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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart O - Personnel Hoisting › Section 77.1436 - Drum end attachment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For drum end
				  attachment, wire rope shall be attached-
(1)
				  Securely by clips after making one full turn around the drum spoke;
(2)Securely by clips after making one full
				  turn around the shaft, if the drum is fixed to the shaft; or
(3) By properly assembled anchor bolts,
				  clamps, or wedges, provided that the attachment is a design feature of the
				  hoist drum. Design feature means either the manufacturer's original design or a
				  design approved by a registered professional engineer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart O - Personnel Hoisting › Section 77.1437 - End attachment retermination

Current through July 13, 2024
Damaged or deteriorated wire rope shall be removed by
					 cutoff and the rope reterminated where there is-
(a) More than one broken wire at an
				  attachment;
(b) Improper
				  installation of an attachment;
(c)
				  Slippage at an attachment; or
(d)
				  Evidence of deterioration from corrosion at an attachment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart P - Auger Mining › Section 77.1500 - Auger mining; planning

Current through July 13, 2024
Auger mining shall be planned and conducted by the operator
					 to insure against any hazard to underground workings located at or near such
					 auger operations and all auger holes shall be located so as to prevent:
(a) The disruption of the ventilation system
				  of any active underground mine;
(b)
				  Inundation hazards from surface water entering any active underground
				  mine;
(c) Damage to the roof and
				  ribs of active underground workings; and
(d) Intersection of auger holes with
				  underground mine workings known to contain dangerous quantities of impounded
				  water.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart P - Auger Mining › Section 77.1501 - Auger mining; inspections

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The face of all
				  highwalls, to a distance of 25 feet on both sides of each drilling site, shall
				  be inspected by a certified person before any augering operation is begun, and
				  at least once during each coal producing shift and all loose material shall be
				  removed from the drilling site before persons are permitted to enter the
				  drilling area. The results of all such inspections shall be recorded daily in a
				  book approved by the Secretary.
(b)
				  In addition, the face of all highwalls, to a distance of 25 feet on both sides
				  of each drilling site, shall be inspected frequently by a certified person
				  during any auger operation conducted either during or after a heavy rainfall or
				  during any period of intermittent freezing and thawing and the results of such
				  inspections shall be recorded as provided in paragraph (a) of this
				  section.
(c) When an auger hole
				  penetrates an abandoned or mined out area of an underground mine, tests for
				  methane and oxygen deficiency shall be made at the collar of the hole by a
				  qualified person using devices approved by the Secretary to determine if
				  dangerous quantities of methane or oxygen-deficient air are present or being
				  emitted. If such is found no further work shall be performed until the
				  atmosphere has been made safe.
(d)
				  Tests for oxygen deficiency shall be conducted with a permissible flame safety
				  lamp or other means approved by the Secretary and all tests for methane shall
				  be conducted with a methane detector approved by the Secretary.
(e) Internal combustion engines shall not be
				  operated in the vicinity of any auger hole in which tests for methane or oxygen
				  deficiency are being made.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart P - Auger Mining › Section 77.1502 - Auger holes; restriction against entering

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall be permitted to enter an auger hole except
					 with the approval of the Coal Mine Health and Safety District Manager or
					 Subdistrict Manager of the district in which the mine is located and the State
					 Mine Inspector ,and under such conditions as may be prescribed by such
					 managers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart P - Auger Mining › Section 77.1503 - Augering equipment; overhead protection

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Auger
				  machines which are exposed to highwall hazards, together with all those parts
				  of any coal elevating conveyors where persons are required to work during
				  augering operations, shall be covered with heavy gage screen which does not
				  obstruct the view of the highwall and is strong enough to prevent injuries to
				  workmen from falling material.
(b)
				  No work shall be done under any overhang and, when a crew is engaged in
				  connecting or disconnecting auger sections under a highwall, at least one
				  person shall be assigned to observe the highwall for possible
				  movement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart P - Auger Mining › Section 77.1504 - Auger equipment; operation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Persons shall
				  be kept clear of the auger train while it is in motion and shall not be
				  permitted to pass under or over an auger train, except where adequate crossing
				  facilities are provided.
(b)
				  Persons shall be kept clear of auger sections being swung into
				  position.
(c) No person, including
				  the auger machine operator, shall, where practicable, be stationed in direct
				  line with a borehole during augering operations.
(d) Operator of auger equipment shall not
				  leave the controls of such equipment while the auger is in operation.
(e) Adequate illumination shall be provided
				  for work areas after dark.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart Q - Loading and Haulage › Section 77.1600 - Loading and haulage; general

