 - Drinking water; quality

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Potable water
				  provided in accordance with the provisions of S 75.1718 shall meet the
				  applicable minimum health requirements for drinking water established by the
				  State or community in which the mine is located.
(b) Where no state or local health
				  requirements apply to drinking water or where no state or local minimum health
				  requirements exist, drinking water provided in accordance with the provisions
				  of S 75.1718 shall contain a minimum of 0.2 milligrams of free chlorine per
				  liter of water.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1719 - Illumination; purpose and scope of S75.1719 through 75.1719-4; time for compliance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Section 317(e)
				  of the Act (
				  30 U.S.C.
				  877(e) ) directs and
				  authorizes the Secretary to propose and promulgate standards under which all
				  working places in a mine shall be illuminated by permissible lighting while
				  persons are working in such places SS 75.1719 through 75.1719-4 prescribe the
				  requirements for illumination of working places in underground coal mines while
				  persons are working in such places and while self-propelled mining equipment is
				  operated in the working place.
(b)
				  Mine operators shall comply with SS 75.1719 through 75.1719-4 not later than
				  July 1, 1978.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1719-1 - Illumination in working places

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each operator
				  of an underground coal mine shall provide each working place in the mine with
				  lighting as prescribed in SS 75.1719-1 and 75.1719-2 while self-propelled
				  mining equipment is operated in the working place.
(b) Self-propelled mining equipment;
				  definition. For the purposes of SS 75.1719 through 75.1719-4, "self-propelled
				  mining equipment" means equipment which possesses the capability of moving
				  itself or its associated components from one location to another by electric,
				  hydraulic, pneumatic, or mechanical power supplied by a source located on the
				  machine or transmitted to the machine by cables, ropes, or chains.
(c) The lighting prescribed in this section
				  shall be in addition to that provided by personal cap lamps.
(d) The luminous intensity (surface
				  brightness) of surfaces that are in a miner's normal field of vision of areas
				  in working places that are required to be lighted shall be not less than 0.06
				  footlamberts when measured in accordance with S 75.1719-3.
(e) When self-propelled mining equipment
				  specified in paragraphs (e)(1) through (e)(6) of this section is operated in a
				  working place, the areas within a miner's normal field of vision which shall be
				  illuminated in the working place shall be as prescribed in paragraphs (e)(1)
				  through (e)(6) of this section.
(1)
				  Continuous miners and coal-loading equipment. In working places in which
				  continuous miners and coal-loading equipment are operated, the areas which
				  shall be illuminated shall be as follows:
(i)
				  The face, and
(ii) The ribs, roof,
				  floor, and exposed surface of mining equipment, which are between the face and
				  the inby end of the shuttle car or other conveying equipment while in position
				  to receive material.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1719-2 - Lighting fixtures; requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Lighting
				  fixtures shall be permissible.
(b)
				  Lighting fixtures may be installed on self-propelled machines or may be
				  stationary lighting fixtures.
(c)
(1) Electrically operated lighting fixtures
				  shall be energized by direct current, or by sinusoidal full wave alternating
				  current not less than 50 cycles per second (100 pulses per second), or by an
				  equivalent power source that causes no greater flicker.
(2) Alternating current circuits supplying
				  power to stationary lighting fixtures shall contain conductors energized at
				  voltages not greater than 70 volts to ground. Alternating current circuits,
				  energized at 100 volts or more and used to supply power to stationary lighting
				  fixtures, shall originate at a transformer having a center or neutral tap
				  grounded to earth through a proper resistor, which shall be designed to limit
				  fault current to not more than 5 amperes. A grounding circuit in accordance
				  with S 75.701-4 shall originate at the grounded terminal of the grounding
				  resistor and extend along with the power conductors and serve as a grounding
				  conductor for the frames of all equipment receiving power from the circuit. The
				  ground fault current rating of grounding resistors shall meet the "extended
				  time rating" set forth in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
				  Engineers, Inc. Standard No. 32 (IEEE Std. 32-1972) which is hereby
				  incorporated by reference and made a part hereof. The incorporated publication
				  is available for examination at each Coal Mine Health and Safety District and
				  Subdistrict Office of MSHA, and may be obtained from the Institute of
				  Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 345 East 47th Street, New York,
				  N.Y. 10017.
(3) Machine-mounted
				  lighting fixtures shall be electrically grounded to the machine by a separate
				  grounding conductor in compliance with S 75.701-4.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1719-4 - Mining machines, cap lamps; requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Paint
				  used on exterior surfaces of mining machines shall have a minimum reflectance
				  of 30 percent, except cab interiors and other surfaces which might adversely
				  affect visibility.
(b) When
				  stationary light fixtures are used, red reflectors mounted in protective frames
				  or reflecting tape shall be installed on each end of mining machines, except
				  that continuous mining machines, loaders, and cutters need only have such
				  reflectors or tape on the outby end. Reflectors or reflecting tape shall have
				  an area of not less than 10 square inches.
(c) Each person who goes underground shall be
				  required to wear an approved personal cap lamp or an equivalent portable
				  light.
(d) Each person who goes
				  underground shall be required to wear a hard hat or hard cap which shall have a
				  minimum of 6 square inches of reflecting tape or equivalent paint or material
				  on each side and back.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1720 - Protective clothing; requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
On and after the effective date of this S 75.1720 each
					 miner regularly employed in the active workings of an underground coal mine
					 shall be required to wear the following protective clothing and devices:
(a) Protective clothing or equipment and
				  face-shields or goggles when welding, cutting, or working with molten metal or
				  when other hazards to the eyes exist from flying particles.
(b) Suitable protective clothing to cover
				  those parts of the body exposed to injury when handling corrosive or toxic
				  substances or other materials which might cause injury to the skin.
(c) Protective gloves when handling materials
				  or performing work which might cause injury to the hands; however, gloves shall
				  not be worn where they would create a greater hazard by becoming entangled in
				  the moving parts of equipment.
(d)
				  A suitable hard hat or hard cap. If a hard hat or hard cap is painted,
				  nonmetallic based paint shall be used.
(e) Suitable protective footwear.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 4 - UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 75.1720-1 - Distinctively colored hard hats, or hard caps; identification for newly employed, inexperienced miners

Current through July 13, 2024
Hard hats or hard caps distinctively different in color
					 from those worn by experienced miners shall be worn by each newly employed,
					 inexperienced miner for at least one year from the date of his initial
					 employment as a miner or until he has been qualified or certified as a miner by
					 the State in which he is employed.