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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 36-44 - Rule Governing Mine Rescue Requirements For The Office Of Miners' Health, Safety And Training › Section 36-44-2 - Mine Rescue Requirements for the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training

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2.1. The Director
				shall develop a mine emergency operation plan for the mine rescue teams that
				represent the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training that would include
				but is not limited to the following criteria:
2.1.1. Establish and maintain two (2) mine
				rescue stations within the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; one
				(1) located in the Northern area of the state, and one located in the Southern
				area of the state, at locations determined by the Director.
2.1.2. To establish one (1) fully trained
				mine rescue team per each Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training
				regional office.
2.1.3. The members
				assigned to the mine rescue and recovery work may be inspectors, instructors or
				other qualified employees of the office as the Director deems necessary. The
				Director shall employ additional employees as he/she deems necessary to fulfill
				the requirement of this Section.
2.1.4. To provide the necessary fully
				equipped mine rescue vehicles for each Office of Miners' Health, Safety and
				Training mine rescue station that would include but is not limited to cell
				phones, satellite telephone, landline telephones (teleconferencing), on-site
				radios and fax/copy machines, computers with mine mapping software (CAD) and
				modems; and any other equipment deemed necessary by the Director.
2.1.5. To purchase new additional mine rescue
				equipment including but not limited to mask mounted radio connections and
				permissible radios for underground wireless communications; new lifeline/
				communications reels with a "down hole" speaker microphone system; new
				additional handheld gas detectors and infra-red and electrochemical gas
				monitoring equipment, gas sampling tubing, satellite telephones and four
				channels of seismic inputs (geophones); and any other equipment as deemed
				necessary by the Director.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 36 - Coal Mine Health And Safety › Title 36 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BOARD OF COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY › Series 36-44 - Rule Governing Mine Rescue Requirements For The Office Of Miners' Health, Safety And Training › Section 36-44-3 - Physical Requirements

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3.1. Any person
				making application to participate in initial agency mine rescue training shall
				have had an examination by a physician, who shall certify that such applicant
				is physically fit to perform mine rescue and recovery work while wearing a
				self-contained oxygen breathing apparatus. The physical examination shall be
				completed within thirty (30) days prior to scheduled initial
				training.
3.2. A physician shall
				fill out a form prescribed by the Director, and such form shall be presented to
				the Mine Rescue Training Instructor five (5) days prior to scheduled initial
				training.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 36 - Coal Mine Health And Safety › Title 36 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BOARD OF COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY › Series 36-44 - Rule Governing Mine Rescue Requirements For The Office Of Miners' Health, Safety And Training › Section 36-44-4 - Agency Mine Rescue Team Members Compensation; Worker's Compensation

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4.1. Agency
				mine rescue team members are to be paid a minimum of $400 per month, with the
				rate thereafter to be determined annually by the Director.
4.2. When engaged in mine rescue work
				required by an explosion, fire or other emergency at a mine, all members of the
				agency's mine rescue teams or other agency employees assigned to mine rescue
				operations shall, during the period of their mine rescue work, be employees of
				the operator of the mine where the emergency exists, and shall be compensated
				by the operator at the rate established in the area for such work. In no case
				shall this rate be less than the prevailing wage rate in the industry for the
				most skilled class of inside mine labor at that mine and paid according to the
				following criteria:
4.2.1. Time and half -
				when on standby at hotel/home or when traveling to the mine.
4.2.2. Double time - working in the command
				center or when available on the surface or fresh air base underground or when
				assisting mine rescue operations from those locations.
4.2.3. Triple time - when inby the fresh air
				base underground.
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 36-45 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Use Of A Solid Tow-Bar To Transport Disabled Underground Mining Equipment › Section 36-45-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				Proposed Rules and Regulations Governing the use of a Solid Triangular To Bar
				to Transport Disabled Underground Rubber Tired Mining Equipment.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- December 12,
				1991.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				January 27, 1992.
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 36-45 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Use Of A Solid Tow-Bar To Transport Disabled Underground Mining Equipment › Section 36-45-2 - Effect of Regulations

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2.1. These
				rules and regulations shall have the same effect of law and violations shall be
				deemed a violation of the law and so cited with the same effect as law. All
				provisions of W. Va. Code '22-1A 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 36-45 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Use Of A Solid Tow-Bar To Transport Disabled Underground Mining Equipment › Section 36-45-3 - Definitions