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Only authorized
				  persons shall be permitted on haulage roads and at loading or dumping
				  locations.
(b) Traffic rules,
				  signals, and warning signs shall be standardized at each mine and
				  posted.
(c) Where side or overhead
				  clearances on any haulage road or at any loading or dumping location at the
				  mine are hazardous to mine workers, such areas shall be conspicuously marked
				  and warning devices shall be installed when necessary to insure the safety of
				  the workers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart Q - Loading and Haulage › Section 77.1601 - Transportation of persons; restrictions

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall be permitted to ride or be otherwise
					 transported on or in the following equipment whether loaded or empty:
(a) Dippers, shovels, buckets, forks, and
				  clamshells;
(b) The cargo space of
				  dump trucks or haulage equipment used to transport coal or other
				  material;
(c) Outside the cabs and
				  beds of mobile equipment;
(d)
				  Chain, belt, or bucket conveyors, except where such conveyors are specifically
				  designed to transport persons; and
(e) Loaded buckets on aerial
				  tramways.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart Q - Loading and Haulage › Section 77.1602 - Use of aerial tramways to transport persons

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons other than maintenance men shall not ride empty
					 buckets on 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.
(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 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart Q - Loading and Haulage › Section 77.1603 - Trains and locomotives; authorized persons

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Only
				  authorized persons shall be permitted to ride on trains or locomotives and they
				  shall ride in a safe position.
(b)
				  Men shall not get on or off moving equipment, except that trainmen may get on
				  or off of slowly moving trains.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart Q - Loading and Haulage › Section 77.1604 - Transportation of persons; overcrowding

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No man-trip
				  vehicle or other conveyance used to transport persons to and from work areas at
				  surface coal mines shall be overcrowded and all persons shall ride in a safe
				  position.
(b) Supplies, materials,
				  and tools other than small handtools shall not be transported with men in
				  man-trip vehicles unless such vehicles are specifically designed to make such
				  transportation safe.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart Q - Loading and Haulage › Section 77.1605 - Loading and haulage equipment; installations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Cab
				  windows shall be of safety glass or equivalent, in good condition and shall be
				  kept clean.
(b) Mobile equipment
				  shall be equipped with adequate brakes, and all trucks and front-end loaders
				  shall also be equipped with parking brakes.
(c) Positive-action type brakes shall be
				  provided on aerial tramways.
(d)
				  Mobile equipment shall be provided with audible warning devices. Lights shall
				  be provided on both ends when required.
(e) Guard nets or other suitable protection
				  shall be provided where tramways pass over roadways, walkways, or
				  buildings.
(f) Guards shall be
				  installed to prevent swaying buckets from hitting towers.
(g) Aerial tramway cable connections shall be
				  designed to offer minimum obstruction to the passage of wheels.
(h) Rocker-bottom or bottom-dump cars shall
				  be equipped with positive locking devices, or other suitable devices.
(i) Ramps and dumps shall be of solid
				  construction, of ample width, have ample clearance and headroom, and be kept
				  reasonably free of spillage.
(j)
				  Chute-loading installations shall be designed so that the men pulling chutes
				  are not required to be in a hazardous position during loading
				  operations.
(k) Berms or guards
				  shall be provided on the outer bank of elevated roadways.
(l) Berms, bumper blocks, safety hooks, or
				  similar means shall be provided to prevent overtravel and overturning at
				  dumping locations.
(m) Roadbeds,
				  rails, joints, switches, frogs, and other elements on railroads shall be
				  designed, installed, and maintained in a safe manner consistent with the speed
				  and type of haulage.
(n) Where
				  practicable, a minimum of 30 inches continuous clearance from the farthest
				  projection of moving railroad equipment shall be provided on at least one side
				  of the tracks; all places where it is not possible to provide 30-inch clearance
				  shall be marked conspicuously.
(o)
				  Track guardrails, lead rails, and frogs shall be protected or blocked so as to
				  prevent a person's foot from becoming wedged.
(p) Positive-acting stop-blocks, derail
				  devices, track skates, or other adequate means shall be installed wherever
				  necessary to protect persons from runaway or moving railroad
				  equipment.
(q) Switch throws shall
				  be installed so as to provide adequate clearance for switchmen.
(r) Where necessary, bumper blocks or the
				  equivalent shall be provided at all track dead ends.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart Q - Loading and Haulage › Section 77.1606 - Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Mobile loading and haulage equipment
				  shall be inspected by a competent person before such equipment is placed in
				  operation. Equipment defects affecting safety shall be recorded and reported to
				  the mine operator.
(b) Carriers on
				  aerial tramways, including loading and unloading mechanisms, shall be inspected
				  each shift; brakes shall be inspected daily; ropes and supports shall be
				  inspected as recommended by the manufacturer or as physical conditions warrant.
				  Equipment defects affecting safety shall be reported to the mine
				  operator.
(c) Equipment defects
				  affecting safety shall be corrected before the equipment is used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart Q - Loading and Haulage › Section 77.1608 - Dumping facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Dumping
				  locations and haulage roads shall be kept reasonably free of water, debris, and
				  spillage.
(b) Where the ground at a
				  dumping place may fail to support the weight of a loaded dump truck, trucks
				  shall be dumped a safe distance back from the edge of the bank.
(c) Adequate protection shall be provided at
				  dumping locations where persons may be endangered by falling
				  material.
(d) Grizzlies, grates,
				  and other sizing devices at dump and transfer points shall be anchored securely
				  in place.
(e) If truck spotters are
				  used, they shall be well in the clear while trucks are backing into dumping
				  position and dumping; lights shall be used at night to direct trucks.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1700 - Communications in work areas

