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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 36-01 - Rules And Regulations Governing Approvals And Permits, Explosives And Ventilation For The Construction Of Shaft And/or Slope Operations In The State Of West Virginia › Section 36-1-32 - Lights to be Used in Shaft

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32.1.
				Only approved cap lights shall be used in shafts. Lights shall be suspended in
				shafts by cable or chain other than the power conductor. In slopes, lights must
				be substantially installed. Power cables shall be of an approved
				type.
32.2. Power cables shall not
				be taunt from shaft collar to light. Power cables shall be in good condition
				and splices shall be:
32.2.1. Mechanically
				strong with adequate electric conductivity and flexibility,
32.2.2. Effectively insulated and sealed so
				as to exclude moisture, and
32.2.3.
				Vulcanized or otherwise treated with suitable materials to provide
				flame-resistant qualities and good bonding to outer jacket.
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 36-01 - Rules And Regulations Governing Approvals And Permits, Explosives And Ventilation For The Construction Of Shaft And/or Slope Operations In The State Of West Virginia › Section 36-1-33 - First-Aid Training of Shaft and/or Siope Empioyees

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33.1. Each employer at a shaft and slope site
				shall provide every new employee within six (6) months of the date of hire with
				the opportunity for first-aid training as prescribed by the Director, unless
				the employee has previously received such training. Each employee is required
				to take a refresher first-aid training of not less than five (5) hours within
				each twenty-four (24) months of employment. The employee shall be paid regular
				wages and overtime pay, if applicable, for all periods of first-aid training.
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 36-01 - Rules And Regulations Governing Approvals And Permits, Explosives And Ventilation For The Construction Of Shaft And/or Slope Operations In The State Of West Virginia › Section 36-1-34 - Hoist Equipment Daily Visual Examinations

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34.1. Hoists shall be examined daily
				according to the manufacturer's recommended guidelines and such examinations
				shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
34.1.1. An examination of the rope fastenings
				for defects;
34.1.2. An examination
				of safety catches;
34.1.3. An
				examination of the cages, platforms, or other devices for loose, missing or
				defective parts;
34.1.4. An
				examination of the head sheaves to check for broken flanges, defective
				bearings, rope alignment, and proper lubrication;
34.1.5. An observation of the lining, wear
				pads, rollers, and all other equipment and appurtenances installed in the
				shaft.
34.1.6. An examination of
				attachment point pins on booms and structure.
34.1.7. At the completion of each daily
				examination, the person making the examination shall certify, by signature and
				date, that the examination has been made. If any unsafe condition is found
				during the examinations required, the person conducting the examination shall
				make a record of the condition and the date. Management shall ensure any unsafe
				conditions are corrected prior to hoisting operations. Certifications and
				records shall be retained for one (1) year.
34.1.8. Hoists shall have rated capacities
				consistent with loads handled or hoisted. The load capacity of the hoist system
				shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the loading point(s) and hoisted
				loads shall not exceed those limits.
34.1.9. Hoisting equipment used to transport
				personnel shall be equipped with over-speed, over-wind, over-lap, and automatic
				stop controls.
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 36-01 - Rules And Regulations Governing Approvals And Permits, Explosives And Ventilation For The Construction Of Shaft And/or Slope Operations In The State Of West Virginia › Section 36-1-35 - Wire Ropes

