West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 56 - Miners' Health, Safety And Training › Title 56 - LEGISLATIVE RULE OFFICE OF MINERS' HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRAINING › Series 56-23 - Rules for Operating Diesel Equipment in Underground Mines in West Virginia › Section 56-23-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. Unless the
				context in which a word or phrase appears clearly requires a different meaning,
				all terms used in this rule that are not defined herein shall have the meanings
				set forth in W. Va. Code §22A-1-2.
2.2. "ASE certified diesel mechanic" means a
				diesel mechanic certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service
				Excellence.
2.3. "Board" means the
				board of coal mine health and safety continued by W. Va. Code
				§22A-6-3.
2.4. "Certificate of approval" means a formal
				document issued by MSHA stating that a complete assembly has met the
				requirements of part 36, title thirty of the code of federal regulations, 30
				CFR. §36.1,
et seq
., for mobile diesel-powered
				transportation equipment and authorizing the use and attachment of an official
				approval plate so indicating.
2.5.
				"Diesel fuel tank" means a closed metal vessel specifically designed for the
				storage or transport of diesel fuel.
2.6. "Diesel fuel transportation unit" means
				a self-propelled or portable wheeled vehicle used to transport a diesel fuel
				tank.
2.7. "Diesel engine" means
				any compression ignition internal combustion engine using the basic diesel
				cycle where combustion results from the spraying of fuel into air heated by
				compression.
2.8. "Diesel power
				package" means a diesel engine with an intake system, exhaust system, and a
				safety shutdown system installed that meets the specific requirements for MSHA
				approval of diesel power packages intended for use in approved equipment in
				areas of underground coal mines where electric equipment is required to be
				permissible.
2.9. "Director" means
				the director of the office of miners' health, safety and training or his or her
				authorized representative.
2.10.
				"Exhaust emission" means any substance emitted to the atmosphere from the
				exhaust port of the combustion chamber of a diesel engine.
2.11. "Exhaust emissions control and
				conditioning system" means a device or combination of devices that will collect
				and treat diesel exhaust emissions at the exhaust port of the engine, and will
				reduce the volume of, or eliminate emissions of, diesel particulate matter,
				carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen in accordance with the requirements and
				standards of the commission established in accordance with the provisions of W.
				Va. Code §22A-2A-403.
2.12. "ISO 8178-1" means an international
				standard set by the International Organization for Standardization that
				specifies the standard reference temperature for geometrical product
				specification and verification.
2.13. "MSHA" means the mine safety and health
				administration of the United States Department of Labor.
2.14. "Office of miners' health, safety and
				training" means the West Virginia office of miners' health, safety and training
				continued by W. Va. Code §22A-1-1.
2.15. "Permanent underground diesel fuel
				storage facility" means a facility designed and constructed to remain at one
				location for the storage or dispensing of diesel fuel, which does not move as
				mining progresses.
2.16. "Safety
				can" means a metal container intended for storage, transport or dispensing of
				diesel fuel, with a nominal capacity of five gallons, listed or approved by a
				nationally recognized independent testing laboratory.
2.17. "Temporary underground diesel fuel
				storage area" means an area of a mine provided for the short-term storage of
				diesel fuel in a fuel transportation unit, which moves as mining
				progresses.
2.18. "Underground
				diesel generator" means any machine powered with an approved diesel power
				package and electrical components used as an alternative electrical power
				source.