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3.1. All terms used
				in these rules and regulations, shall have the same meaning set forth in W. Va.
				Code '22A-1A-1A.
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 36-45 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Use Of A Solid Tow-Bar To Transport Disabled Underground Mining Equipment › Section 36-45-4 - Transportation of Disabled Underground Rubber Tired Mining Equipment

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4.1. Ninety (90)
				days after the effective date of these rules and regulations a solid triangular
				tow bar or suitable device approved by the director shall be used to tow
				disabled underground rubber tired mining equipment in all areas of the mine
				outby working sections, provided however, other means of towing disabled
				equipment may be used if it is necessary to transport such disabled equipment
				short distances to the nearest location where a solid triangular tow bar or
				other device approved by the director can be safely affixed to the disabled
				equipment.
4.2. No person shall be
				permitted to ride in disabled underground rubber tired mining equipment while
				it is being towed using a solid triangular tow bar unless the towed vehicle is
				equipped with operative brakes and steering functions and controls and a
				protective canopy.
4.3. Pushing a
				disabled vehicle will not be allowed unless it becomes necessary to move such
				disabled vehicle out of the road of travel or to enable access to the use of a
				solid triangular tow bar.
4.4. No
				person shall be allowed to push a disabled vehicle from the operators deck
				end.
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 36-46 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Safety Of Persons In And Around River Loadouts › Section 36-46-1 - General

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1.1 Scope. These
				rules govern safety of persons in and around river loadouts.
1.2 Authority. W. Va. Code §§
									22A-6-4
et
				seq.
1.3 Filing Date.
				September 28, 2009
1.4 Effective
				Date. October 1,2009
1.5
				Applicability. These regulations shall extend to all coal barges moored to any
				river loadout facility regulated by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and
				Training.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 36 - Coal Mine Health And Safety › Title 36 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BOARD OF COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY › Series 36-46 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Safety Of Persons In And Around River Loadouts › Section 36-46-2 - Effect of Law and Regulations

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2.1
				These regulations shall have the effect of law and violations shall be deemed a
				violation of law and so cited with the same effect as law.
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 36-46 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Safety Of Persons In And Around River Loadouts › Section 36-46-3 - Definitions

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3.1 The term
				"Director" means the Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and
				Training provided for in Chapter 22A, Article 1, Section 3 of the West Virginia
				Code.
3.2 The term "facing-up"
				means connecting the boat to the end of the barge or fleet of barges.
3.3 The term "gaging" means to verify tiie
				empty and/or loaded draft of the barge.
3.4 The term "moored" means a coal barge
				physically attached to a river loadout facility for the purpose of coal being
				loaded into the barge.
3.5 The term
				"operator" means any firm, corporation, partnership or individual operating any
				coal mine, or part thereof, or engaged in the construction of any facility
				associated with a coal mine. For purposes of this rule, the term "operator"
				does not include any firm, corporation, partnership or individual solely
				engaged in the business of delivery or retrieval of barges to the
				facility.
3.6 The term "riverman"
				means a person employed by an operator to engage in the loading and/or
				inspecting of coal on a barge at the river loadout facility regulated by the
				Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training.
3.7 The term "working line" means any line
				other than a rigging wire used to position, maneuver, or secure a
				barge.
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 36-46 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Safety Of Persons In And Around River Loadouts › Section 36-46-4 - Training Requirements of Rivermen Working on River Barges

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4.1 No operator may
				require or allow a riverman, in the course of his or her employment, to board a
				barge used for the transport of coal unless the riverman has successfully
				completed riverman task training promulgated by the Board of Miner Training,
				Education and Certification which shall include safety training, mandatory use
				of Ufe jackets while aboard a barge, working lines, handling materials,
				facing-up, proper use of wire rigging, moving barge to loadout and set-up,
				gaging during and after loading, precautions to gaging, placing empty barges,
				securing empty barges, maneuvering of barges, slack in lines, pinch points,
				communicating with boat operator, avoiding shadows, and transitioning from boat
				to barge or barge to loadout. All persons covered by this provision shall have
				such required training and annual re-training recorded on an MSHA 5000-23 form
				a copy of which shall be maintained at the facility for a period of at least
				one (1) year. Notwithstanding the effective date of this rule, the provisions
				of this subsection related to promulgation of training requirements for
				rivermen shall be effective on January 1,2010.
4.2
(A) No
				operator may require or allow any person to board a barge unless the person is
				wearing a life jacket approved by the United States Coast Guard.
(B) No operator may require or allow any
				riverman to board a barge unless he or she is equipped with and trained in the
				use and purpose of:
(1) An operable strobe
				Ught; and
(2) A marine whistle
				with lanyard.
(C) At all
				times a riverman is aboard a barge, he or she shall be equipped with a
				submersible, two-way communication device.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- To
				govern electrical safety standards that apply to high-voltage longwall circuits
				and equipment. All other existing standards in West Virginia State Mining Laws,
				Rules and Regulations or in 30 CFR MSHA Regulations must also apply to these
				longwall circuits and equipment where appropriate.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									22A-6-1
et
				seq
.
1.3. Filing Date. --
				November 16, 2011.
1.4. Effective
				Date. -- November 17, 2011.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-2 - Effect of law and regulations