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35.1. This
				section applies to wire ropes in service used to hoist persons, materials, and
				equipment in shafts or slopes underground and when persons work below the
				suspended loads during construction and development, but does not apply to wire
				ropes for elevators.
35.2. The
				wire ropes shall be used and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's
				guidelines.
35.3. Minimum rope
				strength:
35.3.1. At installation, the
				nominal strength (manufacturer's published catalog strength) of wire ropes used
				for hoisting shall meet the minimum rope strength values obtained by the
				following formulas in which "L" equals the maximum suspended rope length in
				feet:
35.3.1.a. Winding drum ropes
				(all constructions, including rotation resistant).
35.3.1.a.1. For rope lengths less than 3,000
				feet: Minimum Value = Static Load x (7.0-0.001L).
35.3.1.a.2. For rope lengths 3,000 feet or
				greater: Minimum Value = Static Load x 4.0.
35.3.1.b. Friction drum ropes.
35.3.1.b.1. For rope lengths less than 4,000
				feet: Minimum Value = Static Load x (7.0-0.0005L).
35.3.1.b.2. For rope lengths 4,000 feet or
				greater: Minimum Value = Static Load x 5.0.
35.3.1.c. Tail ropes (balance ropes).
35.3.1.c.1. Minimum Value = Weight of Rope x
				7.0.
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 36-01 - Rules And Regulations Governing Approvals And Permits, Explosives And Ventilation For The Construction Of Shaft And/or Slope Operations In The State Of West Virginia › Section 36-1-36 - Wire Rope End Attachment Re-termination

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36.1. Damaged or deteriorated wire rope shall
				be removed bycutoff and the rope re-terminated where there is:
36.1.1. More than one broken wire at an
				attachment;
36.1.2. Improper
				installation of an attachment;
36.1.3. Slippage at an attachment;
				or
36.1.4. Evidence of deterioration
				from corrosion at an attachment.
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 36-01 - Rules And Regulations Governing Approvals And Permits, Explosives And Ventilation For The Construction Of Shaft And/or Slope Operations In The State Of West Virginia › Section 36-1-37 - Wire Rope End Attachment Replacement

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37.1. Wire rope attachments shall be replaced
				when cracked, deformed, or excessively worn.
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 36-01 - Rules And Regulations Governing Approvals And Permits, Explosives And Ventilation For The Construction Of Shaft And/or Slope Operations In The State Of West Virginia › Section 36-1-38 - Retirement of Wire Ropes

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38.1.
				Unless damage or deterioration is removed by cutoff, wire ropes shall be
				removed from service when any of the following conditions occur:
38.1.1. The number of broken wires within a
				rope lay length, excluding filler wires, exceeds either:
38.1.1.a. Five (5) percent of the total
				number of wires; or
38.1.1.b.
				Fifteen (15) percent of the total number of wires within any
				strand.
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 36-02 - Emergency Communications Requirements for Shaft and/or Slope Operations and Arrangements for Emergency Medical Assistance and Transporting for Injured Persons; Reporting Requirements Posting Requirements at Shaft and/or Slope Operations › Section 36-2-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and regulations governing emergency communications requirements for shaft
				and/or slope operations and arrangements for emergency medical assistance and
				transporting for injured persons; reporting requirements; posting requirements
				at shaft and/or slope operations.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§
									22-6A-4;22-6.
1.3. Filing Date. -- January 23,
				2017
1.4. Effective Date. --
				January 24, 2017
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 36-02 - Emergency Communications Requirements for Shaft and/or Slope Operations and Arrangements for Emergency Medical Assistance and Transporting for Injured Persons; Reporting Requirements Posting Requirements at Shaft and/or Slope Operations › Section 36-2-2 - Emergency Communications Requirements

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2.1. Each operator of a shaft and/or slope
				shall establish and maintain a communication system from the shaft and/or slope
				to the nearest point of medical assistance for use in an emergency.
2.2. The emergency communications system
				required to be maintained under section 2.1. of these regulations may be
				established by telephone or radio transmission or by any other means or prompt
				approved communications to any facility (for example, the local sheriff, the
				state police 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 section 2.1. of these
				regulations.
2.3. Due precautions
				shall be taken to prevent accidental discharge of electric blasting caps from
				current induced by mobile transmitters. The following precautions are
				recommendations of the Institute of the Makers of Explosives publication No.
				20, shall be complied with.
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 36-02 - Emergency Communications Requirements for Shaft and/or Slope Operations and Arrangements for Emergency Medical Assistance and Transporting for Injured Persons; Reporting Requirements Posting Requirements at Shaft and/or Slope Operations › Section 36-2-4 - Effective Date of Rules and Regulations

