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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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-12 - Longwall Mining; First Aid Equipment

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12.1. First aid equipment required on each
				working section as defined in W. Va. Code §
									22a-2-59
				shall be maintained in the headgate and tailgate entries at a point not to
				exceed one hundred-fifty (150) feet out by the longwall working face.
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 36-6-13 - Accessible Travel Route - Longwall Mining Section

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13.1. An accessible travel route shall be
				maintained at all times off of the tailgate end of the retreat longwall working
				face.
13.2. However, the operator
				may develop a plan for approval, by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and
				Training to continue operation of the longwall working section in the event the
				tailgate route becomes impassable. Such plan shall include necessary provisions
				to be taken to provide additional protective devices for longwall section
				personnel.
13.3. When the tailgate
				travel routes becomes impassable the longwall operation shall cease immediately
				and all persons working on such longwall section shall be familiarized of the
				procedures to follow for escape from such section. Such approval plan by the
				Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training shall be implemented
				immediately.
13.4. The operator
				shall immediately notify the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training when
				such travel route becomes impassable.
13.5. The Office of Miners' Health, Safety
				and Training representative shall immediately upon notification establish a
				scheduled meeting with the operator and representatives of the miners at such
				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 36-06 - Longwall Mining › Section 36-6-14 - Training - Longwall Mining Section

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14.1. Training programs in the hazards of
				longwall mining shall be submitted for approval to the Director of the Office
				of Miners' Health, Safety and Training.
14.2. The training program shall consist of
				the following:
14.2.1. Escapeway and Travel
				Routes
14.2.2.Ventilation
14.2.3. Roof Support
14.2.4.Communications
14.2.5. Stop Controls and Signals
14.2.6. Location of First-Aid
				Equipment
14.2.7. Safety Rules for
				Longwall Mining
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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and regulations governing shortwall mining within the state of West
				Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code §
									22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 4, 2010.
1.4. Effective Date -- May 4, 2010.
1.5. Other Law Applicable. -- All provisions
				of the Mining Law of this state, specifically W. Va. Code §22A-2 are
				applicable to shortwall 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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-2 - Effective Law And Regulation

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2.1.
				These regulations shall have the effect of the law and violation shall be
				deemed a violation of law and so cited with the same effect as law. All
				provisions of W. Va. Code 22-1 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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-3 - Definitions

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3.1. Department --
				The term "Department" shall mean the State Department of Energy provided for in
				Section two, Article one-A, Chapter twenty-two-A of the West Virginia
				Code.
3.2. Approved -- The term
				"Approved" shall mean in strict compliance with 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 Shortwall
				Working Face -- The term "Retreat Shortwall 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 shortwall mining
				system.
3.5. Retreat Shortwall
				Working Section -- The term "Retreat Shortwall Working Section" shall mean all
				areas from and including the section transformer to and including the shortwall
				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 shortwall 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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-4 - Plans For Shortwall Mining; Approval By Department Of Energy

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4.1. After the
				effective date of these rules and regulation, no shortwall mining shall be
				started in any coal mine until required plans for shortwall mining have been
				filed and approved by the Department of Energy, which approval shall not be
				unreasonably withhheld. All revisions to such approved plans shall be
				resubmitted for approval to the Department of Energy. Shortwall mining plans
				submitted for approval to the Department of Energy shall include the following:
4.1.A. Company Name.
4.1.B. Mine Name.
4.1.C. Mine Location.
4.1.D. Mine Address.
4.1.E. Telephone Number (Mine).
4.1.F. Name, Title and telephone number of
				person submitting plan.
4.1.G. Mine
				D Number.
4.1.H. Shortwall Mining
				Roof Control Plan.
(All approved roof control plans for Shortwall 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).
4.1.I. Ventilation
				Plan, which shall include the complete section and face ventilation controls
				and other bleeder systems.
4.1.J.
				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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-5 - Chock And/Or Shield Recovery Plan From Shortwall Face; Approval By Department Of Energy