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2.1.
				These regulations shall have the effect of law and violations shall be deemed a
				violation of law and so cited with the same effect as law.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-3 - Electrical protection

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3.1.
				High-voltage circuits must be protected against short circuits, overloads,
				ground faults, and undervoltages by circuit-interrupting devices of adequate
				interrupting capacity as follows:
3.1.a.
				Current settings of short-circuit protective devices must not exceed the
				setting specified in approval documentation, or seventy-five percent of the
				minimum available phase-to-phase short-circuit current, whichever is
				less.
3.1.b. Time-delay settings of
				short-circuit protective devices used to protect any cable extending from the
				section power center to a motor- starter enclosure must not exceed the settings
				specified in approval documentation, or 0.25-second, whichever is less. Time
				delay settings of short-circuit protective devices used to protect motor and
				shearer circuits must not exceed the settings specified in approval
				documentation, or three cycles, whichever is less.
3.1.c. Ground-fault currents must be limited
				by a neutral grounding resistor to not more than --
3.1.c.1. 6.5 amperes when the nominal voltage
				of the power circuit is 2,400 volts or less; or
3.1.c.2. 3.75 amperes when the nominal
				voltage of the power circuit exceeds 2,400 volts.
3.1.d. High-voltage circuits extending from
				the section power center must be provided with --
3.1.d.1. Ground-fault protection set to cause
				deenergization at not more than 40 percent of the current rating of the neutral
				grounding resistor;
3.1.d.2. A
				backup ground-fault detection device to cause deenergization when a ground
				fault occurs with the neutral grounding resistor open; and
3.1.d.3. Thermal protection for the grounding
				resistor that will deenergize the longwall power center if the resistor is
				subjected to a sustained ground fault. The thermal protection must operate at
				either 50 percent of the maximum temperature rise of the grounding resistor, or
				150 deg. C (302 deg. F), whichever is less, and must open the ground-wire
				monitor circuit for the high-voltage circuit supplying the section power
				center. The thermal protection must not be dependent upon control power and may
				consist of a current transformer and overcurrent relay.
3.1.e. High-voltage motor and shearer
				circuits must be provided with instantaneous ground-fault protection set at not
				more than 0.125-ampere.
3.1.f.
				Time-delay settings of ground-fault protective devices used to provide
				coordination with the instantaneous ground-fault protection of motor and
				shearer circuits must not exceed 0.25-second.
3.1.g. Undervoltage protection must be
				provided by a device which operates on loss of voltage to cause and maintain
				the interruption of power to a circuit to prevent automatic restarting of the
				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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-4 - Disconnect devices

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4.1. The
				section power center must be equipped with a main disconnecting device
				installed to deenergize all cables extending to longwall equipment when the
				device is in the "open" position.
4.2. Disconnecting devices for motor-starter
				enclosures must be maintained in accordance with the approval requirements set
				forth by Title 30 CFR §18.53 of paragraph (f). The compartment for the
				disconnect device must be provided with a caution label to warn miners against
				entering the compartment before deenergizing the incoming high- voltage
				circuits to the compartment.
4.3.
				Disconnecting devices must be rated for the maximum phase-to-phase voltage of
				the circuit in which they are installed, and for the full-load current of the
				circuit that is supplied power through the device.
4.4. Each disconnecting device must be
				designed and installed so that --
4.4.a.
				Visual observation determines that the contacts are open without removing any
				cover;
4.4.b. All load power
				conductors can be grounded when the device is in the "open" position;
				and
4.4.c. The device can be locked
				in the "open" position.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-5 - Guarding of cables