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4.1. These rules and regulations will become
				effective six (6) months after they are filed in the Office of the Secretary of
				State.
TABLE 36-2A
RECOMMENDED DISTANCE OF
MOBILE
TRANSMITTERS
INCLUDING AMATEUR AND CITIZENS'
							 BAND
MINIMUM DISTANCE (FEET)
Transmitter1 HF Power
							 (Watts)
MF 1.6 to 3.4 MHz Industrial
28 to 29.7 MHZ Amateur
10
40
100
50
90
220
100
125
310
1802
250
200
490
5003
6004
300
760
1,0005
400
980
10,0006
1,250
VHF
VHF
UHF
35 to 36 MHz Public Use
144 to 148 MHz Amateur
450 to 470 MHz
42 to 44 MHz Public Use
150.8 to 161.6 MHz
Public Use
50 to 54 MHz Amateur
Public Use
40
15
10
90
35
20
130
50
30
65
40
205
75
45
290
315
115
70
410
150
90
1,300
Citizens' Band (Walkie-Talkie) 5 watts -- Minimum Distance 5
				  ft.
26.96 to 27.23 MHz
1Power delivered to antenna.
2Maximum power for two-way mobile
				  unites in VHF (150.8 to 161.6 MHz range) and for any two-way mobile and fixed
				  station units in UHF (450 to 460 MHz range.)
3Maximum power for major VHF two-way
				  mobile and fixed station units in 35 to 44 MHz range.
4maximum power for two-way fixed
				  station in VHF (150.8 to 161.6 range).
5Maximum power for amateur radio
				  mobile units.
6Maximum power for some base stations
				  in 42 to 44 MHz band and 1.6 to 1.8
MHz band.
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 36-3-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and regulations governing the certification and statutory duties of shaft
				and/or slope superintendent-examiner-foreman and examiner-foreman.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 4, 1978.
1.4. Effective Date. -- September 4,
				1978.
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 36-3-2 - When Superintendent-Examiner-Foreman And/Or Examiner-Foreman Required

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2.1. After
				the effective date of these rules and regulations, all duties hereto performed
				by persons as superintendent, shaft and/or slope examiner or foreman shall be
				performed by persons certified as superintendent-examiner-foreman or
				examiner-foreman.
2.2. After the
				effective date of these rules and regulations, each person previously certified
				as examiner by Chapter 22A, Article 2, Section 70 of the Code will be issued
				certificates as superintendent-examiner-foreman.
2.3. After the effective date of these rules
				and regulations every certificate heretofore issued to a Superintendent shall
				be deemed to be equal value to a certificate issued hereafter to a shaft and/or
				slope examiner-foreman.
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 36-3-3 - Employment Of Agent

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3.1. At each
				shaft and/or slope construction operation, the operator shall employ a shaft
				and/or slope superintendent, who shall be the agent in charge of the shaft
				and/or slope operation.
3.2. A
				certified person shall be in attendance at all times at each shaft and/or slope
				who has passed an examination given by the Department of Mines.
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 36-3-4 - Superintendent-Shaft And/Or Slope Certification

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4.1. Each applicant for certification as a
				shaft and/or slope superintendent shall, at the time he is issued a
				certificate:
(1) Have had at least five (5)
				years experience in the underground workings, ventilations and drainage of a
				shaft and/or slope, or other related experience approved by the director of the
				Department of Energy which shall include at least twenty-four (24) months
				experience in the working place of a shaft and/or slope or be a graduate of the
				school of mines of an accredited mining engineering technology, electrical,
				mechanical or civil engineering technology, electrical mechanical or civil
				engineering and have had at least four (4) years practical experience in the
				construction of shafts and/or slopes or other related experience approved by
				the director of the Department of Mines which shall include at least
				twenty-four (24) months experience in the working place of shafts and/or
				slopes.
(2) Have demonstrated his
				knowledge of dangerous mine gases and their detection, mine safety, first-aid,
				safety appliances, state mining laws and regulations by completing an
				examination as may be required of him by the director of the Department of
				Mines.
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 36-3-6 - Duty Of Operator; Duty Of Superintendent To Notify Operator When Unable To Comply With Rules And Regulations

