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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7050 - Tool and drill steel racks

Current through July 13, 2024
Receptacles or racks shall be provided for drill steel and
					 tools stored or carried on drills.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7051 - Loose objects on the mast or drill platform

Current through July 13, 2024
To prevent injury to personnel, tools and other objects
					 shall not be left loose on the mast or drill platform.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7052 - Drilling positions

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall not drill from-
(a) Positions which hinder their access to
				  the control levers;
(b) Insecure
				  footing or insecure staging; or
(c)
				  Atop equipment not suitable for drilling.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7053 - Moving hand-held drills

Current through July 13, 2024
Before hand-held drills are moved from one working area to
					 another, air shall be turned off and bled from the hose.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7054 - Starting or moving drill equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Drill operators shall not start or move drilling equipment
					 unless all miners are in the clear.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7055 - Intersecting holes

Current through July 13, 2024
Holes shall not be drilled where there is a danger of
					 intersecting a misfired hole or a hole containing explosives, blasting agents,
					 or detonators.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7056 - Collaring in bootlegs

Current through July 13, 2024
Holes shall not be collared in bootlegs.
Rotary Jet Piercing-Surface Only
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7801 - Jet drills

Current through July 13, 2024
Jet piercing drills shall be provided with:
(a) A system to pressurize the equipment
				  operator's cab, when a cab is provided; and
(b) A protective cover over the oxygen flow
				  indicator.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7802 - Oxygen hose lines

Current through July 13, 2024
Safety chains or other suitable locking devices shall be
					 provided across connections to and between high pressure oxygen hose lines of
					 1-inch inside diameter or larger.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7803 - Lighting the burner

Current through July 13, 2024
A suitable means of protection shall be provided for the
					 employee when lighting the burner.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7804 - Refueling

Current through July 13, 2024
When rotary jet piercing equipment requires refueling at
					 locations other than fueling stations, a system for fueling without spillage
					 shall be provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7805 - Smoking and open flames

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall not smoke and open flames shall not be used
					 in the vicinity of the oxygen storage and supply lines. Signs warning against
					 smoking and open flames shall be posted in these areas.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7806 - Oxygen intake coupling

Current through July 13, 2024
The oxygen intake coupling on jet piercing drills shall be
					 constructed so that only the oxygen hose can be coupled to
					 it.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart F - Drilling and Rotary Jet Piercing › Section 57.7807 - Flushing the combustion chamber

Current through July 13, 2024
The combustion chamber of a jet drill stem which has been
					 sitting unoperated in a drill hole shall be flushed with a suitable solvent
					 after the stem is pulled up.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8518 - Main and booster fans

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All mine main
				  and booster fans installed and used to ventilate the active workings of the
				  mine shall be operated continuously while persons are underground in the active
				  workings. However, this provision is not applicable during scheduled
				  production-cycle shutdowns or planned or scheduled fan maintenance or fan
				  adjustments where air quality is maintained in compliance with the applicable
				  standards of subpart D of this part and all persons underground in the affected
				  areas are advised in advance of such scheduled or planned fan shutdowns,
				  maintenance, or adjustments.
(b) In
				  the event of main or booster fan failure due to a malfunction, accident, power
				  failure, or other such unplanned or unscheduled event:
(1) The air quality in the affected active
				  workings shall be tested at least within 2-hours of the discovery of the fan
				  failure, and at least every 4-hours thereafter by a competent person for
				  compliance with the requirements of the applicable standards of subpart D of
				  this part until normal ventilation is restored, or
(2) All persons, except those working on the
				  fan, shall be withdrawn, the ventilation shall be restored to normal and the
				  air quality in the affected active workings shall be tested by a competent
				  person to assure that the air quality meets the requirements of the standards
				  in subpart D of this part, before any other persons are permitted to enter the
				  affected active workings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8519 - Underground main fan controls

Current through July 13, 2024
All underground main fans shall have controls placed at a
					 suitable protected location remote from the fan and preferably on the
					 surface.
Underground Only
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8520 - Ventilation plan

