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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 36-27 - Rules And Regulations Governing Surface Areas On Mine Property And Limitations On Mining Adjacent To Gas Facilities › Section 36-27-14 - Requirements for Mining Adjacent to Gas Facilities

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14.1. Applicability of Section
				14
.
The regulations in this section 14 shall apply to any new
				surface mining operation seeking its initial permit on or after the effective
				date of this_regulation. These regulations shall not apply to any surface mine
				operator that has obtained its initial permit prior to the effective date of
				this rule. These regulations shall not apply to any utility or railroad having
				facilities in the vicinity of surface mining operations unless such utility or
				railroad is also the operator of such surface mining operations.
14.2. Prior to conducting Excavation Work, a
				Coal Permit Holder shall provide by certified mail, return receipt requested, a
				Notice of Designated Mining Area to any oil and gas operator which has known
				wells or natural gas pipelines located in the Designated Mining Area. A Notice
				of Designated Mining Area shall contain the following information:
14.2.a. A copy of the mine plan permit maps
				previously submitted to the West Virginia Department of Environmental
				Protection in connection with the permit, currently pursuant to W.Va. Code
				§
										22-3-9(12)
				and CSR 38-2.4, with a discernable boundary identifying the Designated Mining
				Area where Excavation Work will be conducted within the following twelve (12)
				month period; and
14.2.b. The
				general location of all oil and gas wells and pipelines known to the coal
				mining permit holder or operator, or identified in the coal permitting process,
				together with any GPS or other survey information in the possession of the Coal
				Permit Holder that identifies the location of any natural gas pipelines in the
				Designated Mining Area; and
14.2.c.
				The office telephone number and mailing address for the mine where the work
				will occur, and identification of the location of any staffed guard gate or
				entrance.
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 36-28 - Rules And Regulations Governing Coal And Rock Ourbursts › Section 36-28-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and Regulations Governing Coal and Rock Outbursts.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 25, 1984.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 1,
				1984.
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 36-28 - Rules And Regulations Governing Coal And Rock Ourbursts › Section 36-28-2 - Effect of Regulations

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2.1. These
				rules and 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 Chapter 22 A, Article 1A, of the West Virginia Code relative to
				enforcement are applicable to the enforcement of these 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 36-28 - Rules And Regulations Governing Coal And Rock Ourbursts › Section 36-28-3 - Definitions

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3.1. Outburst. --
				The term "outburst" shall mean the sudden expulsion of coal and/or rock from
				one or more pillars or faces, accompanied by a violent release of
				energy.
3.2. All other terms used
				in these rules and regulations, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set
				forth in Chapter 22 A, Article 1 A, Section 1 of the West Virginia
				Code.
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 36-28 - Rules And Regulations Governing Coal And Rock Ourbursts › Section 36-28-4 - Notification of Outbursts

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4.1.
				Whenever an outburst of coal and/or rock occurs in any coal mine, the operator
				shall immediately report the occurrence of the outburst to the Director of the
				Department of Energy or the district inspector of the district in which the
				outburst occurs.
4.2. An authorized
				representative of the Department of Energy shall go to the scene of the
				outburst, and shall have the authority to make such requirements relative to
				the outburst as may be deemed necessary for the safety of persons in the
				mine.
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 36-28 - Rules And Regulations Governing Coal And Rock Ourbursts › Section 36-28-5 - Plan for Controlling Outbursts

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5.1. Whenever the Director of the Department
				of Energy or his authorized representative determines that conditions in a mine
				are conducive to the occurrence of outbursts, the Director or his authorized
				representative shall require that the operator develop a plan for pillar
				recovery which is designed to minimize the possibility of outbursts. Such plan
				shall be submitted for approval and included in the roof 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 36-29 - Rules And Regulations Governing Coupling And Uncoupling Of Mine Cars › Section 36-29-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and Regulations Governing Coupling and Uncoupling of Mine Cars.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 25, 1984.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 1,
				1984.
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 36-29 - Rules And Regulations Governing Coupling And Uncoupling Of Mine Cars › Section 36-29-2 - Effect of Regulations

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2.1. These
				rules and 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 Article 1 A, Chapter 22 A, of the Code relative to enforcement
				are applicable to the enforcement of these 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 36-29 - Rules And Regulations Governing Coupling And Uncoupling Of Mine Cars › Section 36-29-3 - Definitions

