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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14108 - Overhead drive belts

Current through July 13, 2024
Overhead drive belts shall be guarded to contain the
					 whipping action of a broken belt if that action could be hazardous to
					 persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14109 - Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways

Current through July 13, 2024
Unguarded conveyors next to travelways shall be equipped
					 with-
(a) Emergency stop devices which
				  are located so that a person falling on or against the conveyor can readily
				  deactivate the conveyor drive motor; or
(b) Railings which-
(1) Are positioned to prevent persons from
				  falling on or against the conveyor;
(2) Will be able to withstand the vibration,
				  shock, and wear to which they will be subjected during normal operation;
				  and
(3) Are constructed and
				  maintained so that they will not create a hazard.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14110 - Flying or falling materials

Current through July 13, 2024
In areas where flying or falling materials generated from
					 the operation of screens, crushers, or conveyors present a hazard, guards,
					 shields, or other devices that provide protection against such flying or
					 falling materials shall be provided to protect persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14111 - Slusher, backlash guards and securing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When
				  persons are exposed to slushing operations, the slushers shall be equipped with
				  rollers and drum covers and anchored securely before slushing operations are
				  started to protect against hazardous movement before slushing operations are
				  started.
(b) Slushers rated over 10
				  horsepower shall be equipped with backlash guards, unless the equipment
				  operator is otherwise protected.
(c) This standard does not apply to air
				  tuggers of 10 horsepower or less that have only one cable and one
				  drum.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14112 - Construction and maintenance of guards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Guards shall be
				  constructed and maintained to-
(1) Withstand
				  the vibration, shock, and wear to which they will be subjected during normal
				  operation; and
(2) Not create a
				  hazard by their use.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14113 - Inclined conveyors backstops or brakes

Current through July 13, 2024
Backstops or brakes shall be installed on drive units of
					 inclined conveyors to prevent the conveyors from running in reverse, creating a
					 hazard to persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14114 - Air valves for pneumatic equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
A manual master quick-close type air valve shall be
					 installed on all pneumatic-powered equipment if there is a hazard of
					 uncontrolled movement when the air supply is activated. The valve shall be
					 closed except when the equipment is being operated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14115 - Stationary grinding machines

Current through July 13, 2024
Stationary grinding machines, other than special bit
					 grinders, shall be equipped with-
(a)
				  Peripheral hoods capable of withstanding the force of a bursting wheel and
				  enclosing not less than 270o of the periphery of the wheel;
(b) Adjustable tool rests set so that the
				  distance between the grinding surface of the wheel and the tool rest is not
				  greater than 1/8 inch; and
(c) A
				  safety washer on each side of the wheel.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14116 - Hand-held power tools

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Power drills,
				  disc sanders, grinders and circular and chain saws, when used in the hand-held
				  mode shall be operated with controls which require constant hand or finger
				  pressure.
(b) Circular saws and
				  chain saws shall not be equipped with devices which lock-on the operating
				  controls.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14130 - Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts for surface equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Equipment
				  included. Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts shall be
				  installed on-
(1) Crawler tractors and
				  crawler loaders;
(2)
				  Graders;
(3) Wheel loaders and
				  wheel tractors;
(4) The tractor
				  portion of semi-mounted scrapers, dumpers, water wagons, bottom-dump wagons,
				  rear-dump wagons, and towed fifth wheel attachments;
(5) Skid-steer loaders; and
(6) Agricultural tractors.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14131 - Seat belts for surface haulage trucks

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Seat belts
				  shall be provided and worn in haulage trucks.
(b) Seat belts shall be maintained in
				  functional condition, and replaced when necessary to assure proper
				  performance.
(c) Seat belts
				  required under this section shall meet the requirements of SAE J386, "Operator
				  Restraint Systems for Off-Road Work Machines", 1985, which is incorporated by
				  reference in accordance with
				  5
				  U.S.C. 552(a).
(d) Publications incorporated by reference in
				  this section have been approved by the Director of the Federal Register in
				  accordance with
				  5
				  U.S.C. 552(a). Copies are
				  available from the Administrator for Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health,
				  MSHA, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203, and may be examined at any Metal
				  and Nonmetal District Office. Copies may also be obtained from the Society of
				  Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14132 - Horns and backup alarms for surface equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Manually-operated horns or other audible warning devices provided on
				  self-propelled mobile equipment as a safety device shall be maintained in a
				  functional condition.
(b)
(1) When the operator has an obstructed view
				  to the rear, self-propelled mobile equipment shall have-
(i) An automatic reverse-activated signal
				  alarm;
(ii) A wheel-mounted bell
				  alarm which sounds at least once for each three feet of reverse
				  movement;
(iii) A discriminating
				  backup alarm that covers the area of obstructed view; or
(iv) An observer to signal when it is safe to
				  back up.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14160 - Mantrip trolley wire hazards underground