Current through July 13, 2024
A plan of the mine ventilation system shall be set out by
					 the operator in written form. Revisions of the system shall be noted and
					 updated at least annually. The ventilation plan or revisions thereto shall be
					 submitted to the District Manager and the State Mine Inspector for review and
					 comments upon his written request. The plan shall, where applicable, contain
					 the following:
(a) The mine
				  name.
(b) The current mine map or
				  schematic or series of mine maps or schematics of an appropriate scale, not
				  greater than five hundred feet to the inch, showing:
(1) Direction and quantity of principal air
				  flows;
(2) Locations of seals used
				  to isolate abandoned workings;
(3)
				  Locations of areas withdrawn from the ventilation system;
(4) Locations of all main, booster and
				  auxiliary fans not shown in paragraph (d) of this standard.
(5) Locations of air regulators and stoppings
				  and ventilation doors not shown in paragraph (d) of this standard;
(6) Locations of overcasts, undercasts and
				  other airway crossover devices not shown in paragraph (d) of this
				  standard;
(7) Locations of known
				  oil or gas wells;
(8) Locations of
				  known underground mine openings adjacent to the mine;
(9) Locations of permanent underground shops,
				  diesel fuel storage depots, oil fuel storage depots, hoist rooms, compressors,
				  battery charging stations and explosive storage facilities. Permanent
				  facilities are those intended to exist for one year or more; and
(10) Significant changes in the ventilation
				  system projected for one year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8525 - Main fan maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
Main fans shall be maintained according to either the
					 manufacturer's recommendations or a written periodic schedule adopted by the
					 operator which shall be available at the operation on request of the Secretary
					 or his authorized representative and the State Mine
					 Inspector.
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1219-0012
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8527 - Oxygen-deficiency testing

Current through July 13, 2024
Flame safety lamps or other suitable devices shall be used
					 to test for acute oxygen deficiency.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8528 - Unventilated areas

Current through July 13, 2024
Unventilated areas shall be sealed, or barricaded and
					 posted against entry.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8529 - Auxiliary fan systems

Current through July 13, 2024
When auxiliary fan systems are used, such systems shall
					 minimize recirculation and be maintained to provide ventilation air that
					 effectively sweeps the working places.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8531 - Construction and maintenance of ventilation doors

Current through July 13, 2024
Ventilation doors shall be-
(a) Substantially constructed;
(b) Covered with fire-retardant material, if
				  constructed of wood;
(c) Maintained
				  in good condition;
(d)
				  Self-closing, if manually operated; and
(e) Equipped with audible or visual warning
				  devices, if mechanically operated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8532 - Opening and closing ventilation doors

Current through July 13, 2024
When ventilation control doors are opened as a part of the
					 normal mining cycle, they shall be closed as soon as possible to re-establish
					 normal ventilation to working places.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8534 - Shutdown or failure of auxiliary fans

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Auxiliary fans
				  installed and used to ventilate the active workings of the mine shall be
				  operated continuously while persons are underground in the active workings,
				  except for scheduled production-cycle shutdowns or planned or scheduled fan
				  maintenance or fan adjustments where air quality is maintained in compliance
				  with the applicable standards of subpart D of this part, and all persons
				  underground in the affected areas are advised in advance of such scheduled or
				  planned fan shutdowns, maintenance, or adjustments.
(b) In the event of auxiliary fan failure due
				  to malfunction, accident, power failure, or other such unplanned or unscheduled
				  event:
(1) The air quality in the affected
				  active workings shall be tested at least within 2 hours of the discovery of the
				  fan failure, and at least every 4 hours thereafter by a competent person for
				  compliance with the requirements of the applicable standards of subpart D of
				  this part until normal ventilation is restored, or
(2) All persons, except those working on the
				  fan, shall be withdrawn, the ventilation shall be restored to normal and the
				  air quality in the affected active workings shall be tested by a competent
				  person to assure that the air quality meets the requirements of the standards
				  in subpart D of this part, before any other persons are permitted to enter the
				  affected active workings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart G - Ventilation Surface and Underground › Section 57.8535 - Seals