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3.1. All terms used
				in these rules and regulations, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set
				forth in Section 1, Article 1 A, Chapter 22 A of the Code.
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 36-29 - Rules And Regulations Governing Coupling And Uncoupling Of Mine Cars › Section 36-29-4 - Coupling and Uncoupling of Mine Cars

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4.1. All track haulage cars which are
				regularly coupled and uncoupled shall be equipped with automatic couplers or
				other device approved by the Director which provides an equal or greater level
				of safety, which couple or uncouple without the necessity of persons going
				between the ends of such cars.
4.2.
				Mine cars shall be coupled or uncoupled in such a manner that will not require
				standing between the ends of such cars while coupling or uncoupling.
4.3. Persons shall not cross between moving
				mine cars.
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 36-30 - Rules And Regulations Governing Operation Of Section Haulage Equipment › Section 36-30-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and Regulations Governing Operation of Section Haulage
				Equipment.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- October 11,
				1984.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				December 1, 1984.
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 36-30 - Rules And Regulations Governing Operation Of Section Haulage Equipment › Section 36-30-2 - Effect of Regulations

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2.1. These
				rules and regulations shall have the effect of law and violations shall be
				deemed a violation law and so cited with the same effect as law. All provisions
				of Article 1 A, Chapter 22 A of the Code relative to enforcement are applicable
				to the enforcement of these 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 36-30 - Rules And Regulations Governing Operation Of Section Haulage Equipment › Section 36-30-3 - Definitions

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3.1. All terms used
				in these rules and regulations, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set
				forth in Section 1, Article 1 A, Chapter 22 A of the Code.
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 36-30 - Rules And Regulations Governing Operation Of Section Haulage Equipment › Section 36-30-4 - Operation of Section Haulage Equipment

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4.1. Roadways on which section haulage
				equipment travels shall be maintained in a safe condition and free of
				hazards.
4.2. Prior to operating
				section haulage equipment, the equipment operator shall examine the roadway to
				be traveled, and shall report any hazards present to the immediate supervisor
				before the equipment is put into operation.
4.3. Section haulage equipment shall be
				operated in a safe manner, consistent with the conditions of the
				roadway.
4.4. No person shall start
				a piece of self-propelled section haulage equipment until they are in the
				normal operating position of such equipment.
4.5. Parking brakes shall be set on all
				self-propelled section haulage equipment by the equipment operator before the
				operator leaves the normal operating position of such equipment. Where the
				parking brake is not provided, or where it is necessary to perform maintenance
				on the equipment which requires that the park brake not be set, other methods
				shall be used to prevent accidental movement of the equipment.
4.6. Persons operating self-propelled section
				haulage equipment shall see that all persons are a safe distance away from the
				equipment, and out of the equipment's expected path of travel, before the
				equipment is started.
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 36-30 - Rules And Regulations Governing Operation Of Section Haulage Equipment › Section 36-30-5 - Cleaning of Equipment

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5.1.
				Equipment cleaning shall not be done on self-propelled section haulage
				equipment, unless the power circuits on the equipment are
				deenergized.
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 36-31 - Rules And Regulations Governing Prevention Of Injuries Due To Handling Materials › Section 36-31-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and Regulations Governing Prevention of Injuries Due to Handling
				Materials.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 25, 1984.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 1,
				1984.
1.5. Effect of Regulations.
				-- These rules and 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-1A et seq. relative to enforcement are
				applicable to the enforcement of these 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 36-31 - Rules And Regulations Governing Prevention Of Injuries Due To Handling Materials › Section 36-31-2 - Definitions

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2.1. All terms used
				in these rules and regulations, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set
				forth in W. Va. Code '22A-1A-1.
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 36-31 - Rules And Regulations Governing Prevention Of Injuries Due To Handling Materials › Section 36-31-3 - Prevention Of Injuries Due To Handling Of Materials

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3.1. Whenever the Director of the Department
				of Energy determines that a mine has experienced a substantial number of
				injuries due to materials handling, he shall require the mine operator to
				include a component in the mine's comprehensive safety program which identifies
				procedures for reducing such injuries.
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 36-32 - Housekeeping Practices In Underground Mines And Surface Areas Of Underground Mines › Section 36-32-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- Rule
				governing housekeeping practices in underground mines and surface areas of
				underground mines.
1.2. Authority.
				-- W. Va. Code §
									22A-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- September 7,
				2021.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				September 7, 2021.
1.5. Effect of
				Rule. -- This rule 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 this rule.
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 36-32 - Housekeeping Practices In Underground Mines And Surface Areas Of Underground Mines › Section 36-32-2 - Definitions

