West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 36 - Coal Mine Health And Safety › Title 36 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BOARD OF COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY › Series 36-03 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Certification And Statutory Duties Of Shaft And/or Slope Superintendent-Examiner-Foreman And Examiner-Foreman › Section 36-3-9 - Duties Shaft And/Or Slope Foreman

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
9.1. The foreman shall before the beginning
				of any shift upon which he will perform supervisory duties, review carefully
				and countersign all books and records reflecting the conditions and the areas
				under his supervision which the operator is required to keep under these rules
				and regulations.
9.2. The foreman
				shall keep a careful watch over the ventilating apparatus, pumps and
				drainage.
9.3. The foreman shall
				not permit any person to work where he is unable to maintain the quality and
				quantity of air current as heretofore required: Provided, That such provisions
				shall not prohibit the employment of men to make the place of employment
				safe.
9.4. A
				superintendent-examiner-foreman or examiner-foreman shall be in attendance at
				all times at each shaft and/or slope operation.
9.5. The foreman shall carry a lighted
				permissible flame safety lamp and approved methane gas detector at all times
				when in a shaft and/or slope.
9.6.
				It shall be the duty of the foreman to immediately remove any accumulations of
				explosives or noxious gases after its discovery.
9.7. The foreman shall direct and see that
				the entrance or entrances to all dangerous places are properly dangered off; he
				shall give prompt attention to the removal of all dangers, and in case it is
				impracticable to remove the danger at once, he shall notify all persons whose
				safety is menaced thereby to remain away from the area where the dangerous
				condition exists.
9.8. It shall be
				the duty of the foreman to examine all working places under his supervision for
				hazards at least once every two (2) hours during each working shift, or more
				often if necessary for safety. Such examination shall include test for methane
				gas and oxygen deficiency, examinations of roof, face and ribs in working
				places of shafts and/or slopes.
9.9. An examination for methane and other
				hazardous conditions shall be made before and after shooting by the foreman.
9.10. Evidence of the foreman's
				examinations shall be left on an approved device at the working place by
				marking the date, time and his initials.
9.11. The foreman on each shift shall record
				conditions and practices in a book prescribed by the director of the Department
				of Mines. Unsatisfactory conditions or practices reported and action taken
				shall be continuously repeated on the daily report until corrected.
9.12. It shall be the duty of the foreman to
				examine the surface area surrounding each shaft and/or slope for hazards four
				(4) hours after the beginning of the work shift, or more often if necessary for
				safety.
9.13. The foreman shall
				examine and test daily the signaling systems used for communications in shafts
				and/or slopes.