Current through July 13, 2024
Seals shall be provided with a means for checking the
					 quality of air behind the seal and a means to prevent a water head from
					 developing unless the seal is designed to impound water.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9000 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The following definitions apply in this subpart:
Berm. A pile or mound of material along an elevated roadway
					 capable of moderating or limiting the force of a vehicle in order to impede the
					 vehicle's passage over the bank of the roadway.
Mobile equipment. Wheeled, skid-mounted, track-mounted, or
					 rail-mounted equipment capable of moving or being moved.
Traffic Safety
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9100 - Traffic control

Current through July 13, 2024
To provide for the safe movement of self-propelled mobile
					 equipment-
(a) Rules governing speed,
				  right-of-way, direction of movement, and the use of headlights to assure
				  appropriate visibility, shall be established and followed at each mine;
				  and
(b) Signs or signals that warn
				  of hazardous conditions shall be placed at appropriate locations at each
				  mine.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9101 - Operating speeds and control of equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Operators of self-propelled mobile equipment shall maintain
					 control of the equipment while it is in motion. Operating speeds shall be
					 consistent with conditions of roadways, tracks, grades, clearance, visibility,
					 and traffic, and the type of equipment used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9102 - Movement of independently operating rail equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Movement of two or more pieces of rail equipment operating
					 independently on the same track shall be controlled for safe
					 operation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9103 - Clearance on adjacent tracks

Current through July 13, 2024
Railcars shall not be left on side tracks unless clearance
					 is provided for traffic on adjacent tracks.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9104 - Railroad crossings

Current through July 13, 2024
Designated railroad crossings shall be posted with warning
					 signs or signals, or shall be guarded when trains are passing. These crossings
					 shall also be planked or filled between the rails.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9160 - Train movement during shift changes

Current through July 13, 2024
During shift changes, the movement of underground trains
					 carrying rock or material shall be limited to areas where the trains do not
					 present a hazard to persons changing shifts.
Transportation of Persons and Materials
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9200 - Transporting persons

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall not be transported--
(a) In or on dippers, forks, clamshells, or
				  buckets except shaft buckets during shaft-sinking operations or during
				  inspection, maintenance and repair of shafts.
(b) In beds of mobile equipment or railcars,
				  unless-
(1) Provisions are made for secure
				  travel, and
(2) Means are taken to
				  prevent accidental unloading if the equipment is provided with unloading
				  devices;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9201 - Loading, hauling, and unloading of equipment or supplies

Current through July 13, 2024
Equipment and supplies shall be loaded, transported, and
					 unloaded in a manner which does not create a hazard to persons from falling or
					 shifting equipment or supplies.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9202 - Loading and hauling large rocks

Current through July 13, 2024
Large rocks shall be broken before loading if they could
					 endanger persons or affect the stability of mobile equipment. Mobile equipment
					 used for haulage of mined material shall be loaded to minimize spillage where a
					 hazard to persons could be created.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9260 - Supplies, materials, and tools on mantrips

Current through July 13, 2024
Supplies, materials, and tools, other than small items that
					 can be carried by hand, shall not be transported underground with persons in
					 mantrips. Mantrips shall be operated independently of ore or supply
					 trips.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9261 - Transporting tools and materials on locomotives

Current through July 13, 2024
Tools or materials shall not be carried on top of
					 locomotives underground except for secured rerailing devices located in a
					 manner which does not create a hazard to persons. Safety Devices, Provisions,
					 and Procedures for Roadways, Railroads, and Loading and Dumping
					 Sites
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9300 - Berms or guardrails