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2.1. All terms in
				this rule, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth in W. Va. Code
				§
									22A-1-2.
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 36-32 - Housekeeping Practices In Underground Mines And Surface Areas Of Underground Mines › Section 36-32-3 - Housekeeping Practices

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3.1. Good
				housekeeping shall be practiced in all areas of underground mines and in and
				around mine buildings and yards. Such practices shall include cleanliness,
				orderly storage of materials, and removal of possible sources of injury, such
				as stumbling hazards, protruding nails, and broken glass.
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 36-33 - Underground Mine Car Loading Points › Section 36-33-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule establishes safety requirements for mine car loading points in
				underground coal mines.
1.2.
				Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 11,
				1988.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April
				11, 1988.
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 36-33 - Underground Mine Car Loading Points › Section 36-33-2 - Definitions

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2.1. All terms used
				in these rules and regulations, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set
				forth in Chapter 22, Article 1, Section 1 of the West Virginia Code.
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 36-33 - Underground Mine Car Loading Points › Section 36-33-3 - Underground Mine Car Loading Points

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3.1. Six (6) months after the effective date
				of this regulation, skids shall not be placed on mine rails adjacent to the
				wheels of moving mine cars, unless remote means can be used to place the skids
				without getting underneath or between the cars.
3.2. There shall be no unnecessary visual
				obstructions in the immediate working areas of the underground mine car loading
				point operator.
3.3. These
				requirements shall be conspicuously posted at the underground mine car loading
				point, along with any other operation instructions for that facility.
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 36-33 - Underground Mine Car Loading Points › Section 36-33-4 - Designated Areas Of Safety

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4.1.
				When in the vicinity of a switch, all persons shall get into an area of safety,
				either in a shelter hole or a crosscut, when trips are approaching.
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 36-34 - Underground Mining Equipment To Conform With Height Of Seam › Section 36-34-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule establishes requirements for construction and operation of
				equipment to insure conformity with the height of the seam being mined, and
				identifies procedures for refusing to operate that does not meet these
				requirements.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 18, 1985.
1.4. Effective Date. -- August 30,
				1985.
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 36-34 - Underground Mining Equipment To Conform With Height Of Seam › Section 36-34-2 - Definitions

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2.1. All terms in
				these rules and regulations, not defined herein, shall the meanings set forth
				in Section 2, Article 1A, Chapter 22A.
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 36-34 - Underground Mining Equipment To Conform With Height Of Seam › Section 36-34-3 - General Requirements

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3.1.
				The use of underground mining equipment that does not conform to the height of
				the seam being mined, which creates unsafe working conditions for the miners
				operating the equipment or others, is prohibited.
3.2. Mining equipment shall be operated
				safely, taking into consideration the condition of the haulage road, limit of
				visibility, height of the coal seam. and the size of the equipment.
3.3. No modifications to haulage equipment
				which limits visibility to a degree which poses a hazard to persons in the
				vicinity of such equipment shall be permitted.
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 36-34 - Underground Mining Equipment To Conform With Height Of Seam › Section 36-34-4 - Correction Of Unsafe Conditions

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4.1. Where haulage equipment causes damage to
				the roof support system or creates unsafe working conditions to miners, action
				shall be taken to correct such condition
4.2. Prior to the start of self-propelled
				mobile equipment, an audible alarm shall be sounded.
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 36-34 - Underground Mining Equipment To Conform With Height Of Seam › Section 36-34-5 - Procedures For Refusing To Operate Unsafe Equipment

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5.1. When an operator of equipment believes
				in good faith that a hazardous condition exists relative to the conformity of
				the equipment to the height of the coal seam, the equipment operator shall
				follow the procedures in West Virginia Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety,
				Series 8, "Right of a Miner to Refuse to Operate Unsafe Equipment."
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 36-35 - Rules And Regulations Governing Auger-Type Continuous Mining Machines › Section 36-35-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule establish safety requirements for auger-type continuous mining
				machines used in underground coal mines.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- October 15,
				1986.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				November 14, 1986.
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 36-35 - Rules And Regulations Governing Auger-Type Continuous Mining Machines › Section 36-35-2 - Definitions