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6.1. Every operator of a shaft and/or slope
				shall furnish all supplies necessary for the superintendent to comply with
				requirements of these rules and regulations.
6.2. The superintendent shall notify, in
				writing, the operator of the shaft and/or slope, and the Director of the
				Department of Energy, of his inability to comply with any of the requirements
				of the rules and regulations.
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 36-3-7 - When Examiner-Foreman May Be Designated

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7.1. At any shaft and/or slope in which the
				operation is so extensive that the duties devolving upon the
				superintendent-examiner-foreman cannot be discharged by one (1) man, one (1) or
				more examiner-foreman may be designated and such person shall act under the
				instruction of the superintendent-examiner-foreman.
7.2. Any person holding a superintendent,
				examiner or foreman certificate issued by any other state may act in the
				capacity of superintendent-examiner or foreman in any shaft and/or slope in
				this state until the next regular examination is held by the Department of
				Energy, but not to exceed a maximum of ninety (90) days.
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 36-3-8 - Examiner-Foreman Certification

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8.1. At
				every shaft and/or slope the operator shall employ at least one (1) person
				certified as a shaft and/or slope examiner-foreman. Each applicant for
				certification as a shaft and/or slope examiner-foreman at the time he is issued
				a certificate shall:
(1) Have had at least
				three (3) years experience in the workings, ventilation and drainage of a shaft
				and/or slope, twenty-four (24) months experience in the working place of a
				shaft and/or slope or be a graduate of an accredited mining engineering school
				with a bachelors degree in mining engineering technology, electrical,
				mechanical or civil engineering and have had at least two (2) years practical
				experience in a shaft and/or slope or other related construction work approved
				by the Director of the Department of Energy, which shall include at least
				eighteen (18) months experience in the working place of a shaft and/or slope.
(2) Have demonstrated his
				knowledge of dangerous mine gases and their detection, mine safety, first-aid,
				safety appliances, state mining laws and regulations by completing and
				examination as may be required of him by the Director of the Department of
				Energy.
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 36-3-11 - Shaft And/Or Slope Examiner To Have No Superior Officers

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11.1. In the performance of the duties
				devolving upon a shaft and/or slope examiner, acting as such, they shall have
				no superior officers, but all employees working inside of such shaft and/or
				slope shall be subordinate to them in their particular work.
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 36-3-12 - Authority Of Examiner To Perform Other Duties

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12.1. Any person who holds a certificate
				issued by the Department of Energy certifying his competency to act as a shaft
				and/or slope examiner may perform the duties as a foreman and any other duties
				statutory or otherwise, for which he is qualified, in the same shaft and/or
				slope and on the same day or shift.
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 36-04 - The Movement of Mining Equipment Within Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia › Section 36-4-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules and regulations are in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution 63
				of the 2015 West Virginia Legislature and are applicable to govern the movement
				of mining equipment in underground coal mines, with the exception of ordinary
				sectional movements, as defined in Section 2.3.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									22A-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -January 7, 2020.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April 6,
				2020.
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 36-04 - The Movement of Mining Equipment Within Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia › Section 36-4-2 - Definitions