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5.1.
				High-voltage cables must be guarded at the following locations:
5.1.a. Where persons regularly work or travel
				over or under the cables.
5.1.b.
				Where the cables leave cable handling or support systems to extend to electric
				components.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-6 - Cable handling and support systems

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6.1. Longwall mining equipment must be
				provided with cable-handling and support systems that are constructed,
				installed and maintained to minimize the possibility of miners contacting the
				cables and to protect the high-voltage cables from damage.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-7 - Use of insulated cable handling equipment

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7.1. Energized high-voltage cables must not
				be handled except when motor or shearer cables need to be trained. When cables
				need to be trained, high-voltage insulated gloves, mitts, hooks, tongs, slings,
				aprons, or other personal protective equipment capable of providing protection
				against shock hazard must be used to prevent direct contact with the cable. Any
				such equipment will be provided for by the employer.
7.2. High-voltage insulated gloves, sleeves,
				and other insulated personal protective equipment must --
7.2.a. Have a voltage rating of at least
				Class 1 (7,500 volts) that meets or exceeds ASTM F496-97, "Standard
				Specification for In-Service Care of Insulating Gloves and Sleeves"
				(1997).
7.2.b. Be examined before
				each use for visible signs of damage.
7.2.c. Be electrically tested every thirty
				days after initial use and, every year when properly stored and not in use.
				This must be done in accordance with publication ASTM F496-97.
7.2.d. Be removed from the underground area
				of the mine or destroyed when damaged or defective.
7.2.e. A record of insulated cable handling
				equipment must be made, kept in a book prescribed by the Director and made
				available to all interested persons upon request.
7.2.f. Will be provided for by the
				employer.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-8 - Motor-starter enclosures; barriers and interlocks

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Compartment separation and cover interlock switches for
				  motor- starter enclosures must be maintained in accordance with the approval
				  requirements as set fourth by MSHA.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-9 - Electrical work; troubleshooting and testing

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a. Electrical work on all circuits and
				equipment associated with high-voltage longwalls must be performed only by
				persons certified. No electrical work shall be performed on low-, medium-, or
				high-voltage distribution circuits or equipment, except by a certified person
				or by a person trained to perform electrical work and to maintain electrical
				equipment under the direct supervision of a certified person.
b. Prior to performing electrical work,
				except for troubleshooting and testing of energized circuits and equipment as
				provided for in paragraph 9.4. of this section, a certified person must do the
				following:
1. Deenergize the circuit or
				equipment with a circuit-interrupting device.
2. Open the circuit disconnecting device. On
				high-voltage circuits, ground the power conductors until work on the circuit is
				completed.
3. Lock out the
				disconnecting device with a padlock. When more than one certified person is
				performing work, each person must install an individual padlock.
4. Tag the disconnecting device to identify
				each person working and the circuit or equipment on which work is being
				performed.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-10 - Testing, examination and maintenance

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10.1. At least once every 7 days, a person
				certified in accordance with West Virginia State Mining Laws, Rules and
				Regulations shall perform electrical work on all circuits and equipment must
				test and examine each unit of high-voltage longwall equipment and circuits to
				determine that electrical protection, equipment grounding, permissibility,
				cable insulation, and control devices are being properly maintained to prevent
				fire, electrical shock, ignition, or operational hazards from existing on the
				equipment. Tests must include activating the ground-fault test circuit as
				required by this section.
10.2.
				Each ground-wire monitor and associated circuits must be examined and tested at
				least once each 30 days to verify proper operation and that it will cause the
				corresponding circuit-interrupting device to open.
10.3. When examinations or tests of equipment
				reveal a fire, electrical shock, ignition, or operational hazard, the equipment
				must be removed from service immediately or repaired immediately.
10.4. At the completion of examinations and
				tests required by this section, the person who makes the examinations and tests
				must certify by signature and date that they have been conducted. A record must
				be made of any unsafe condition found and any corrective action taken.
				Certifications and records must be kept for at least one year and must be made
				available for inspection by authorized representatives of the Office of Miners'
				Health, Safety and Training and representatives of miners.
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 36-47 - Rules and Regulations Governing High Voltage Longwalls › Section 36-47-11 - Underground high-voltage longwall cables