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2.1. All terms used
				in this rule, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth in W. Va.
				Code '22A-1A-1.
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 36-35 - Rules And Regulations Governing Auger-Type Continuous Mining Machines › Section 36-35-3 - Auger-Type Continuous Mining Machines

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3.1. After the effective date of these
				regulations, all auger-type continuous miners used in a working place in a coal
				mine, which utilize manually-set jacks to advance the mining machine, shall be
				equipped with jacks which can be remotely set without proceeding in by roof
				support. This requirement shall be implemented according to the following
				schedule:
New machines purchased
Immediately
or leased directly
after effective
from manufacturer
date
Used and rebuilt
Six (6) months
machines, and machine
after effective
purchased or leased
date
from source other
than the manufacturer
All other machines Twenty-four (24)
months after
effective date
3.2. A waiver may be granted by the Director
				where it has been demonstrated by the operator and determined during an
				investigation by an authorized representative of the Director that the use of a
				remotely set jack would cause a greater hazard than the method presently being
				employed or proposed by the operator to advance the machine.
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 36-36 - Rules And Regulations Governing Trolley Pole Swing Limiters › Section 36-36-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				regulation revised W. Va. Code '22A-2-37(a)
				relating to trolley pole swing limiters in underground coal mines.
1.2. Authority. -- These regulations are
				promulgated under the authority of W. Va. Code '22-6-4(c).
1.3. Filing Date. -- August 10,
				1987.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				August 10, 1987.
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 36-36 - Rules And Regulations Governing Trolley Pole Swing Limiters › Section 36-36-2 - Trolley Pole Swing Limiters

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2.1. On
				or before the first (1st) day of January, one thousand nine hundred eighty
				seven (1987), all open-type track mounted equipment shall be equipped with a
				trolley pole swing limiter.
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 36-37 - Rule Making Procedures For The Board Of Coal Mine Health And Safety › Section 36-37-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				administrative rule establishes procedures to be followed by the Board of Coal
				Mines and Safety in carrying out its rulemaking responsibilities by W. Virginia
				Code ''22-6-4
				and 22-6-4a.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date.
				-- January 21, 1987.
1.4. Effective
				Date. -- February 21, 1987.
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 36-37 - Rule Making Procedures For The Board Of Coal Mine Health And Safety › Section 36-37-2 - Definitions

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2.1. All terms used
				in these rules and regulations, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set
				forth in W. Va. Code '22A-1-1.
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 36-37 - Rule Making Procedures For The Board Of Coal Mine Health And Safety › Section 36-37-3 - General Rulemaking Procedures

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3.1. Priorities.
(a) The Board shall consider issues in the
				following order of priority:
(1) Causes of
				fatal injuries (occurring after the effective date of this
				regulation)
(2) Major causes of
				non-fatal injuries (occurring since the calendar year immediately prior to the
				effective date of this regulation)
(3) General health and safety
				issues
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 36-37 - Rule Making Procedures For The Board Of Coal Mine Health And Safety › Section 36-37-4 - Procedures for Promulgating Regulations in Response to Fatalities