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5.1. The
				operator shall develop a plan for recovery of chocks and/or shields or other
				shortwall roof support. Such recovery shall not be initiated until such
				recovery plan is approved by the Department of Energy, which approval shall not
				be unreasonably withheld. All revisions to such approved plan shall be
				resubmitted for approval to 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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-7 - Safety Provisions - Shortwall Section

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7.1. 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.
7.2. 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.
7.3. Yield valves of the face roof support
				units shall be calibrated at least annually within fifteen percent (15%) of the
				yield pressure specified in the approved roof control plan. A legible record of
				such calibrations of each valve shall be kept of 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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-8 - Cutting And Welding: Shortwall Mining

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8.1. Prior to cutting and welding being
				performed on a shortwall 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
				(1%). A certified person as defined above shall be continuously present during
				all cutting and welding operations on the face.
8.2. 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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-9 - Shortwall Mining - General Requirements

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9.1. All hydraulic line repairs shall be
				performed in accordance with the requirements of the manufacturer's
				specifications.
9.2. All hydraulic
				roof support units and associated apparatus on a shortwall 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.
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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-10 - Shortwall Mining; First-Aid Equipment

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10.1. First aid equipment required on each
				working section defined in Chapter 22A, Article 2, Section 59, of the West
				Virginia Code shall be maintained in the headgate entry.
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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-11 - Accessible Travel Route - Shortwall Mining Section

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11.1. An accessible travel route shall be
				maintained at all times off of the tailgate end of the retreat shortwall
				working face.
However, when the tailgate travel routes become impassable,
				  the shortwall operation shall cease immediately and all persons working on such
				  shortwall section shall be familiarized of the procedures to follow for escape
				  from such section.
After all shortwall section personnel have been familiarized
				  to the procedures to follow for escape from the section, normal production of
				  coal may resume.
The operator shall immediately notify the Department of
				  Energy when such travel route becomes impassable.
The Department of Energy representative shall immediately
				  upon notification establish a scheduled meeting with the operator and
				  representatives of the miners at such 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 36-07 - Shortwall Mining › Section 36-7-12 - Training - Shortwall Mining Section

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12.1 Training programs in the hazards of
				short wall mining shall be submitted for approval to the Director of the
				Department of Energy.
The training program shall consist of the following:
12.1.A. Escapeway and Travel
				Routes.
12.1.B.
				Ventilation.
12.1.C. Roof
				Support.
12.1.D. Location of
				First-Aid Equipment.
12.1.E. Safety
				Rules for Shortwall Mining.
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 36-08 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Right of a Miner to Refuse to Operate Alleged Unsafe Equipment › Section 36-8-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and regulations governing the right of a miner to refuse to operate
				alleged unsafe equipment.
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 36-08 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Right of a Miner to Refuse to Operate Alleged Unsafe Equipment › Section 36-8-2 - Definitions

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2.1. As used in
				this series:
2.1.1. Unsafe Equipment: The
				term "Unsafe Equipment" shall mean any equipment designed to be operated by a
				miner that has a defect which is covered by state law, or rule or regulation,
				and that creates a condition which involves a potential hazard that could
				reasonably be expected to cause a miner in the vicinity to be placed in danger
				of injury or death.
2.1.2. Safety
				representative: The term "Safety Representative" shall mean any safety
				representative of the miners at the mine affected.
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 36-08 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Right of a Miner to Refuse to Operate Alleged Unsafe Equipment › Section 36-8-3 - No Miner Shall Be Required To Operate Unsafe Equipment

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3.1. Miner's procedure when equipment is
				believed to be unsafe-When a miner believes the equipment he or she is
				operating, or is assigned to operate, is unsafe, the miner shall cease or
				refuse to operate the alleged unsafe equipment and promptly inform his or her
				immediate supervisor as to the identity of the alleged unsafe equipment and the
				particular alleged defect causing the equipment to be unsafe.
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 36-08 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Right of a Miner to Refuse to Operate Alleged Unsafe Equipment › Section 36-8-4 - Equipment Examination: Immediate Supervisor-Miner