Current through July 13, 2024
Mantrips shall be covered if there is danger of persons
					 contacting the trolley wire.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14161 - Makeshift couplings

Current through July 13, 2024
Couplings used on underground rail equipment shall be
					 designed for that equipment, except that makeshift couplings may be used to
					 move disabled rail equipment for repairs if no hazard to persons is
					 created.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14162 - Trip lights

Current through July 13, 2024
On underground rail haulage, trip lights shall be used on
					 the rear of pulled trips and on the front of pushed trips.
Safety Practices and Operational
					 Procedures
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14200 - Warnings prior to starting or moving equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Before starting crushers or moving self-propelled mobile
					 equipment, equipment operators shall sound a warning that is audible above the
					 surrounding noise level or use other effective means to warn all persons who
					 could be exposed to a hazard from the equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14201 - Conveyor start-up warnings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When the entire
				  length of a conveyor is visible from the starting switch, the conveyor operator
				  shall visually check to make certain that all persons are in the clear before
				  starting the conveyor.
(b) When the
				  entire length of the conveyor is not visible from the starting switch, a system
				  which provides visible or audible warning shall be installed and operated to
				  warn persons that the conveyor will be started. Within 30 seconds after the
				  warning is given, the conveyor shall be started or a second warning shall be
				  given.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14202 - Manual cleaning of conveyor pulleys

Current through July 13, 2024
Pulleys of conveyors shall not be cleaned manually while
					 the conveyor is in motion.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14203 - Application of belt dressing

Current through July 13, 2024
Belt dressings shall not be applied manually while belts
					 are in motion unless a pressurized-type applicator is used that allows the
					 dressing to be applied from outside the guards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14204 - Machinery lubrication

Current through July 13, 2024
Machinery or equipment shall not be lubricated manually
					 while it is in motion where application of the lubricant may expose persons to
					 injury.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14205 - Machinery, equipment, and tools

Current through July 13, 2024
Machinery, equipment, and tools shall not be used beyond
					 the design capacity intended by the manufacturer, where such use may create a
					 hazard to persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14206 - Securing movable parts

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When moving
				  mobile equipment between workplaces, booms, forks, buckets, beds, and similar
				  movable parts of the equipment shall be positioned in the travel mode and, if
				  required for safe travel, mechanically secured.
(b) When mobile equipment is unattended or
				  not in use, dippers, buckets and scraper blades shall be lowered to the ground.
				  Other movable parts, such as booms, shall be mechanically secured or positioned
				  to prevent movement which would create a hazard to persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14207 - Parking procedures for unattended equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Mobile equipment shall not be left unattended unless the
					 controls are placed in the park position and the parking brake, if provided, is
					 set. When parked on a grade, the wheels or tracks of mobile equipment shall be
					 either chocked or turned into a bank or rib.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14208 - Warning devices

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Visible warning
				  devices shall be used when parked mobile equipment creates a hazard to persons
				  in other mobile equipment.
(b)
				  Mobile equipment, other than forklifts, carrying loads that project beyond the
				  sides or more than four feet beyond the rear of the equipment shall have a
				  warning flag at the end of the projection. Under conditions of limited
				  visibility these loads shall have a warning light at the end of the projection.
				  Such flags or lights shall be attached to the end of the projection or be
				  carried by persons walking beside or behind the projection.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14209 - Safety procedures for towing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A properly
				  sized tow bar or other effective means of control shall be used to tow mobile
				  equipment.
(b) Unless steering and
				  braking are under the control of the equipment operator on the towed equipment,
				  a safety chain or wire rope capable of withstanding the loads to which it could
				  be subjected shall be used in conjunction with any primary rigging.
(c) This provision does not apply to rail
				  equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14210 - Movement of dippers, buckets, loading booms, or suspended loads