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4.1. The
				Commissioner of the Department of Energy shall provide the Board with all
				available reports regarding each coal mine fatality within sixty (60) days of
				the accident.
4.2. The
				Administrator shall submit a report to the Board which analyzes each coal mine
				fatality within ninety (90) days of the accident. The report shall summarize
				the relevant facts concerning the accident, including:
(a) Cause of accident
(b) Contributing factors to the
				accident
(c) Notices of violation
				issued
(d) Recommendations made by
				the investigating team
(e) Follow
				up to the recommendations, if any
(f) Existing laws, regulations, and policies
				relevant to the cause of the accident.
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5.1. As
				soon as practicable after the first day of January of each year, the
				Administrator shall submit a report to the Board on each major cause of injury.
				The report shall summarize the relevant facts concerning each major cause of
				injury, including:
(a) Circumstances
				surrounding the injuries, including: cause of injuries; activity of victim at
				time of injury; object, substance, or machine involved in injuries; nature of
				injury; and location in mine where injury occurred.
(b) Existing laws, regulations, and policies
				relevant to the cause of the accident.
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6.1.
				Any Board member or the Administrator may suggest subjects for the Board to
				investigate. Suggestions shall be submitted to the Administrator, and may be
				submitted either at a Board meeting or at any other time. Whenever possible,
				suggestions shall be submitted in writing on a form provided by the
				Administrator, and shall include a brief statement of the problem to be
				addressed.
6.2. The Administrator
				shall submit a report to the Board at the next regular scheduled Board meeting
				of all suggestions which have been submitted during and after the last Board
				meeting. The Administrator shall maintain a list of all suggestions submitted,
				and each suggestion shall be considered by the Board in the order it was
				submitted, unless a majority of the Board determines that a particular
				suggestion should receive priority attention.
6.3. The Administrator shall prepare a report
				which outlines the issues to be addressed under each suggestions, and shall
				submit the report to the Board during the meeting at which the suggestion will
				be taken up for consideration. The Administrator's report shall include the
				following:
(a) Definition of the
				problem.
(b) Technical evidence
				available -general information, including any injuries or fatalities, which is
				available or which needs to be developed.
(c) Staff time required -general estimate of
				the amount of time the Administrator will require to prepare technical evidence
				for Board review.
(d) Legal
				authority -determination of whether consideration of an action on this issue is
				within the Board's statutory authority.
(e) Description of findings of fact and
				conclusions of law -identification of the findings and conclusions which the
				Board must make if it decides to propose regulations.
(f) Existing laws, regulations, and policies
				relevant to the suggestion.
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7.1.
				Prior to adjournment of each meeting, the Board will set the agenda for the
				next regular scheduled meeting.
7.2. The agenda for each regular scheduled
				meeting will be structured in the following sequence:
(a) Approval of minutes
(b) Administrator's report on new suggestions
				submitted
(c) Review of fatal
				accidents
(d) Review of non-fatal
				accidents (when scheduled)
(e)
				Suggestions from the list of suggestions maintained by the Administrator, taken
				in order of priority, unless a majority of the Board agrees to move a
				suggestion up on the list
(f) Other
				business
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 36-38 - Rules And Regulations For Governing Protective Equipment › Section 36-38-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				administrative rule establishes safety and requirements relating to personal
				equipment used in and around coal mining areas.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 6, 1990.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April 6,
				1990.
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2.1. All terms used
				in this rule, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth in Chapter
				22A, Article 1, Section 1 of the West Virginia Code.
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3.1. Within twelve (12) months of the
				effective date of these regulations, safety-toed shoes equipped with metatarsal
				guards shall be worn by all persons while in or around a mine.
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4.1. All employees shall have approved eye
				protection on their person and use the same where there is a hazard from flying
				particles, or other eye hazards. Suitable eye protection and cleaning materials
				shall be made available at each mine site by the operator.
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 36-38 - Rules And Regulations For Governing Protective Equipment › Section 36-38-5 - Requirements for Safety Gloves

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5.1. Dry leather, cloth, or rubber type
				gloves, in good condition, shall be worn by all persons removing or attaching a
				trolley pole to an energized trolley wire.
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 36-39 - Rules and regulations governing car dropping › Section 36-39-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				administrative rule establishes safety requirements relating to car dropping in
				and around coal mining areas.
1.2.
				Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 11,
				1988.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April
				11, 1988.
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2.1. All terms used
				in this rule, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth in W. Va.
				Code '22A-1-1.
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 36-40 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Use Sheathed Explosives Units For Underground Mines › Section 36-40-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These regulations are promulgated to require the use of lifting jacks on
				working sections at all times.
1.2.
				Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 1, 1988.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 1,
				1988.
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2.1. These rules
				and 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 '22-1-1,
				relative to enforcement, are applicable to the enforcement of these 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 36-40 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Use Sheathed Explosives Units For Underground Mines › Section 36-40-3 - Requirements For Lifting Jacks