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Berms or
				  guardrails shall be provided and maintained on the banks of roadways where a
				  dropoff exists of sufficient grade or depth to cause a vehicle to overturn or
				  endanger persons in equipment.
(b)
				  Berms or guardrails shall be at least mid-axle height of the largest
				  self-propelled mobile equipment which usually travels the roadway.
(c) Berms may have openings to the extent
				  necessary for roadway drainage.
(d)
				  Where elevated roadways are infrequently traveled and used only by service or
				  maintenance vehicles, berms or guardrails are not required when all of the
				  following are met:
(1) Locked gates are
				  installed at the entrance points to the roadway.
(2) Signs are posted warning that the roadway
				  is not bermed.
(3) Delineators are
				  installed along the perimeter of the elevated roadway so that, for both
				  directions of travel, the reflective surfaces of at least three delineators
				  along each elevated shoulder are always visible to the driver and spaced at
				  intervals sufficient to indicate the edges and attitude of the
				  roadway.
(4) A maximum speed limit
				  is posted and observed for the elevated unbermed portions of the roadway.
				  Factors to consider when establishing the maximum speed limit shall include the
				  width, slope and alignment of the road, the type of equipment using the road,
				  the road material, and any hazardous conditions which may exist.
(5) Road surface traction is not impaired by
				  weather conditions, such as sleet and snow, unless corrective measures, such as
				  the use of tire chains, plowing, or sanding, are taken to improve
				  traction.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9301 - Dump site restraints

Current through July 13, 2024
Berms, bumper blocks, safety hooks, or similar impeding
					 devices shall be provided at dumping locations where there is a hazard of
					 overtravel or overturning.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9302 - Protection against moving or runaway railroad equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Stopblocks, derail devices, or other devices that protect
					 against moving or runaway rail equipment shall be installed wherever necessary
					 to protect persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9303 - Construction of ramps and dumping facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
Ramps and dumping facilities shall be designed and
					 constructed of materials capable of supporting the loads to which they will be
					 subjected. The ramps and dumping facilities shall provide width, clearance, and
					 headroom to safely accommodate the mobile equipment using the
					 facilities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9304 - Unstable ground

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Dumping
				  locations shall be visually inspected prior to work commencing and as ground
				  conditions warrant.
(b) Where there
				  is evidence that the ground at a dumping location may fail to support the
				  mobile equipment, loads shall be dumped a safe distance back from the edge of
				  the unstable area of the bank.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9305 - Truck spotters

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If truck
				  spotters are used, they shall be in the clear while trucks are backing into
				  dumping position or dumping.
(b)
				  Spotters shall use signal lights to direct trucks where visibility is
				  limited.
(c) When a truck operator
				  cannot clearly recognize the spotter's signals, the truck shall be
				  stopped.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9306 - Warning devices for restricted clearances

Current through July 13, 2024
Where restricted clearance creates a hazard to persons on
					 mobile equipment, warning devices shall be installed in advance of the
					 restricted area and the restricted area shall be conspicuously
					 marked.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9307 - Design, installation, and maintenance of railroads

Current through July 13, 2024
Roadbeds and all elements of the railroad tracks shall be
					 designed, installed, and maintained to provide safe operation consistent with
					 the speed and type of haulage used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9308 - Switch throws

Current through July 13, 2024
Switch throws shall be installed to provide clearance to
					 protect switchmen from contact with moving trains.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9309 - Chute design

Current through July 13, 2024
Chute-loading installations shall be designed to provide a
					 safe location for persons pulling chutes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9310 - Chute hazards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Prior to
				  chute-pulling, persons who could be affected by the draw or otherwise exposed
				  to danger shall be warned and given time to clear the hazardous area.
(b) Persons attempting to free chute hangups
				  shall be experienced and familiar with the task, know the hazards involved, and
				  use the proper tools to free material.
(c) When broken rock or material is dumped
				  into an empty chute, the chute shall be equipped with a guard or all persons
				  shall be isolated from the hazard of flying rock or material.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9311 - Anchoring stationary sizing devices

Current through July 13, 2024
Grizzlies and other stationary sizing devices shall be
					 securely anchored.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9312 - Working around drawholes

Current through July 13, 2024
Unless platforms or safety lines are used, persons shall
					 not position themselves over drawholes if there is danger that broken rock or
					 material may be withdrawn or bridged.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9313 - Roadway maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
Water, debris, or spilled material on roadways which
					 creates hazards to the operation of mobile equipment shall be
					 removed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9314 - Trimming stockpile and muckpile faces

Current through July 13, 2024
Stockpile and muckpile faces shall be trimmed to prevent
					 hazards to persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9315 - Dust control