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4.1. Prior to the alleged unsafe equipment
				being placed back into operation after a miner has alleged it to be unsafe, the
				immediate supervisor shall examine, or have examined by maintenance personnel,
				the alleged unsafe equipment with regard to each alleged defect noted by the
				miner. If the alleged defects are corrected the equipment may be placed back
				into operation.
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 36-08 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Right of a Miner to Refuse to Operate Alleged Unsafe Equipment › Section 36-8-5 - Dispute Procedures: Immediate Supervisor-Miner

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5.1. When the immediate supervisor fails to
				have the alleged defects corrected, the alleged unsafe equipment may be parked
				in a manner that will allow the movement of other equipment; and the alleged
				unsafe equipment shall be de-energized, locked-out, and suitably tagged so as
				to keep the alleged unsafe equipment from being operated by any
				person.
5.2. No miner shall be
				discriminated against for refusing to operate alleged 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 36-08 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Right of a Miner to Refuse to Operate Alleged Unsafe Equipment › Section 36-8-6 - Operator's Procedure If Dispute Remains Unsettled

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6.1. If the allegations of the miner are
				disputed, the immediate supervisor shall notify at least one safety
				representative and a maintenance foreman, who shall inspect and/or test the
				alleged unsafe equipment within four (4) hours after notification to determine
				if the alleged defect exists. If the safety representative and the maintenance
				foreman find that the alleged defect does exist, the defect shall be corrected
				before the equipment is placed back into operation; if no defect is found, the
				equipment can be placed back into operation.
6.2. If the safety representative and the
				maintenance foreman disagree as to the alleged defect, they shall reduce to
				writing in detail the results of their inspection and/or test of the alleged
				unsafe equipment on a form, and in the manner, prescribed by the Director of
				the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training. The form shall contain at
				least the date and time of the inspection and/or test, description and location
				of the alleged unsafe equipment and the detailed results of the inspection
				and/or test.
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 36-08 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Right of a Miner to Refuse to Operate Alleged Unsafe Equipment › Section 36-8-7 - Inspection: Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training

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7.1. At the conclusion of the steps outlined
				in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of this Series, the operator or his representative shall
				immediately notify the Director or the authorized representative requesting an
				investigation of his allegations of unsafe equipment. Upon receiving a request
				to investigate from an operator or his representative, the Director or his
				authorized representative shall immediately inform the operator when an
				inspection of the alleged unsafe equipment can be made by the Director of the
				Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training:
Provided
, That
				such investigation shall be started within twenty-four (24) hours after the
				Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training is requested to investigate. The
				operator or his representative shall give notice of the investigation time and
				place to the immediate supervisor and the miner involved in the dispute. The
				miner shall be given reasonable time to notify his or her safety
				representative, if he or she so chooses, in order that they may participate in
				the inspection.
7.2. A qualified
				authorized representative of the Director shall be at the place set for
				inspection at the time designated in order to conduct an investigation of the
				alleged unsafe equipment. Prior to inspecting the alleged unsafe equipment, the
				authorized representative of the Director shall read the form required to be
				completed in Section 6.2 of this Series. The authorized representative of the
				Director shall inspect and/or test the alleged unsafe equipment and enter the
				results thereof on a form and, in the manner, prescribed by the Director. The
				authorized representative's conclusions as to whether or not the equipment was
				"unsafe equipment" shall be entered on the form, along with the reasons for
				such conclusion. At the conclusion of the investigation, the authorized
				representative of the Director shall discuss the results of the investigation
				with, and in the presence of, the miner, the miner's safety representative if
				the miner so chooses, the immediate supervisor, the maintenance personnel
				involved in the dispute, the mine foreman and/or superintendent.
7.3. If the authorized representative of the
				Director finds the equipment involved in the dispute to have a defect which is
				covered by state law, or rule or regulation, appropriate notices and/or orders
				shall be issued; which notices and/or orders shall be complied with prior to
				the subject equipment being placed back into operation.
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 36-08 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Right of a Miner to Refuse to Operate Alleged Unsafe Equipment › Section 36-8-8 - Decision By The Director Or The Deputy Director As To Whether Or Not The Miner Acted With Good Faith And With Good Cause