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3.1. A ten (10) ton lifting jack compatible
				with the seam height, or other equivalent lifting device in working condition,
				shall be stored within eight hundred (800) feet of the working face at a
				specified location on each underground working section at all times when miners
				are working on such sections. All section employees shall be informed of such
				location.
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 36-41 - Rules And Regulations Governing Requirements For The Use Of Sheathed Explosive Units › Section 36-41-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules And Regulations Governing The Use Of Sheath Explosive Units For
				Underground Coal Mining In The State Of West Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 2, 1991.
1.4. Effective Date. -- May 2,
				1991.
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2.1. These
				rules and regulations shall have the effect of law and violations shall be
				deemed a violation of the law and so cited with the same effect as law. All
				provision of W. Va. Code 22A-lA, relative to enforcement are applicable to the
				enforcement of the rules and regulations.
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3.1. All terms used
				in these rules and regulation, not defined herein, shall have the meanings set
				forth in W. Va. Code '22A-1A-1.
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5.1. Not
				withstanding W. Va. Code '22A-2-33(d),
				sheathed explosives that are approved by the U.S. Bureau of Mines shall be
				permitted for use in West Virginia coal mines, provided however that they are
				used in accordance with subsection (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) as
				stated.
5.2. Sheathed explosives
				units shall be primed and placed in a position for firing and detonated by a
				certified shot firer designated by mine management. To prime a sheathed
				explosive unit, the entire detonator shall be inserted into the well of the
				unit and be held securely in place.
5.3. A separate instantaneous detonator shall
				be used to fire each sheathed explosive unit.
5.4. Use of transportation of handling and
				storage of sheath explosives shall be in accordance with the manufacturers
				specifications and applicable to State and Federal Law.
5.5. Sheathed esplosive units shall not be
				primed until immediately before units are placed where they are to be fired. A
				sheathed explosive unit shall not be primed if it is damaged or
				deteriorated.
5.6. No more than
				three sheathed explosive units shall be fired at one time.
5.7. No sheathed explosive unit shall be
				fired in contact with another sheathed explosive unit.
5.8. Certified shot firers and all persons
				responsible for the use, transportation and handling of sheathed blasting
				explosives shall be trained in the care and use of sheathed
				explosives.
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 36-42 - Sealing Permanently Closed Or Abandoned Mines › Section 36-42-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and regulations governing sealing permanently closed or aban­doned
				mines.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- January 9,
				1995.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July
				1, 1995.
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2.1.
				These regulations shall have the effect of the law and violations shall be
				deemed a violation of law and so cited with the same effect as law. All
				provisions of Chapter 22, Article 1 of the West Virginia Code rela­tive
				to enforcement are applicable to the enforcement of these
				regulations.
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All terms used in these rules and regula­tions, not
				  defined herein, shall have the mean­ing set forth in Section one,
				  Article one A, Chapter twenty-two A of the Code.
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4.1.
(a) Prior to the sealing or capping of any
				shaft, slope or drift opening, the operator must submit to the Director for
				approval its written plan for the safe sealing or capping. No sealing or
				capping may commence without written approval from the Director. Once
				submitted, the approval plan required by this section shall not be unreasonably
				withheld. If the Director does not approve such plan, he shall provide the
				operator, in writing, reasons for rejecting the plan. At a minimum, the plan
				must contain:
(1) detailed map(s) of the mine
				area to be abandoned;
(2) detailed
				drawings of the seal or cap design;
(3) the projected time-table for commencement
				and completion of the sealing or capping;
(4) the procedures to be used to adequately
				ventilate the areas to be sealed or capped while the work is conducted;
				and
(5) Efforts should be taken to
				limit cutting and welding during sealing and cap­ping operations
				however, precaution shall be taken if cutting and welding is used, including
				methane examina­tions underneath the cap.
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 36-43 - Rules And Regulations Governing Remote Controlled Extended Or Deep-Cut Mining Operations › Section 36-43-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules and regulations apply to all working sections of underground coal
				mines utilizing remote controlled continuous mining machines, mining extended
				cuts or deep-cuts to a depth of face penetration which exceeds a normal cut.
				These rules and regulations do not apply to working sections wherein the
				continuous mining machine is remotely operated and taking normal cuts nor are
				they applicable at underground mining operations utilizing full face or partial
				face extraction methods wherein the mine roof is permanently supported as the
				mining machine advances beyond a normal cut.
1.2. Authority. - W. Va. Code
				'22-6-4c.
1.3. Filing Date. -- June
				7, 1991.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				July 8, 1991.
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2.1. For purposes
				of these rules and regulations a normal cut is hereby defined as the projected
				depth of face penetration or coal extraction by a continuous mining machine,
				measured from the furthermost point of the machine cutting drum to the machine
				operating 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 36-44 - Rule Governing Mine Rescue Requirements For The Office Of Miners' Health, Safety And Training › Section 36-44-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				This rule governs mine rescue requirements for the Office of Miners' Health,
				Safety and Training. This rule in no way should be construed as relieving mine
				operators from their requirement to either have their own mine rescue team or
				contract coverage.
1.2. Authority.
				-- W. Va. Code §§
									22A-6-4 and
				22A-6-5.
1.3. Filing Date. -- September 11,
				2023.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				October 11, 2023.