Current through July 13, 2024
Dust shall be controlled at muck piles, material transfer
					 points, crushers, and on haulage roads where hazards to persons would be
					 created as a result of impaired visibility.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9316 - Notifying the equipment operator

Current through July 13, 2024
When an operator of self-propelled mobile equipment is
					 present, persons shall notify the equipment operator before getting on or off
					 that equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9317 - Suspended loads

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall not work or pass under the buckets or booms
					 of loaders in operation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9318 - Getting on or off moving equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall not get on or off moving mobile equipment.
					 This provision does not apply to trainmen, brakemen, and car droppers who are
					 required to get on or off slowly moving trains in the performance of their work
					 duties.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9319 - Going over, under, or between railcars

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall not go over, under, or between railcars
					 unless-
(a) The train is stopped;
				  and
(b) The train operator, when
				  present, is notified and the notice acknowledged.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9330 - Clearance for surface equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Continuous clearance of at least 30 inches from the
					 farthest projection of moving railroad equipment shall be provided on at least
					 one side of the tracks at all locations where possible or the area shall be
					 marked conspicuously.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9360 - Shelter holes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Shelter holes
				  shall be-
(1) Provided at intervals adequate
				  to assure the safety of persons along underground haulageways where continuous
				  clearance of at least 30 inches cannot be maintained from the farthest
				  projection of moving equipment on at least one side of the haulageway;
				  and
(2) At least four feet wide,
				  marked conspicuously, and provide a minimum 40-inch clearance from the farthest
				  projection of moving equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9361 - Drawholes

Current through July 13, 2024
To prevent hazards to persons underground, collars of open
					 drawholes shall be free of muck or materials except during transfer of the muck
					 or material through the drawhole.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart H - Loading, Hauling, and Dumping › Section 57.9362 - Protection of signalmen

Current through July 13, 2024
Signalmen used during slushing operations underground shall
					 be located away from possible contact with cables, sheaves, and slusher
					 buckets.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart I - Aerial Tramways › Section 57.10001 - Filling buckets

Current through July 13, 2024
Buckets shall not be overloaded, and feed shall be
					 regulated to prevent spillage.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart I - Aerial Tramways › Section 57.10002 - Inspection and maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
Inspection and maintenance of carriers (including loading
					 and unloading mechanisms), ropes and supports, and brakes shall be performed by
					 competent persons according to the recommendations of the
					 manufacturer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart I - Aerial Tramways › Section 57.10004 - Brakes

Current through July 13, 2024
Positive-action-type brakes and devices which apply the
					 brakes automatically in the event of a power failure shall be provided on
					 aerial tramways.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart I - Aerial Tramways › Section 57.10007 - Falling object protection

Current through July 13, 2024
Guard nets or other suitable protection shall be provided
					 where tramways pass over roadways, walkways, or buildings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart I - Aerial Tramways › Section 57.10008 - Riding tramways

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons other than maintenance persons shall not ride
					 aerial tramways unless the following features are provided.
(a) Two independent brakes, each capable of
				  holding the maximum load;
(b)
				  Direct communication between terminals;
(c) Power drives with emergency power
				  available in case of primary power failure; and
(d) Buckets equipped with positive locks to
				  prevent accidental tripping or dumping.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart I - Aerial Tramways › Section 57.10010 - Starting precautions

Current through July 13, 2024
Where possible, aerial tramways shall not be started until
					 the operator has ascertained that everyone is in the clear.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11001 - Safe access

Current through July 13, 2024
Travelways-Surface and Underground
Safe means of access shall be provided and maintained to
					 all working places.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11002 - Handrails and toeboards

Current through July 13, 2024
Crossovers, elevated walkways, elevated ramps, and
					 stairways shall be of substantial construction, provided with handrails, and
					 maintained in good condition. Where necessary, toeboards shall be
					 provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11003 - Construction and maintenance of ladders

Current through July 13, 2024
Ladders shall be of substantial construction and maintained
					 in good condition.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11004 - Portable rigid ladders