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Dippers, buckets, loading booms, or
				  suspended loads shall not be swung over the operators' stations of
				  self-propelled mobile equipment until the equipment operator is out of the
				  operator's station and in a safe location.
(b) This section does not apply when the
				  equipment is specifically designed to protect the equipment operator from
				  falling objects.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14211 - Blocking equipment in a raised position

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Persons
				  shall not work on top of, under, or work from mobile equipment in a raised
				  position until the equipment has been blocked or mechanically secured to
				  prevent it from rolling or falling accidentally.
(b) Persons shall not work on top of, under,
				  or work from a raised component of mobile equipment until the component has
				  been blocked or mechanically secured to prevent accidental lowering. The
				  equipment must also be blocked or secured to prevent rolling.
(c) A raised component must be secured to
				  prevent accidental lowering when persons are working on or around mobile
				  equipment and are exposed to the hazard of accidental lowering of the
				  component.
(d) Under this section,
				  a raised component of mobile equipment is considered to be blocked or
				  mechanically secured if provided with a functional load-locking device or
				  devices which prevent free and uncontrolled descent.
(e) Blocking or mechanical securing of the
				  raised component is required during repair or maintenance of elevated mobile
				  work platforms.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14212 - Chains, ropes, and drive belts

Current through July 13, 2024
Chains, ropes, and drive belts shall be guided mechanically
					 onto moving pulleys, sprockets, or drums except where equipment is designed
					 specifically for hand feeding.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14213 - Ventilation and shielding for welding

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Welding
				  operations shall be shielded when performed at locations where arc flash could
				  be hazardous to persons.
(b) All
				  welding operations shall be well-ventilated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14214 - Train warnings

Current through July 13, 2024
A warning that is audible above the surrounding noise level
					 shall be sounded-
(a) Immediately
				  prior to moving trains;
(b) When
				  trains approach persons, crossing, other trains on adjacent tracks;
				  and
(c) Any place where the train
				  operator's vision is obscured.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14215 - Coupling or uncoupling cars

Current through July 13, 2024
Prior to coupling or uncoupling cars manually, trains shall
					 be brought to a complete stop, and then moved at minimum tram speed until the
					 coupling or uncoupling activity is completed. Coupling or uncoupling shall not
					 be attempted from the inside of curves unless the railroad and cars are
					 designed to eliminate hazards to persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14216 - Backpoling

Current through July 13, 2024
Backpoling of trolleys is prohibited except where there is
					 inadequate clearance to reverse the trolley pole. Where backpoling is required,
					 it shall be done only at the minimum tram speed of the
					 trolley.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14217 - Securing parked railcars

Current through July 13, 2024
Parked railcars shall be blocked securely unless held
					 effectively by brakes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14218 - Movement of equipment on adjacent tracks

Current through July 13, 2024
When a locomotive on one track is used to move rail
					 equipment on adjacent tracks, a chain, cable, or drawbar shall be used which is
					 capable of withstanding the loads to which it could be
					 subjected.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 57.14219 - Brakeman signals

Current through July 13, 2024
When a train is under the direction of a brakeman and the
					 train operator cannot clearly recognize the brakeman's signals, the train
					 operator shall bring the train to a stop.
MSHA Standard 57.14106, Falling Object Protection.
Equipment
National consensus standard
Front-end loaders
and bulldozers
Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE) minimum performance criteria for falling
								object protective structures (FOPS) SAE J231-January, 1981.
Fork-lift trucks
American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) safety standard for low lift and
								high lift trucks, B 56.1, section 7.27 - 1983; or,
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
								standard, rough terrain fork lift trucks, B56.6-1987.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15001 - First aid materials

Current through July 13, 2024
Surface and Underground
Adequate first-aid materials, including stretchers and
					 blankets shall be provided at places convenient to all working areas. Water or
					 neutralizing agents shall be available where corrosive chemicals or other
					 harmful substances are stored, handled, or used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15002 - Hard hats

Current through July 13, 2024
All persons shall wear suitable hard hats when in or around
					 a mine or plant where falling objects may create a hazard.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15003 - Protective footwear

Current through July 13, 2024
All persons shall wear suitable protective footwear when in
					 or around an area of a mine or plant where a hazard exists which could cause an
					 injury to the feet.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15004 - Eye protection