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8.1. When the operator believes the miner
				involved in the dispute acted in bad faith and without good cause, the operator
				may make application to the Director charging the miner with having acted in
				bad faith and without good cause and requesting a determination of such charge:
Provided
, That such charge is made within five (5) days of the
				alleged dispute.
8.2. The
				operator's application charging the miner shall be mailed by certified mail to
				the Director, the charged miner, and the safety representative, if
				any.
8.3. Upon receiving a charge
				from an operator, the Director shall promptly cause such investigation as he
				deems appropriate and schedule a hearing within twenty (20) days after
				receiving the charge, allowing the operator and the miner an opportunity to be
				heard.
8.3.1. Notice of hearing; Contents of
				notice.
8.3.1.a. Unless waived by the
				operator and the miner involved in the dispute, no hearing shall be conducted
				under Section 8 of this Series unless the miner and operator shall have
				received at least ten (10) days' written notice.
8.3.1.b. Each written notice of the hearing
				shall contain the date, time and place of the hearing and a short and plain
				statement of matters which are to be the subject of or asserted at the hearing.
				Such notice shall be given by certified mail.
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 36-09 - Electrical Provisions In Shaft and/or Slope Construction Operations › Section 36-9-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and Regulations Governing Electrical Provisions in Shaft and/or Slope
				Construction Operations Within the State of West Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 4, 2010.
1.4. Effective Date. -- May 4,
				2010.
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 36-09 - Electrical Provisions In Shaft and/or Slope Construction Operations › Section 36-9-2 - 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 1 A, 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 36-09 - Electrical Provisions In Shaft and/or Slope Construction Operations › Section 36-9-5 - Lights to be Used in Shaft

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5.1.
				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.
Power cables shall not be taunt from shaft collar to light.
				  Power cables shall be in good condition and splices shall be:
5.1.A. Mechanically strong with adequate
				electric conductivity and flexibility,
5.1.B. Effectively insulated and sealed so as
				to exclude moisture, and
5.1.C.
				Vulcanized or otherwise treated with suitable materials to provide
				flame-resistant qualities and good bonding to outer jacket.
Lights shall be suspended not less than twenty (20) feet
				  above where men are working. Lights and power shall not be restored in work
				  area of shaft or slope until examination has been made for gas by the
				  shaft-slope examiner and found clear. Fronts of lights need not be guarded with
				  a metal guard providing light is permissible with an approved
				  lens.
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 36-09 - Electrical Provisions In Shaft and/or Slope Construction Operations › Section 36-9-6 - Applicability of Mining Laws

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6.1.
				All provisions of the Mining Laws of this State intended to safeguard life or
				property shall extend to all Shaft and Slope Construction Operations insofar as
				such laws are applicable thereto.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				series sets for requirements for controlling roof, face, and ribs, including
				coal or rock bursts, in underground coal mines. Roof Control systems installed
				prior to the effective date of this series are not affected so long as the
				support system continues to effectively control the roof, face and
				ribs.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code ''22A-1A-2 and 22-6-4.
1.3.
				Filing Date. -- January 11, 1996.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 15,
				1996.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This rule repeals and replaces West Virginia Department of Miner's Health,
				Safety, and Training Rules, Title 56, Series 10, effective May 1, 1988; West
				Virginia Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety Rules, Title 36, Series 10
				effective March 1, 1981; and Title 36 Series 25 effective 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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-2 - Definitions