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2.1. The term
				"transport" shall mean (a) equipment that is pulled by either a self-propelled
				battery powered, track mounted vehicle, or diesel powered equipment or (b)
				equipment that has been loaded on a flat car, skid or other similar equipment
				and is pulled or carried from one location to another.
2.2. The term "trammed" shall mean equipment
				energized with A.C. or D.C. Electrical Power, battery powered equipment, or
				diesel powered equipment which is moved from one location to another by a
				person manually operating such equipment.
2.3. The term "Ordinary Sectional Movement"
				shall mean the movement of self-propelled face equipment or diesel powered
				equipment freely across and in the immediate area of a section. This includes
				the movement of battery powered equipment to and from the established section
				supply station and the movement of equipment powered by a trailing cable to the
				entire length of the trailing cable while attached to a distribution box or
				fuse nip. The movement of such equipment within twenty-four (24) inches of
				adequately guarded energized trolley or feeder wires at the established section
				supply station and access roadways to the section supply station are included.
				All other movements of equipment in entries where energized trolley or feeder
				wires are present or within twelve (12) inches of energized high voltage cables
				located out by the section transformer are excluded.
2.4. The term "top of the locomotive" shall
				mean the flat surface which covers the entire length of the locomotives; with
				the exception of locomotives equipped with cable reels, whereas the top of the
				cable reel will be designated as the top of the locomotive.
2.5. The term "mining equipment" is a defined
				as a major item of complete or reasonably complete mining equipment, built on
				its own individual frame, consisting of its own components, performing its own
				unique function, and not designed to operate on mine track. "Mining equipment"
				includes all self-propelled equipment including cat-mounted rubber-tired or
				skid-mounted equipment. "Mining equipment" includes major items of complete or
				reasonably complete mobile or stationary mining equipment that is used in the
				production of coal
2.6 For this
				regulation, the terms "in by," "outby," "upwind," and "downwind" shall mean the
				location of the person in relation to the ventilating current after it has
				passed over the equipment being moved or transported.
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 36-04 - The Movement of Mining Equipment Within Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia › Section 36-4-3 - Track Mounted Equipment That May Continue To Operate Normally

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3.1. Track mounted
				equipment such as locomotive, mine cars, rock dust tank cars, compressors and
				other equipment designed to operate on track haulage ways that create no
				greater than ordinary risk of fire while being operated may continue operating
				normally and is not considered a move.
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 36-04 - The Movement of Mining Equipment Within Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia › Section 36-4-4 - Prohibitions against moving of equipment

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4.1. Mining equipment (e.g., continuous
				miners, loading machines, cutting machines, shuttle cars, self-propelled coal
				drills, crusher feeders and equipment that exceeds the height, width or length
				of the locomotive or mine car normally used) being transported or trammed
				underground, other than ordinary sectional movements, shall be transported or
				trammed by qualified personnel. When equipment is being transported or trammed
				where trolley wire is energized on the split of air in which said equipment is
				being transported or trammed, no person shall be permitted to be in by the
				equipment in the ventilating split that is passing over such equipment, except
				those directly involved with transporting or tramming the equipment, and shall
				be under the direct supervision of a certified foreman. To avoid accidental
				contact with power lines, face equipment shall be insulated and assemblies
				removed, if necessary, so as to provide clearance.
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 36-04 - The Movement of Mining Equipment Within Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia › Section 36-4-5 - General Safety Precautions for All Types of Equipment Moves

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5.1. Mining equipment may be transported in
				track entries with track mounted battery or diesel powered locomotives while
				persons are in by the ventilating current of such equipment where trolley and
				feeder wire does not exist or has been de-energized, provided:
5.1.1. When trolley and feeder wires are
				present, a certified electrician shall be designated to de-energize such
				trolley and feeder wire in the area where such equipment is to be moved.
				De-energizing devices in the trolley and feeder wire system shall be open,
				locked out with an approved device and suitably tagged by a designated
				certified electrician. A designated certified electrician shall be the person
				who removes the danger tags, locking devices, and restores the electrical power
				to the trolley and feeder wires after the equipment move has passed through
				that specific area.
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 36-04 - The Movement of Mining Equipment Within Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia › Section 36-4-7 - Tramming of Electrical Equipment Powered by Trailing Cable