Current through July 13, 2024
All persons shall wear safety glasses, goggles, or face
					 shields or other suitable protective devices when in or around an area of a
					 mine or plant where a hazard exists which could cause injury to unprotected
					 eyes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15005 - Safety belts and lines

Current through July 13, 2024
Safety belts and lines shall be worn when persons work
					 where there is danger of falling; a second person shall tend the lifeline when
					 bins, tanks, or other dangerous areas are entered.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15006 - Protective equipment and clothing for hazards and irritants

Current through July 13, 2024
Special protective equipment and special protective
					 clothing shall be provided, maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition and
					 used whenever hazards of process or environment, chemical hazards, radiological
					 hazards, or mechanical irritants are encountered in a manner capable of causing
					 injury or impairment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15007 - Protective equipment or clothing for welding, cutting, or working with molten metal

Current through July 13, 2024
Protective clothing or equipment and face shields or
					 goggles shall be worn when welding, cutting, or working with molten
					 metal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15014 - Eye protection when operating grinding wheels

Current through July 13, 2024
Face shields or goggles in good condition shall be worn
					 when operating a grinding wheel.
Surface Only
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15020 - Life jackets and belts

Current through July 13, 2024
Life jackets or belts shall be worn where there is danger
					 from falling into water.
Underground Only
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15030 - Provisions and maintenance of self-rescue devices

Current through July 13, 2024
A 1-hour self-rescue device approved by the Mine Safety and
					 Health Administration shall be made available by the operator to all personnel
					 underground. Each operator shall maintain self-rescue devices in good
					 condition.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 57.15031 - Location of self-rescue devices

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in paragraph (b) and (c) of this section, self-rescue devices meeting
				  the requirements of standard 57.15030 shall be worn or carried by all persons
				  underground.
(b) Where the wearing
				  or carrying of self-rescue devices meeting the requirements of standard
				  57.15030 is hazardous to a person, such self-rescue devices shall be located at
				  a distance no greater than 25 feet from such person.
(c) Where a person works on or around mobile
				  equipment, self-rescue devices may be placed in a readily accessible location
				  on such equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16001 - Stacking and storage of materials

Current through July 13, 2024
Supplies shall not be stacked or stored in a manner which
					 creates tripping or fall-of-material hazards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16002 - Bins, hoppers, silos, tanks, and surge piles

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Bins, hoppers, silos, tanks, and surge
				  piles, where loose unconsolidated materials are stored, handled or transferred
				  shall be-
(1) Equipped with mechanical
				  devices or other effective means of handling materials so that during normal
				  operations persons are not required to enter or work where they are exposed to
				  entrapment by the caving or sliding of materials; and
(2) Equipped with supply and discharge
				  operating controls. The controls shall be located so that spills or overruns
				  will not endanger persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16003 - Storage of hazardous materials

Current through July 13, 2024
Materials that can create hazards if accidentally liberated
					 from their containers shall be stored in a manner that minimizes the
					 dangers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16004 - Containers for hazardous materials

Current through July 13, 2024
Hazardous materials shall be stored in containers of a type
					 approved for such use by recognized agencies; such containers shall be labeled
					 appropriately.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16006 - Protection of gas cylinder valves

Current through July 13, 2024
Valves on compressed gas cylinders shall be protected by
					 covers when being transported or stored, and by a safe location when the
					 cylinders are in use.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16007 - Taglines, hitches, and slings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Taglines shall
				  be attached to loads that may require steadying or guidance while
				  suspended.
(b) Hitches and slings
				  used to hoist materials shall be suitable for the particular material
				  handled.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16010 - Dropping materials from overhead

Current through July 13, 2024
To protect personnel, material shall not be dropped from an
					 overhead elevation until the drop area is first cleared of personnel and the
					 area is then either guarded or a suitable warning is given.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16011 - Riding hoisted loads or on the hoist hook

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall not ride on loads being moved by cranes or
					 derricks, nor shall they ride the hoisting hooks unless such method eliminates
					 a greater hazard.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16012 - Storage of incompatible substances

Current through July 13, 2024
Chemical substances, including concentrated acids and
					 alkalies, shall be stored to prevent inadvertent contact with each other or
					 with other substances, where such contact could cause a violent reaction or the
					 liberation of harmful fumes or gases.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16013 - Working with molten metal

Current through July 13, 2024
Suitable warning shall be given before molten metal is
					 poured and before a container of molten metal is moved.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16014 - Operator-carrying overhead cranes