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As used in these regulations, unless used in a context that
				  clearly requires a different meaning, the term:
2.1. Adopted approved roof control plan - The
				roof control plan and revisions thereof suitable to the roof conditions and
				mining systems of each coal mine which has been adopted by the mine and
				approved by the Director pursuant to W. Va. Code '22A-2-25.
2.2. Approved - In strict compliance with
				mining law, or in the absence of law, accepted by a recognized standardizing
				body or organization where approval is generally recognized as authoritative on
				the subject.
2.3. Automated
				temporary roof support system - The devices and mechanisms, including the ATRS,
				used, and methods followed by which the ATRS is activated and set to support
				the roof.
2.2. Automated temporary
				roof support or ATRS - A mechanical device used to support the roof
				temporarily.
2.5. Director - The
				Director of the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and
				Training.
2.6. Pillar recovery -
				Any reduction in pillar size during retreat mining.
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3.1. The roof, face and ribs of areas where
				persons work or travel shall be supported or otherwise controlled to protect
				persons from hazards related to falls of the roof, face, or ribs and coal or
				rock bursts.
3.2. No person shall
				work or travel under unsupported roof unless in accordance with this
				Series.
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4.1. The method
				of mining shall not expose any person to hazards caused by excessive widths of
				rooms, crosscuts and entries, or faulty pillar recovery methods. Pillar
				dimensions shall be compatible with effective control of the roof, face, and
				ribs and coal or rock bursts.
4.2.
				A sightline or other method of directional control shall be used to maintain
				the projected direction of mining in entries, rooms, crosscuts, and pillar
				splits.
4.3. A sidecut shall be
				started only from an area that is supported in accordance with the roof control
				plan.
4.4. A working face shall not
				be mined through into an unsupported area of active workings, except when the
				unsupported area is inaccessible.
4.5. Additional roof support shall be
				installed where:
4.5.1. The width of the
				opening specified in the roof control plan is exceeded by more than twelve (12)
				inches; and
4.5.2. The distance
				over which the excessive width exists is more than five (5) feet.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-5 - Roof Bolting

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5.1. For roof
				bolts and accessories addressed in ASTM F432-88, "Standard Specification for
				Roof and Rock Bolts and Accessories", the mine operator shall:
5.1.1. Obtain a manufacturer's certification
				that the material was manufactured and tested in accordance with the
				specifications of ASTM F432-88; and
5.1.2. Make this certification available to
				an authorized representative of the Director.
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When roof bolts are installed by a continuous mining machine
				  with integral roof bolting equipment:
6.1. The distance between roof bolts shall
				not exceed ten (10) feet crosswise.
6.2. Roof bolts to be installed nine (9) feet
				or more apart shall be installed with a wooden crossbar at least three (3)
				inches thick and eight (8) inches wide, or material which provides equivalent
				support.
6.3. Roof bolts to be
				installed more than eight (8) feet but less than nine (9) feet apart shall be
				installed with a wooden plank at least two (2) inches thick and eight (8)
				inches wide, or material which provides equivalent support.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-7 - Conventional roof support

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7.1.
				When conventional roof support materials are used as the only means of support:
7.1.1. The width of any opening shall not
				exceed twenty (20) feet;
7.1.2. The
				spacing of roadway roof support shall not exceed five (5) feet;
a. Supports shall be installed to within five
				(5) feet of the uncut face;
b. When
				supports nearest the face must be removed to facilitate the operation of face
				equipment, equivalent temporary support shall be installed prior to removing
				the supports;
7.1.4.
				Straight roadways shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet wide where full overhead
				support is used and fourteen (14) feet wide where only posts are
				used;
7.1.5. Curved roadways shall
				not exceed sixteen (16) feet wide; and
7.1.6. The roof at the entrance of all
				openings along travelways which are no longer needed for storing supplies or
				for travel of equipment shall be supported by extending the line of support
				across the opening.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-8 - Pillar recovery