Current through July 13, 2024
Portable rigid ladders shall be provided with suitable
					 bases and placed securely when used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11005 - Fixed ladder anchorage and toe clearance

Current through July 13, 2024
Fixed ladders shall be anchored securely and installed to
					 provide at least 3 inches of toe clearance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11006 - Fixed ladder landings

Current through July 13, 2024
Fixed ladders shall project at least 3 feet above landings,
					 or substantial handholds shall be provided above the
					 landings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11007 - Wooden components of ladders

Current through July 13, 2024
Wooden components of ladders shall not be painted except
					 with a transparent finish.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11008 - Restricted clearance

Current through July 13, 2024
Where restricted clearance creates a hazard to persons, the
					 restricted clearance shall be conspicuously marked.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11009 - Walkways along conveyors

Current through July 13, 2024
Walkways with outboard railings shall be provided wherever
					 persons are required to walk alongside elevated conveyor belts. Inclined railed
					 walkways shall be nonskid or provided with cleats.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11010 - Stairstep clearance

Current through July 13, 2024
Vertical clearance above stair steps shall be a minimum of
					 seven feet, or suitable warning signs or similar devices shall be provided to
					 indicate an impaired clearance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11011 - Use of ladders

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons using ladders shall face the ladders and have both
					 hands free for climbing and descending.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11012 - Protection for openings around travelways

Current through July 13, 2024
Openings above, below, or near travelways through which
					 persons or materials may fall shall be protected by railings, barriers, or
					 covers. Where it is impractical to install such protective devices, adequate
					 warning signals shall be installed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11013 - Conveyor crossovers

Current through July 13, 2024
Crossovers shall be provided where it is necessary to cross
					 conveyors.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11014 - Crossing moving conveyors

Current through July 13, 2024
Moving conveyors shall be crossed only at designated
					 crossover points.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11016 - Snow and ice on walkways and travelways

Current through July 13, 2024
Regularly used walkways and travelways shall be sanded,
					 salted, or cleared of snow and ice as soon as practicable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11017 - Inclined fixed ladders

Current through July 13, 2024
Fixed ladders shall not incline backwards.
Travelways-Surface Only
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11025 - Railed landings, backguards, and other protection for fixed ladders

Current through July 13, 2024
Fixed ladders, except on mobile equipment, shall be offset
					 and have substantial railed landings at least every 30 feet unless backguards
					 or equivalent protection such as safety belts and safety lines, are
					 provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11026 - Protection for inclined fixed ladders

Current through July 13, 2024
Fixed ladders 70 degrees to 90 degrees from the horizonal
					 and 30 feet or more in length shall have backguards, cages or equivalent
					 protection, starting at a point not more than seven feet from the bottom of the
					 ladders.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11027 - Scaffolds and working platforms

Current through July 13, 2024
Scaffolds and working platforms shall be of substantial
					 construction and provided with handrails and maintained in good condition.
					 Floorboards shall be laid properly and the scaffolds and working platform shall
					 not be overloaded. Working platforms shall be provided with toeboards when
					 necessary.
Travelways-Underground Only
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11036 - Ladderway trap doors and guards

Current through July 13, 2024
Trap doors or adequate guarding shall be provided in
					 ladderways at each level. Doors shall be kept operable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11037 - Ladderway openings

Current through July 13, 2024
Ladderways constructed after November 15, 1979, shall have
					 a minimum unobstructed cross-sectional opening of 24 inches by 24 inches
					 measured from the face of the ladder.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11038 - Entering a manway

Current through July 13, 2024
Before entering a manway where persons may be working or
					 traveling, a warning shall be given by the person entering the manway and
					 acknowledged by any person present in the manway.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11040 - Inclined travelways

Current through July 13, 2024
Travelways steeper than 35 degrees from the horizontal
					 shall be provided with ladders or stairways.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES › Subpart J - Travelways and Escapeways › Section 57.11041 - Landings for inclined ladderways

Current through July 13, 2024
Fixed ladders with an inclination of more than 70 degrees
					 from the horizontal shall be offset with substantial landings at least every 30
					 feet or have landing gates at least every 30 feet.
Escapeways-Underground Only