Current through July 13, 2024
No employee shall be assigned, or allowed, or be required
					 to perform work alone in any area where hazardous conditions exist that would
					 endanger his safety unless he can communicate with others, can be heard, or can
					 be seen.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1701 - Emergency communications; requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each
				  operator of a surface coal mine shall establish and maintain a communication
				  system from the mine to the nearest point of medical assistance for use in an
				  emergency.
(b) The emergency
				  communication system required to be maintained under paragraph (a) of this
				  section may be established by telephone or radio transmission or by any other
				  means of prompt communication to any facility (for example, the local sheriff,
				  the State highway patrol, or local hospital) which has available the means of
				  communication with the person or persons providing emergency medical assistance
				  or transportation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this
				  section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1702 - Arrangements for emergency medical assistance and transportation for injured persons; reporting requirements; posting requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each operator of a surface coal mine
				  shall make arrangements with a licensed physician, medical service, medical
				  clinic, or hospital to provide 24-hour emergency medical assistance for any
				  person injured at the mine.
(b)
				  Each operator shall make arrangements with an ambulance service, or otherwise
				  provide for 24-hour emergency transportation for any person injured at the
				  mine.
(c) Each operator shall, on
				  or before September 30, 1971, report to the Coal Mine Health and Safety
				  District Manager for the district in which the mine is located the name, title
				  and address of the physician, medical service, medical clinic, hospital, or
				  ambulance service with whom arrangements have been made, or otherwise provided,
				  in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
				  section.
(d) Each operator shall,
				  within 10 days after any change of the arrangements required to be reported
				  under the provisions of this section, report such changes to the Coal Mine
				  Health and Safety District Manager. If such changes involve a substitution of
				  persons, the operator shall provide the name, title, and address of the person
				  substituted together with the name and address of the medical service, medical
				  clinic, hospital, or ambulance service with which such person or persons are
				  associated.
(e) Each operator
				  shall, immediately after making an arrangement required under the provisions of
				  paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, or immediately after any change, of
				  such agreement, post at appropriate places at the mine the names, titles,
				  addresses, and telephone numbers of all persons or services currently available
				  under such arrangements to provide medical assistance and transportation at the
				  mine.
Pub. L. No. 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812 (
						44
						U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1219-0036
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1703 - First-Aid training; supervisory employees