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Pillar recovery shall be conducted in the following manner,
				  unless otherwise specified in the roof control plan:
8.1. Full and partial pillar recovery shall
				not be conducted on the same pillar line, except where physical conditions such
				as unstable floor or roof, falls of roof, oil and gas well barriers or surface
				subsidence require that pillars be left in place.
8.2. Before mining is started in a pillar
				split or lift:
8.2.1. At least two (2) rows of
				breaker posts or equivalent support shall be installed --
a. As close to the initial intended breakline
				as practicable; and
b. Across each
				opening leading into an area where full or partial pillar extraction has been
				completed.
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Except during the installation of roof supports, the end of
				  permanent roof support shall be posted with a readily visible warning, or a
				  physical barrier shall be installed to impede travel beyond permanent
				  support.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-11 - Manual Installation of Temporary Support

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11.1. When manually installing temporary
				support, only persons engaged in installing the support shall proceed beyond
				permanent support.
11.2. When
				manually installing temporary supports, the first temporary support shall be
				set no more than five (5) feet from a permanent roof support and the rib. All
				temporary supports shall be set so that the person installing the supports
				remains between the temporary support being set and two (2) other supports
				which shall be no more than five (5) feet from the support being installed.
				Each temporary support shall be completely installed prior to installing the
				next temporary support.
11.3. All
				temporary supports shall be placed on no more than five (5) foot
				centers.
11.4. Once temporary
				supports have been installed, work or travel beyond permanent roof support
				shall be done between temporary supports and the nearest permanent support or
				between other temporary supports.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-12 - Roof Testing and Scaling

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12.1. A
				visual examination of the roof, face, and ribs shall be made immediately before
				any work is started in an area and thereafter as conditions warrant.
12.2. Where the mining height permits and the
				visual examination does not disclose a hazardous condition, sound and vibration
				roof tests, or other equivalent tests, shall be made where supports are to be
				installed. When sound and vibration tests are made, they shall be conducted:
12.2.1. After the ATRS system is set against
				the roof and before other support is installed; or
12.2.2. Prior to manually installing a roof
				support. This test shall begin under supported roof and progress no further
				than the location where the next support is to be installed.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-13 - Rehabilitation of Areas With Unsupported Roof

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13.1. Before rehabilitating each area where a
				roof fall has occurred or the roof has been removed by mining machines or by
				blasting:
13.1.1. The mine operator shall
				establish the clean up and support procedures that will be followed;
13.1.2. All persons assigned to perform
				rehabilitation work shall be instructed in the clean-up and support procedures;
				and
13.1.3. Ineffective, damaged,
				or missing roof support at the edge of the area to be rehabilitated shall be
				replaced or other equivalent support installed.
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14.1
14.1.1. All persons who perform the work of
				removing permanent roof support shall be supervised by a management person
				experienced in removing roof supports.
14.1.2. Only persons with at least one (1)
				year of underground mining experience shall perform permanent roof support
				removal 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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-15 - Supplemental Support Materials, Equipment and Tools

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15.1. A supply of supplementary roof support
				materials and the tools and equipment necessary to install the materials shall
				be available at a readily accessible location on each working section or within
				four (4) crosscuts of each working section.
15.2. The quantity of support materials and
				tools and equipment maintained available in accordance with this section shall
				be sufficient to support the roof if adverse roof conditions are encountered,
				or in the event of an accident involving a fall.
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16.1
16.1.1. Each mine operator shall develop and
				follow a roof control plan, approved by the Director that is suitable to the
				prevailing geological conditions, and the mining system to be used at the mine.
				Additional measures shall be taken to protect persons if unusual hazards are
				encountered.
16.1.2. The proposed
				roof control plan and any revisions to the plan shall be submitted, in writing,
				to the Director. When revisions to a roof control plan are proposed, only the
				revised pages need to be submitted unless otherwise specified by the
				Director.
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17.1. The following information shall be
				included in each roof control plan:
17.1.1.
				The name and address of the company.
17.1.2. The name, address, mine
				identification number, and location of the mine.
17.1.3. The name and title of the company
				official responsible for the plan.
17.1.4. A typical columnar section of the
				mine strata which shall:
a. Show the name and
				the thickness of the coalbed to be mined and any persistent partings;
b. Identify the type and show the thickness
				of each stratum up to and including the main roof above the coalbed and for
				distance of at least ten (10) feet below the coalbed; and c. Indicate the
				maximum cover over the area to be mined.
17.1.5. A description and drawings of the
				sequence of installation and spacing of supports for each method of mining
				used.
17.1.6. When an ATRS system
				is used, the maximum distance that an ATRS system is to be set beyond the last
				row of permanent support.
17.1.7.
				When tunnel liners or arches are to be used for roof support, specifications
				and installation procedures for the liners or arches.
17.1.8. Drawings indicating the planned width
				of openings, size of pillars, method of pillar recovery, and the sequence of
				mining pillars.
17.1.9. A list of
				all support materials required to be used in the roof, face, and rib control
				system, including, if roof bolts are to be installed:
a. The length, diameter, grade and type of
				anchorage unit to be used;
b. The
				drill hole size to be used; and c. The installed torque or tension range for
				tensioned roof bolts.
17.1.10. When mechanically anchored tensioned
				roof bolts are used, the intervals at which test holes will be
				drilled.
17.1.11. A description of
				the method of protecting persons:
a. From
				falling material at drift openings; and
b. When mining approaches within one hundred
				fifty (150) feet of an outcrop.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-18 - Roof Control Plan-Approved Criteria