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11.1. In addition to the high-voltage cable
				design specifications, high-voltage cables for use on longwalls may be a type
				SHD cable with a center ground-check conductor no smaller than a No. 16 AWG
				stranded conductor. The cables must be MSHA accepted as
				flame-resistant.
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 36-48 - Rules And Regulations Governing High Voltage Continuous Miners › Section 36-48-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- To
				govern electrical safety standards that apply to high-voltage continuous
				miners.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code §
									22A-6-1
				et seq.
1.3. Filing Date. -- August
				16, 2010.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				August 17, 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 36-48 - Rules And Regulations Governing High Voltage Continuous Miners › Section 36-48-2 - Effect of Law and Regulations

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2.1.
				These regulations shall have the effect of law and violations shall be deemed a
				violation of law and so cited with the same effect as law.
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 36-48 - Rules And Regulations Governing High Voltage Continuous Miners › Section 36-48-4 - Cable Crossings

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4.1. When
				equipment must cross any portion of the cable, the cable must either be
				suspended from the roof or protected by a cable crossover having the following
				specifications:
4.1.a. Have a minimum length
				of 33 inches;
4.1.b. Have a minimum
				width of 17 inches;
4.1.c. Have a
				minimum height of 3 inches;
4.1.d.
				Have a cable placement area that is a minimum of two and one half inches (2
				1/2") high by four and one quarter inches (4 1/4") wide;
4.1.e. Use nonconductive material for the
				crossover;
4.1.f. Made of material
				with a distinctive color. The color black shall not be used;
4.1.g. Made of material that has a minimum
				compressive strength of 6,400 per square inch (psi).
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 36-48 - Rules And Regulations Governing High Voltage Continuous Miners › Section 36-48-5 - Splices and Repairs