Current through July 13, 2024
The mine operator shall conduct first-aid training courses
					 for selected supervisory employees at the mine. Within 60 days after the
					 selection of a new supervisory employee to be so trained, the mine operator
					 shall certify by signature and date the name of the employee and date on which
					 the employee satisfactorily completed the first-aid training course. The
					 certification shall be kept at the mine and made available on request to an
					 authorized representative of the Secretary.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1704 - First aid training program; availability of instruction to all miners

Current through July 13, 2024
On or before December 30, 1971, each operator of a surface
					 coal mine shall make available to all miners employed in the mine a course of
					 instruction in first aid conducted by the operator or under the auspices of the
					 operator, and such a course of instruction shall be made available to newly
					 employed miners within 6 months after the date of employment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1705 - First aid training program; retraining of supervisory employees; availability to all miners

Current through July 13, 2024
Beginning January 1, 1972, each operator of a surface coal
					 mine shall conduct refresher first aid training programs each calendar year for
					 all selected supervisory employees and make available refresher first aid
					 training courses to all miners employed in the mine.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1706 - First aid training program; minimum requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All first aid training programs required
				  under the provisions of SS 77.1703 and 77.1704 shall include 10 class hours of
				  training in a course of instruction similar to that outlined in "First Aid, A
				  Bureau of Mines Instruction Manual."
(b) Refresher first aid training programs
				  required under the provisions of S 77.1705 shall include 5 class hours of
				  refresher training in a course of instruction similar to that outlined in
				  "First Aid, A Bureau of Mines Instruction Manual."
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1707 - First aid equipment; location; minimum requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each operator of a surface coal mine
				  shall maintain a supply of the first aid equipment set forth in paragraph (b)
				  of this section at or near each working place where coal is being mined, at
				  each preparation plant and at shops and other surface installation where ten or
				  more persons are regularly employed.
(b) The first aid equipment required to be
				  maintained under the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section shall include
				  at least the following:
(1) One
				  stretcher;
(2) One broken-back
				  board (if a splint-stretcher combination is used it will satisfy the
				  requirements of both paragraph (b) (1) of this section and this paragraph (b)
				  (2));
(3) Twenty-four triangular
				  bandages (15 if a splint-stretcher combination is used);
(4) Eight 4-inch bandage
				  compresses;
(5) Eight 2-inch
				  bandage compresses;
(6)Twelve
				  1-inch adhesive compresses;
(7) An
				  approved burn remedy;
(8) Two cloth
				  blankets;
(9) One rubber blanket or
				  equivalent substitute;
(10) Two
				  tourniquets;
(11) One 1-ounce
				  bottle of aromatic spirits of ammonia or 1 dozen ammonia ampules;
				  and,
(12) The necessary complements
				  of arm and leg splints or two each inflatable plastic arm and leg
				  splints.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1708 - Safety program; instruction of persons employed at the mine

Current through July 13, 2024
On or before September 30, 1971, each operator of a surface
					 coal mine shall establish and maintain a program of instruction with respect to
					 the safety regulations and procedures to be followed at the mine and shall
					 publish and distribute to each employee, and post in conspicuous places
					 throughout the mine, all such safety regulations and procedures established in
					 accordance with the provisions of this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1709 - Safety training; inexperienced employees

Current through July 13, 2024
New employees shall be indoctrinated in safety rules and
					 safe work procedures and inexperienced employees shall not be assigned to work
					 duties until they have been trained thoroughly in safe work procedures related
					 to the assigned work duties.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1710 - Protective clothing; requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
Each employee working in a surface coal mine or in the
					 surface work areas of an underground coal mine shall be required to wear
					 protective clothing and devices as indicated below:
(a) Protective clothing or equipment and
				  face-shields or goggles shall be worn when welding, cutting, or working with
				  molten metal or when other hazards to the eyes exist.
(b) Suitable protective clothing to cover the
				  entire body when handling corrosive or toxic substances or other materials
				  which might cause injury to the skin.
(c) Protective gloves when handling materials
				  or performing work which might cause injury to the hands; however, gloves shall
				  not be worn where they would create a greater hazard by becoming entangled in
				  the moving parts of equipment.
(d)
				  A suitable hard hat or hard cap when in or around a mine or plant where falling
				  objects may create a hazard. If a hard hat or hard cap is painted, nonmetallic
				  based paint shall be used.
(e)
				  Suitable protective footwear.
(f)
				  Snug-fitting clothing when working around moving machinery or
				  equipment.
(g) Safety belts and
				  lines where there is danger of falling; a second person shall tend the lifeline
				  when bins, tanks, or other dangerous areas are entered.
(h) Lifejackets or belts where there is
				  danger from falling into water.
(i)
				  Seatbelts in a vehicle where there is a danger of overturning and where roll
				  protection is provided.
Sec. 101(a), Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of
						1969, as amended (83 Stat. 745;
						30 U.S.C.
						811(a)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1710-1 - Distinctively colored hard hats or hard caps; identification for newly employed, inexperienced miners