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7.1. Electrical equipment powered by trailing
				cable may be trammed in entries with persons in by on the same ventilating
				split of air provided:
7.1.1. The trailing
				cable shall be protected against short circuits by a combination dual element
				fuse and circuit breaker. The size of the fuse and instantaneous trip setting
				of the circuit breaker shall be determined from Tables 36-4A, 36-4B, and 36-4C
				found at the end of this regulation.
7.1.2. Prior to the movement of equipment the
				following examinations if applicable shall be made and recorded in a book, for
				that purpose, by a certified electrician. Any defects found during the
				examinations shall be corrected prior to moving the equipment. The results of
				the above required examinations shall be recorded in a book provided for that
				purpose.
.
7.1.2.a. Ground
				system and monitoring system.
7.1.2.b. Examine the instantaneous trip
				setting on circuit breakers
7.1.2.c. Under voltage protection.
7.1.2.d. Ground phase relay.
7.1.2.e. All Equipment electrical
				switches.
7.1.2.f. Fuses
7.1.2.g Prior to moving the equipment, all
				trailing cables shall be examined in their entirety. All temporary splices in
				the cable shall be eliminated, and restraining clamps and mounting brackets
				shall be checked for proper installation.
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 36-04 - The Movement of Mining Equipment Within Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia › Section 36-4-8 - Mining Equipment And Disassembled Mining Machine Parts That May Be Transported With Certain Requirements

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8.1.
				Mining equipment or disassembled parts of mining equipment may be transported
				at any time in mine cars, provided such equipment or disassembled parts of
				mining equipment does not protrude above the height of such mine car.
8.2. Mining equipment or disassembled parts
				of mining equipment may be transported at any time on flat cars, supply cars,
				or skids provided:
8.2.1. Such equipment is
				secured.
8.2.2. Such equipment
				being transported does not exceed the height, width and length of the mine car
				or top of the locomotive normally used in the specific area of such mine and 12
				(twelve) inches of radius clearance cannot be maintained. If it is necessary
				for such equipment to pass under the trolley wire, feeder wire or high voltage
				cables in the specific location on the haulage road, such D.C. power and high
				voltage cables shall be de-energized or adequately protected to prevent
				accidental contact with trolley wire, feeder wire and high voltage
				cables.
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 36-04 - The Movement of Mining Equipment Within Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia › Section 36-4-9 - Transporting Mining Supplies

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9.1.
				Mining supplies may be transported in mine cars, provided: such supplies being
				transported do not protrude above the height of the mine car being used to
				transport supplies.
9.2. Mining
				supplies may be transported on flat cars, supply cars, or skids provided:
9.2.1. Such supplies being transported are
				tightly secured.
9.2.2. Such
				supplies do not exceed the height, width, or length of the mine car or top of
				the locomotive used in the specific area of such coal mine or twelve (12)
				inches of radius clearance is continuously provided between such supplies being
				transported and the trolley wire, feeder wire and all high voltage
				cables.
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 36-05 - Telephone Service Or Communication Facilities › Section 36-5-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes requirements for the location and maintenance of telephone
				service or communication facilities in underground mines.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code
				§§22A-G-4 and 22A-G-5.
1.3. Filing Date. -- February 25, 2021.
1.4. Effective Date. -- March 27,
				2021.
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 36-05 - Telephone Service Or Communication Facilities › Section 36-5-2 - Telephone Service or Communication Facilities

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2.1. Telephone service or equivalent two-way
				communication facilities shall be provided in all mines at least one of which
				shall be in service at all times as follows:
2.1.1. A telephone or equivalent two-way
				communication facility shall be located on the surface within five (500)
				hundred feet of all main portals, and shall be installed either in a building
				or in a boxlike structure designed to protect the facilities from damage by
				inclement weather.
2.1.2. At least
				one of these communication facilities shall be located within five (500)
				hundred feet of at least one main portal where a responsible person is always
				on duty when personnel are underground so such person can hear the facility and
				respond immediately in event of an emergency.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and Regulations Governing Longwall Mining Within the State of West
				Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code §
									22A-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -January 7, 2020.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April 6,
				2020.
1.5. Other Law Applicable. --
				All provisions of the Mining Law of this State, specifically W. Va. Code
				§§
									22A-2-1
et seq
., are applicable to longwall mining, except to the
				extent that these regulations cover the specific requirement.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-2 - Effective Law and Regulation

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2.1. These
				regulations shall have the effect of law and violations shall be deemed a
				violation of law and so cited with the same effect as law. All provisions of W.
				Va. Code §
									22A-1-1
et seq.
, relative to enforcement are applicable to the
				enforcement of these regulations.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-3 - Definitions