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18.1. This section sets forth the criteria
				that shall be considered on a mine-by-mine basis in the formulation and
				approval of roof control plans and revisions. Additional measures may be
				required in plans by the Director or his authorized representative. Roof
				control plans that do not conform to the applicable criteria in this section
				may be approved by the Director or his authorized representative, provided that
				effective control of the roof, face, and ribs can be maintained.
18.2. Roof bolting.
18.2.1. Roof bolts should be installed on
				centers not exceeding five (5) feet lengthwise and crosswise, except as
				specified in Section 6.
18.2.2.
				When tensioned roof bolts are used as a means of roof support, the torque or
				tension range should be capable of supporting roof bolt loads of at least fifty
				percent (50%) of either the yield point of the bolt or anchorage capacity of
				the strata, whichever is less.
18.2.3. Any opening that is more than twenty
				(20) feet wide should be supported by a combination of roof bolts and
				conventional supports.
18.2.4. In
				any opening more than twenty (20) feet wide:
a. Posts should be installed to limit each
				roadway to sixteen (16) feet wide where straight and eighteen (18) feet wide
				where curved; and
b. A row of
				posts should be set for each five (5) feet of space between the roadway posts
				and the ribs.
18.2.5.
				Openings should not be more than thirty (30) feet wide.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-19 - Evaluation and Revision of Roof Control Plan

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19.1. Revisions of the roof control plan
				shall be proposed by the operator:
19.1.1.
				When conditions indicate that the plan is not suitable for controlling the
				roof, face, ribs, or coal or rock bursts; or
19.1.2. When accident and injury experience
				at the mine indicates the plan is inadequate. The accident and injury
				experience at each mine shall be reviewed at least every six (6)
				months.
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 36-10 - Rules And Regulations Governing Roof Control › Section 36-10-20 - Underground Auger Mines - Special Requirements

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20.1. Required support systems for mine
				openings exceeding twenty (20) feet. In underground auger mines, the mine
				openings may exceed twenty (20) feet in width, provided that:
20.1.1. The mine openings do not exceed
				twenty-six (26) feet; and
20.1.2. A
				combination full roof bolting plan/conventional roof control plan shall be
				developed and the roof maintained in strict compliance with section 18 of this
				Series.
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1.1. Scope. --
				Rules and Regulations Governing When Underground Mine Foreman-Fire Boss
				Required; Assistants; Certification; The Reopening of Abandoned Mines; and the
				Deenergization of Self-Propelled Electric Coal Feeders; Performance
				Requirements.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code §
									22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 4, 2010.
1.4. Effective Date. -- May 4,
				2010.
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These rules and regulations 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 Article 1A, Chapter 22A of the Code relative to
				  enforcement are applicable to the enforcement of these rules and
				  regulations.