Current through July 13, 2024
Hard hats or hard caps distinctively different in color
					 from those worn by experienced miners shall be worn at all times by each newly
					 employed, inexperienced miner when working in or around a mine or plant for at
					 least one year from the date of his initial employment as a miner or until he
					 has been qualified or certified as a miner by the State in which he is
					 employed.
Sec. 101(a), Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of
						1969, as amended (83 Stat. 745;
						30 U.S.C.
						811(a)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1712 - Reopening mines; notification; inspection prior to mining

Current through July 13, 2024
Prior to reopening any surface coal mine after it has been
					 abandoned or declared inactive by the operator, the operator shall notify the
					 Coal Mine Health and Safety District Manager for the district in which the mine
					 is located and the State Mine Inspector, and an inspection of the entire mine
					 shall be completed by an authorized representative of the Secretary and the
					 State Mine Inspector before any mining operations in such mine are
					 instituted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart R - Miscellaneous › Section 77.1713 - Daily inspection of surface coal mine; certified person; reports of inspection

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) At least once
				  during each working shift, or more often if necessary for safety, each active
				  working area and each active surface installation shall be examined by a
				  certified person designated by the operator to conduct such examinations for
				  hazardous conditions and any hazardous conditions noted during such
				  examinations shall be reported to the operator and shall be corrected by the
				  operator.
(b) If any hazardous
				  condition noted during an examination conducted in accordance with paragraph
				  (a) of this section creates an imminent danger, the person conducting such
				  examination shall notify the operator and the operator shall withdraw all
				  persons from the area affected, except those persons referred to in section
				  104(d) of the Act, until the danger is abated.
(c) After each examination conducted in
				  accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, each certified
				  person who conducted all or any part of the examination required shall enter
				  with ink or indelible pencil in a book approved by the Secretary the date and a
				  report of the condition of the mine or any area of the mine which he has
				  inspected together with a report of the nature and location of any hazardous
				  condition found to be present at the mine. The book in which such entries are
				  made shall be kept in an area at the mine designated by the operator to
				  minimize the danger of destruction by fire or other hazard.
(d) All examination reports recorded in
				  accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section shall include a
				  report of the action taken to abate hazardous conditions and shall be signed or
				  countersigned each day by at least one of the following persons:
(1) The surface mine foreman;
(2) The assistant superintendent of the
				  mine;
(3) The superintendent of the
				  mine; or,
(4) The person designated
				  by the operator as responsible for health and safety at the mine.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart S - Trolley Wires and Trolley Feeder Wires › Section 77.1800 - Cutout switches

Current through July 13, 2024
Trolley wires and trolley feeder wires shall be provided
					 with cutout switches at intervals of not more than 2,000 feet and near the
					 beginning of all branch lines.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart S - Trolley Wires and Trolley Feeder Wires › Section 77.1801 - Overcurrent protection

Current through July 13, 2024
Trolley wires and trolley feeder wires shall be provided
					 with overcurrent protection.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart S - Trolley Wires and Trolley Feeder Wires › Section 77.1801-1 - Devices for overcurrent protection

Current through July 13, 2024
Automatic circuit interrupting devices that will deenergize
					 the affected circuit upon occurrence of a short circuit at any point in the
					 system will meet the requirements of S 77.1801.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart S - Trolley Wires and Trolley Feeder Wires › Section 77.1802 - Insulation of trolley wires, trolley feeder wires and bare signal wires; guarding of trolley wires and trolley feeder wires