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3.1. Office. -- The
				term "Office" shall mean the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training
				provided for in W. Va. Code §
									22A-1-1
et seq
.
3.2.
				Approved -- The term "Approved" shall mean in strict compliance with mining
				law, or, in the absence of law, accepted by a recognized standardizing body or
				organization whose approval is generally recognized as authoritative on the
				subject.
3.3. Accessible Travel
				Route --"Accessible Travel Route" means an unobstructed passageway not less
				than twenty-four (24) inches wide with reflective material at twenty-five (25)
				foot intervals.
3.4. Retreat
				Longwall Working Face -- The term "Retreat Longwall Working Face" shall mean a
				working place in a coal mine in which work of extracting coal from its natural
				deposit in the earth is performed during a mining cycle by a longwall mining
				system.
3.5. Retreat Longwall
				Working Section -- The term "Retreat Longwall Working Section" shall mean all
				areas from and including the section transformer to and including the longwall
				working face.
3.6. Caving Line --
				The term "Caving Line" shall mean the line on the roof formed by the rear most
				projection of the roof support canopies once the longwall section has started
				retreating.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-4 - Plans for Longwall Mining; Approval by Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training

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4.1. After
				the effective date of these rules and regulations, no longwall mining shall be
				started in any coal mine until required plans for longwall mining have been
				filed and approved by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, which
				approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. All revisions to such approved
				plans shall be resubmitted for approval to the Office of Miners' Health, Safety
				and Training.
4.2. Longwall mining
				plans submitted for approval to the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and
				Training shall include the following:
4.2.1.
				Company Name
4.2.2. Mine
				Name
4.2.3. Mine Location
4.2.4. Mine Address
4.2.5. Telephone Number (Mine)
4.2.6. Name, title and telephone number of
				person submitting plan.
4.2.7.
				MineD Number
4.2.8. Longwal Mining
				Roof Control Plan (All approved roof control plans for longwall mining sections
				shall include a plan indicating the roof support to be used and the working
				procedures to be followed when a cavity is encountered over chocks.)
4.2.9. Longwall shields and chocks shall be
				lowered and/or depressurized by the use of a hydraulic pump, and shall not be
				lowered and depressurized manually. Methods for lowering and depressurizing
				such as, but not limited to, removing hoses or releasing yield valves are
				prohibited. Longwall shields and chocks shall not be lowered or depressurized
				by any other means unless approved by the Director if it is determined that
				safety is not diminished.
4.2.10.
				Ventilation Plan, which shall include the complete section and face ventilation
				controls and bleeder systems.
4.2.11. Methane and Dust Control
				Plan.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-5 - Chock and/or Shield Recovery Plan from Longwall Face; Approval by Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training

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5.1. The operator shall develop a plan for
				recovery of chocks and/or shields or other longwall roof support. Such recovery
				shall not be initiated until such recovery plan is approved by the Office of
				Miners' Health, Safety and Training, which approval shall not be unreasonably
				withheld. All revisions to such approved plan shall be resubmitted for approval
				to the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-6 - Communications; Longwall Working Face; Longwall Working Section

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6.1. Two-way
				communication facilities, approved by the Director of the Office of Miners'
				Health, Safety and Training, shall be provided at the headgate, tailgate and
				across each longwall section face. During the production of coal longwall
				section face communication facilities shall be a separate system from the mine
				communication facilities. Longwall section face communication facilities shall
				be located at a point not more than one-hundred (100) feet apart across the
				longwall section face.
6.2. Two-way
				communication facilities shall be provided on each longwall working section.
				During production of coal the headgate operator, or other designated person,
				shall be continuously available with the longwall section communication and
				longwall face communication facilities.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-7 - Electrical De-energizing Devices; Longwall Section Face Conveyer