Current through July 13, 2024
Operator-carrying overhead cranes shall be provided
					 with-
(a) Bumpers at each end of each
				  rail;
(b) Automatic switches to
				  halt uptravel of the blocks before they strike the hoist;
(c) Effective audible warning signals within
				  easy reach of the operator; and
(d)
				  A means to lock out the disconnect switch.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16015 - Work or travel on overhead crane bridges

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall work from or travel on the bridge of an
					 overhead crane unless the bridge is provided with substantial footwalks with
					 toeboards and railings the length of the bridge.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16016 - Lift trucks

Current through July 13, 2024
Fork and other similar types of lift trucks shall be
					 operated with the:
(a) Upright tilted
				  back to steady and secure the load;
(b) Load in the upgrade position when
				  ascending or descending grades in excess of 10 percent;
(c) Load not raised or lowered enroute except
				  for minor adjustments; and
(d)
				  Load-engaging device downgrade when traveling unloaded on all grades.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 57.16017 - Hoisting heavy equipment or material

Current through July 13, 2024
Where the stretching or contraction of a hoist rope could
					 create a hazard, chairs or other suitable blocking shall be used to support
					 conveyances at shaft landings before heavy equipment or material is loaded or
					 unloaded.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart P - Illumination › Section 57.17001 - Illumination of surface working areas

Current through July 13, 2024
Illumination sufficient to provide safe working conditions
					 shall be provided in and on all surface structures, paths, walkways, stairways,
					 switch panels, loading and dumping sites, and working areas.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 57.18002 - Examination of working places

Current through July 13, 2024
Surface and Underground
(a) A competent person designated by the
				  operator shall examine each working place at least once each shift for
				  conditions which may adversely affect safety or health. The operator shall
				  promptly initiate appropriate action to correct such conditions.
(b) A record that such examinations were
				  conducted shall be kept by the operator for a period of one year, and shall be
				  made available for review by the Secretary or his authorized
				  representative.
(c) In addition,
				  conditions that may present an imminent danger which are noted by the person
				  conducting the examination shall be brought to the immediate attention of the
				  operator who shall withdraw all persons from the area affected (except persons
				  referred to in section 104(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
				  1977) until the danger is abated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 57.18009 - Designation of person in charge

Current through July 13, 2024
When persons are working at the mine, a competent person
					 designated by the mine operator shall be in attendance to take charge in case
					 of an emergency.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 57.18010 - First aid training

Current through July 13, 2024
Selected supervisors shall be trained in first aid. First
					 aid training shall be made available to all interested
					 employees.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 57.18020 - Working alone

Current through July 13, 2024
No employee shall be assigned, or allowed, or be required
					 to perform work alone in any area where hazardous conditions exist that would
					 endanger his safety unless he can communicate with others, can be heard, or can
					 be seen.
Underground Only
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 57.18025 - Working alone

Current through July 13, 2024
No employee shall be assigned, or allowed, or be required
					 to perform work alone in any area where hazardous conditions exist that would
					 endanger his safety unless his cries for help can be heard or he can be
					 seen.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 57.18028 - Mine emergency and self-rescuer training