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5.1. Splices
				and repairs in high-voltage trailing cables shall be made only by a certified
				electrician or an apprentice electrician under the immediate supervision of a
				certified electrician who has received hands-on training in the proper methods
				of splicing and repairing these high-voltage trailing cables.
5.1.a. Splice means the mechanical joining of
				one or more severed conductors in a single length of cable including
				replacement of: insulation, semi-conductive tape, metallic shielding, and outer
				jacket(s).
5.1.b. Repair means to
				fix damage to any component of the cable other than the conductor.
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6.1.
				The high-voltage trailing cable shall be designed as follows:
6.1.a. A 100 percent semi-conductor tape
				shielding over each insulated power conductor;
6.1.b. A grounded metallic braid shielding
				over each insulated power conductor;
6.1.c. A ground-check conductor not smaller
				than a number 10 A.W.G.; or if a center ground-check conductor is used, not
				smaller than a number 16 A.W.G. stranded conductor; and
6.1.d. Either a double-jacket or
				single-jacket as follows:
6.1.d.1. A
				double-jacketed cable consisting of reinforced outer and inner protective
				layers. The inner layer must be a distinctive color from the outer layer. The
				color black shall not be used for either of the two protective insulation
				layers. The tear strength must be more than 40 pounds per inch thickness and
				tensile strength must be more than 2,400 pounds per square inch.
6.1.d.2. A single-jacketed cable. The cable
				jacket must not be black. The tear strength must be more than 100 pounds per
				inch thickness and tensile strength must be more than 4,000 pounds per square
				inch.
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7.1. Frequency of
				examination; record keeping:
7.1.a. Once each
				production shift a certified electrician shall de-energize and inspect the
				entire length of the high-voltage trailing cable from the section power center
				to the continuous miner. The inspection shall include inspecting the integrity
				of the outer jacket of the high-voltage trailing cable, all permanent splices,
				and those areas where protective guarding is required.
7.1.b. At least once every seven days, a
				person qualified must test and examine high-voltage continuous mining machines
				to determine that electrical protection, equipment grounding, permissibility,
				cable insulation, and control devices are being properly installed and
				maintained.
7.1.c. At least once
				every seven days, a certified electrician must activate the ground-fault test
				circuit to verify that it will cause the corresponding circuit-interrupting
				device to open.
7.1.d. At least
				once every seven days, a certified electrician must examine and test each
				high-voltage continuous mining machine ground-wire monitor circuit to verify
				that it will cause the corresponding circuit-interrupting device to
				open.
7.1.e. Record of Tests:
7.1.e.1. At the completion of examinations
				and test required under Items (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the
				person conducting the examinations and tests must:
7.1.e.1.A. Certify by signature and date that
				the examinations and tests have been conducted.
7.1.e.1.B. Make a record of any unsafe
				condition found.
7.1.e.2. Any corrective action(s) must be
				recorded by the person taking the corrective action.
7.1.e.3. The record must be countersigned by
				the mine foreman or equivalent mine official by the end of the mine foreman's
				or the equivalent mine official's next regularly scheduled working
				shift.
7.1.e.4. Records must be
				maintained in a secure book that is not susceptible to alteration or
				electronically in a computer system so as to be secure and not susceptible to
				alteration.
7.1.e.5. Certifications
				and records must be kept for at least 1 year and must be made available for
				inspection by authorized representatives of the Secretary and representatives
				of miners.
7.1.f. When
				examinations or tests of equipment reveal a risk of fire, electrical shock,
				ignition or operational hazard, the equipment must be immediately removed from
				service or repaired.
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8.1. Each
				ground-fault current device shall be provided with a test circuit that will
				inject a current of 50 percent or less of the current rating of the grounding
				resistor and cause each corresponding circuit interrupting device to open. The
				test circuit shall not subject the equipment to an actual phase-to-phase ground
				fault.
8.2. All components that
				provide short-circuit protection shall have an interruption rating in
				accordance with maximum short-circuit currents available inby that circuit
				interrupting device(s), and shall be rated for the maximum phase-to-phase
				voltage of the circuit.
8.3.
				High-voltage circuits shall be protected against short-circuits, overloads,
				ground faults, and undervoltage by a circuit interrupting device of adequate
				interrupting capacity.
8.4. The
				miner high-voltage trailing cable shall be provided with undervoltage
				protection which operates on loss of voltage to cause and maintain the
				interruption of power to the circuit to prevent automatic restarting of the
				equipment.
8.5. Circuit
				interrupting devices shall not reclose automatically.
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9.1. The
				section power center shall be equipped with a main disconnecting device
				installed to de-energize the primary of all transformers supplying high-voltage
				power when the device is in the open position. The high-voltage trailing cable
				extending to section equipment shall be equipped with a disconnecting device
				installed to de-energize the trailing cable when the device is in the open
				position.
9.1.a. The power center must be
				equipped with an externally accessible emergency stop switch hard wired into
				the incoming ground-wire monitor circuit that de-energizes the incoming
				high-voltage power circuit to the section power center in the event of an
				emergency.
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10.1. An
				identification sign shall be located near each high voltage visible disconnect
				device at the power center providing power directly to the high voltage
				continuous mining machine.
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11.1. The control circuit for the power
				center shall be interlocked with the primary disconnecting device in the power
				center so that:
11.1.a. When the primary
				disconnecting device is in the open position, the control circuit can only be
				powered through an auxiliary switch in the test position; and
11.1.b. When the primary disconnecting device
				is in the closed position, the control circuit can be powered only through an
				auxiliary switch in the normal position.
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12.1.
				Trouble-shooting and testing of energized circuits shall be limited to the
				following:
12.1.a. Trouble-shooting and
				testing of energized circuits shall only be conducted on low and medium voltage
				circuits; and
12.1.b.
				Trouble-shooting and testing of energized low- or medium-voltage circuits and