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7.1. After the
				effective date of these rules and regulations, all new installed longwall
				section face conveyers shall be provided with lock-out type de-energizing
				devices to de-energize the electrical power on the longwall section face
				conveyer: Such de-energizing devices shall be provided at intervals of not more
				than fifty (50) feet when the height of the coal seam is below forty-eight (48)
				inches and at intervals of not more than one-hundred (100) feet when the height
				of the coal seam is above forty-eight (48) inches.
7.1.1. Twelve (12) months after the effective
				date of these rules and regulations all longwall mining sections that were in
				operation prior to the effective date of these rules and regulations shall be
				provided with lock-out type de-energizing devices on face conveyers as required
				in the aforementioned paragraph.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-8 - Methane Examinations; Monitor, Face Area

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8.1. The Director or his representative shall
				require an approved methane monitor to be installed at the headgate on a
				longwall working section. The censoring unit indicating the atmospheric
				conditions on the above methane monitor shall be installed at a location in by
				the rib line on the return side of the longwall face.
8.1.1. The methane monitor shall be kept
				operative and properly maintained and tested weekly.
8.1.2. Such methane monitor shall give
				warning automatically when the concentration of methane reaches a maximum
				percentage of not more than 1.0 volume percentum of methane.
8.1.3. The operator of any mine which
				longwall mining is performed shall establish and adopt a definite maintenance
				program designed to keep such methane monitors operative and a written
				description of such program shall be available for inspection. At least once
				every fifteen (15) days the methane monitors shall be checked for operating
				accuracy with a known methane air mixture and shall be calibrated as necessary.
				A record of calibration tests shall be kept in a book on the surface.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-9 - Safety Provisions - Longwall Section Face Conveyer

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9.1. No person shall cross the longwall
				section face conveyer while such is in operation, unless a crossover is
				provided for a person to cross the face conveyer safely.
9.2. Prior to starting a longwall section
				face conveyer, telephone pager communications or other effective warning signal
				shall be sounded to alert all persons across the longwall section working
				face.
9.3. No person shall ride the
				longwall section face conveyer; however, a plan may be submitted to the
				Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training for approval for
				the removal of injured persons on the longwall section face conveyer, provided
				it is necessary to transport such injured person on a stretcher or
				backboard.
9.4. All new face roof
				support units shall be equipped with adjacent unit controls unless units have a
				wide single canopy over each unit that protects the workman from falling
				material when operating unit controls from within the support of shield unit
				being removed.
9.5. After the
				effective date of these rules and regulations all new installed face roof
				support units shall be equipped with an outlet to facilitate measurement of the
				interior prop pressure.
9.6.After
				the effective date of these rules and regulations all new installed face roof
				support units shall be equipped with an outlet to facilitate measurement of the
				yield pressure.
9.7. Yield valves
				of face roof support units shall be calibrated at least annually within fifteen
				(15) percent of the yield pressure specified in the approved roof control plan.
				A legible record of such calibrations of each valve shall be kept on the
				surface of the mine for at least eighteen (18) months and be available for
				inspection by interested persons.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-10 - Cutting and Welding; Longwall Mining Section

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10.1. Prior to cutting and welding being
				performed on a longwall section face methane gas examinations shall be made by
				a certified mine foreman-fire boss or assistant mine foreman-fire boss. Cutting
				and welding may only be performed when methane gas is less than one percent. A
				certified person as defined above shall be continuously present during all
				cutting and welding operations.
10.2. Prior to cutting or welding on a
				longwall section face panline, such open bottom type panlines shall be jacked
				up, blocked and/or properly secured off the bottom a distance of at least ten
				(10) feet along the face on both sides where such cutting is to be performed.
				Methane examinations shall be made before cutting and welding is initiated on
				such panlines.
10.3. When cutting
				and welding operations have been completed a certified person as defined above
				shall search for fires and hot spots. If fires or hot spots are found, they
				shall be extinguished immediately.
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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-11 - Longwall Mining - General Requirements

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11.1. All hydraulic line repairs shall be
				performed in accordance with the requirements of the manufacturer's
				specifications.
11.2. All hydraulic
				roof support units and associated apparatus on a longwall working face shall be
				visually inspected at least once during each coal production shift by a
				qualified person. A written record of such examination shall be maintained on
				the surface.