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) On an
				  annual basis, all persons who are required to go underground shall be
				  instructed in the Mine Safety and Health Administration approved course
				  contained in Bureau of Mines Instruction Guide 19, "Mine Emergency Training"
				  (September 1972). The instruction shall be given by MSHA personnel or by
				  persons who are certified by the District Manager of the area in which the mine
				  is located.
(b) On an annual basis,
				  all persons who go underground shall be instructed in the Mine Safety and
				  Health Administration course contained in Bureau of Mines Instruction Guide 2,
				  "MSA W-65 Self-Rescuer" (March 1972) or Bureau of Mines Instruction Guide 3,
				  "Permissible Drager 810 Respirator for Self-Rescue" (March 1972). The
				  instruction shall be given by MSHA personnel or by persons who are certified by
				  the District Manager of the area in which the mine is located: Provided,
				  however, That if a Mine Safety and Health Administration instructor or a
				  certified instructor is not immediately available such instruction of new
				  employees in self-rescuers may be conducted by qualified company personnel who
				  are not certified, but who have obtained provisional approval from the District
				  Manager. Any person who has not had self-rescuer instruction within 12 months
				  immediately preceding going underground shall be instructed in the use of
				  self-rescuers before going underground.
(c) All instructional material, handouts,
				  visual aids, and other such teaching accessories used by the operator in the
				  courses prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section shall be available
				  for inspection by the Secretary or his authorized representative and the State
				  Mine Inspector.
(d) Records of all
				  instruction shall be kept at the mine site or nearest mine office at least 2
				  years from the date of instruction. Upon completion of such instruction, copies
				  of the record shall be submitted to the District Manager and made available to
				  the State Mine Inspector upon request.
(e) The Bureau of Mines instruction guides to
				  which reference is made in items (a) and (b) of this standard are hereby
				  incorporated by reference and made a part hereof. The incorporated instruction
				  guides are available and shall be provided upon request made to any Metal and
				  Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health Subdistrict Office.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19000 - Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The hoisting standards in this subpart
				  apply to those hoists and appurtenances used for hoisting persons. However,
				  where persons may be endangered by hoists and appurtenances used solely for
				  handling ore, rock, and materials, the appropriate standards should be
				  applied.
(b) Standards 57.19021
				  through 57.19028 shall apply to wire ropes in service used to hoist-
(1) Persons in shafts and slopes
				  underground;
(2) Persons with an
				  incline hoist on the surface; or
(3) Loads in shaft or slope development when
				  persons work below suspended loads.
(4) These standards do not apply to wire
				  ropes used for elevators.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19001 - Rated capacities

Current through July 13, 2024
Hoists shall have rated capacities consistent with the
					 loads handled and the recommended safety factors of the ropes
					 used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19004 - Brakes

Current through July 13, 2024
Any hoist used to hoist persons shall be equipped with a
					 brake or brakes which shall be capable of holding its fully loaded cage, skip,
					 or bucket at any point in the shaft.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19005 - Locking mechanism for clutch

Current through July 13, 2024
The operating mechanism of the clutch of every man-hoist
					 drum shall be provided with a locking mechanism, or interlocked electrically or
					 mechanically with the brake to prevent accidental withdrawal of the
					 clutch.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19006 - Automatic hoist braking devices

Current through July 13, 2024
Automatic hoists shall be provided with devices that
					 automatically apply the brakes in the event of power failure.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19007 - Overtravel and overspeed devices

Current through July 13, 2024
All man hoists shall be provided with devices to prevent
					 overtravel. When utilized in shafts exceeding 100 feet in depth, such hoists
					 shall also be provided with overspeed devices.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19008 - Friction hoist synchronizing mechanisms

Current through July 13, 2024
Where creep or slip may alter the effective position of
					 safety devices, friction hoists shall be equipped with synchronizing mechanisms
					 that recalibrate the overtravel devices and position
					 indicators.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19009 - Position indicator

Current through July 13, 2024
An accurate and reliable indicator of the position of the
					 cage, skip, bucket, or cars in the shaft shall be provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19010 - Location of hoist controls

Current through July 13, 2024
Hoist controls shall be placed or housed so that the noise
					 from machinery or other sources will not prevent hoistmen from hearing
					 signals.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19011 - Drum flanges

Current through July 13, 2024
Flanges on drums shall extend radially a minimum of 4
					 inches or three rope diameters beyond the last wrap, whichever is the
					 lesser.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19012 - Grooved drums

Current through July 13, 2024
Where grooved drums are used, the grooves shall be of
					 suitable size and pitch for the ropes used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19013 - Diesel- and other fuel-injection-powered hoists

Current through July 13, 2024
Where any diesel or similar fuel-injection engine is used
					 to power a hoist, the engine shall be equipped with a damper or other cutoff in
					 its air intake system. The control handle shall be clearly labeled to indicate
					 that its intended function is for emergency stopping only.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19014 - Friction hoist overtravel protection

Current through July 13, 2024
In a friction hoist installation, tapered guides or other
					 approved devices shall be installed above and below the limits of regular
					 travel of the conveyance and arranged to prevent overtravel in the event of
					 failure of other devices.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 57.19017 - Emergency braking for electric hoists

Current through July 13, 2024
Each electric hoist shall be equipped with a
					 manually-operable switch that will initiate emergency braking action to bring
					 the conveyance and the counterbalance safely to rest. This switch shall be
					 located within reach of the hoistman in case the manual controls of the hoist
					 fail.