				equipment shall only be performed by persons certified to perform electrical or
				an apprentice electrician under the immediate supervision of a certified
				electrician. These persons shall wear rubber insulating gloves rated at least
				for the nominal voltage of the low- or medium-voltage circuit or equipment
				while trouble-shooting or testing.
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13.1. During
				normal operations of making unit power moves, either advancement or retreat or
				when it becomes necessary to move additional slack high-voltage trailing cable
				from the power center to the last open crosscut, the high-voltage cable shall
				be deenergized, locked and tagged out, prior to the high-voltage trailing cable
				being handled or a unit power move is made.
13.2. The 2400-volt continuous miner trailing
				cable shall only be connected to the working section power center. With the
				exception of the continuous miner trailing cable, handling of any other
				energized high-voltage power cable in the mine is prohibited.
13.3. All electrical protective equipment
				used to handle energized high-voltage trailing cables shall be provided by the
				mine operator.
13.4. Miners shall
				not handle or move the energized high-voltage trailing cables unless they are
				wearing properly tested, Class 1 rated insulated gloves (minimum 7500-volts
				rating). Miners must not handle energized high-voltage cables with any parts of
				their bodies except by hand and with the proper high voltage
				equipment.
13.5. Other electrical
				protective equipment, such as tongs or hot sticks may be used in conjunction
				with the properly rated insulated gloves while handling the energized
				high-voltage trailing cable if the protective equipment is rated to withstand
				at least 7,500 volts, designed and manufactured for cable handling, is not
				damaged or defective.
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14.1.
				Electrical personal protective equipment shall be visually inspected before
				each use for signs of damage or defects.
14.2. Rubber gloves shall be examined and
				tested before each use to ensure their effectiveness, and electrically tested
				every thirty days in accordance with publication ASTM F496-02a.
14.2.a. The rubber glove portion must be
				air-tested at the beginning of each shift to ensure its
				effectiveness.
14.2.b. Both the
				leather protector and rubber insulating gloves must be visually examined before
				each use for signs of damage or defects.
14.2.c. Damaged rubber gloves must be removed
				from the underground area of the mine or destroyed. Leather protectors must be
				maintained in good condition or replaced.
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15.1. Each
				ground-fault test circuit shall be actuated weekly by a certified electrician
				or an apprentice electrician under the immediate supervision of a certified
				electrician qualified to perform electrical work on high-voltage circuits and
				equipment and this qualified person shall also activate the emergency stop
				button and verify that the corresponding devices open.
15.2. The continuous mining machine(s) must
				not be used for cutting purposes or operated in the mining and production of
				coal until after The Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training has
				inspected the equipment and procedures and determined both are in compliance
				with all the terms and conditions of this regulation.
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16.1. Prior to
				using the high-voltage continuous miner system, training shall be conducted for
				all qualified persons on the proper testing procedures to be utilized. All
				miners assigned to work in the area of the high-voltage trailing cable shall be
				instructed in the safety precautions for handling and use of high-voltage
				trailing cables. The training shall be "hands on" specific, and shall be
				incorporated into the annual refresher training plan for the mine.
16.2. Specialized training for certified
				electricians will be required to repair, maintain and/or trouble-shoot the
				high-voltage trailing cable and equipment. This training shall focus on the
				requirements of this law and other applicable laws set forth by the State of
				West Virginia. The safety committee at the mine or other interested persons may
				monitor this training.
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17.1. Tramming the
				continuous mining machine in and out of the mine, and from section to section,
				must be done in accordance as follows:
17.1.a. The power source must not be located
				in areas where permissible equipment is required;
17.1.b. The continuous mining machine must
				not be used for mining or cutting purposes, except when powered by the approved
				high voltage power center;
17.1.c.
				The energized high-voltage cable must be mechanically secured on-board the
				continuous mining machine, if applicable;
17.1.d. Prior to tramming the continuous
				mining machine:
17.1.d.1. A certified
				electrician must activate the ground-fault and ground-wire monitor test
				circuits of the power sources to ensure that the corresponding
				circuit-interrupting device opens the circuit;
17.1.d.2. Corrective actions and
				recordkeeping resulting from these tests must be made;
17.1.d.3. Where applicable, a certified
				electrician designated by the mine operator must activate the test circuit for
				the grounded-phase detection circuit on the continuous mining machine to ensure
				that the detection circuit is functioning properly. Corrective actions
				resulting from this test failure must be made.
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18.1. Upon the effective date of the
				enactment of this regulation all waivers previously granted for modifying W.
				Va. Code §
									22A-2-40(80)
				by the Technical Review Committee for operation of high voltage miners will be
				null and void.
18.2. All other
				existing standards in West Virginia State Mining Laws, Rules and Regulations or
				in Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations must also apply to these high voltage
				continuous miner circuits and equipment where appropriate.
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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule governs the use of hoisting machinery, communication, safety devices,
				hoisting engineers and drum runners in underground coal mines.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									22-6-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- October 4,
				2013.
1.4. Effective Date --
				January 5, 2014.
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2.1.
				These regulations shall have the effect of law and violations shall be deemed a
				violation of law and so cited with the same effect as law.
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3.1. The operator
				of every coal mine shall have at least two effective methods of communication,
				approved by the Director, for signaling from the top to the bottom and
				intermediate landings of shafts/slopes, suitably adapted to the free passage of
				sound, through which conversation may be held between persons at the top and at
				the bottom of the shaft/slope station(s) and person(s) at the hoist room;
				Signaling systems used for communication between shaft/slope stations and the
				hoist room shall be tested daily.