Current through July 13, 2024
Trolley wires, trolley feeder wires, and bare signal wires
					 shall be adequately guarded:
(a) At
				  all points where men are required to work or pass regularly under the wires;
				  and
(b) At man-trip stations.
The Secretary , his authorized representative or the State
					 Mine Inspector shall specify other conditions where trolley wires and trolley
					 feeder wires shall be adequately protected to prevent contact by any person, or
					 shall require the use of improved methods to prevent such contact. Temporary
					 guards shall be provided where trackmen and other persons are required to work
					 in proximity to trolley wires and trolley feeder wires.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1900 - Slopes and shafts; approval of plans

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each operator
				  of a coal mine shall prepare and submit for approval by the Coal Mine Health
				  and Safety District Manager for the district in which the mine is located and
				  the State Mine Inspector, a plan providing for the safety of workmen in each
				  slope or shaft that is commenced or extended after June 30, 1971. The plan
				  shall be consistent with prudent engineering design. The methods employed by
				  the operator shall be selected to minimize the hazards to those employed in the
				  initial or subsequent development of any such slope or shaft, and the plan
				  shall include the following:
(1) The name and
				  location of the mine, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration mine
				  identification number, if known;
(2) The name and address of the mine
				  operator;
(3) A description of the
				  construction work and methods to be used in the construction of the slope or
				  shaft, and whether part or all of the work will be performed by a contractor
				  and a description of that part of the work to be performed by a
				  contractor;
(4) The elevation,
				  depth and dimensions of the slope or shaft;
(5) The location and elevation of the
				  coalbed;
(6) The general
				  characteristics of the strata through which the slope or shaft will be
				  developed;
(7) The type of
				  equipment which the operator proposes to use when the work is to be performed
				  by the operator. When work is to be performed by a contractor the operator
				  shall, as soon as known to him, supplement the plan with a description of the
				  type of equipment to be used by the contractor;
(8) The system of ventilation to be used;
				  and
(9) Safeguards for the
				  prevention of caving during excavation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1900-1 - Compliance with approved slope and shaft sinking plans

Current through July 13, 2024
Upon approval by the Coal Mine Health and Safety District
					 Manager and the State Mine Inspector of a slope or shaft sinking plan, the
					 operator shall adopt and comply with such plan.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1901 - Preshift and onshift inspections; reports

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Examinations of slope and shaft areas shall be made by a certified person for
				  hazardous conditions, including tests for methane and oxygen deficiency:
(1) Within 90 minutes before each
				  shift;
(2) At least once on any
				  shift during which men are employed inside any slope or shaft during
				  development; and
(3) Both before
				  and after blasting.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1901-1 - Methane and oxygen deficiency tests; approved devices

Current through July 13, 2024
Tests for oxygen deficiency shall be made with a
					 permissible flame safety lamp or other means approved by the Secretary, and
					 tests for methane shall be made with a methane detector approved by the
					 Secretary.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1902 - Drilling and mucking operations

Current through July 13, 2024
Diesel-powered equipment used in the drilling, mucking, or
					 other excavation of any slope or shaft shall be permissible, and such equipment
					 shall be operated in a permissible manner and shall be maintained in a
					 permissible condition.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1902-1 - Permissible diesel-powered equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Diesel-powered equipment which has been approved by the
					 Bureau of Mines or the Mine Safety and Health Administration under Part 36 of
					 this chapter (Bureau of Mines Schedule 31) is permissible under the provisions
					 of this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1903 - Hoists and hoisting; minimum requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hoists used
				  in transporting persons and material during drilling, mucking, or other
				  excavating operations in any slope or shaft shall have rated capacities
				  consistent with the loads to be handled.
(b) Each hoist used in drilling, mucking, or
				  other excavating operations shall be equipped with an accurate and reliable
				  indicator of the position of the cage, platform, or bucket. The indicator shall
				  be installed in clear view of the hoist operator.
Sec. 101, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977,
						Pub. L. 91-173 as amended by Pub. L. 95-164, 91 Stat. 1291 (
						30 U.S.C.
						811 )
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1904 - Communications between slope and shaft bottoms and hoist operators

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Two independent means of signaling shall
				  be provided between the hoistman and all points in a slope or shaft where men
				  are required to work. At least one of these means shall be audible to the
				  hoistman. Signal codes used in any communication system shall be posted
				  conspicuously at each slope and shaft.
(b) Signaling systems used for communication
				  between slopes and shafts and the hoistman shall be tested daily.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1905 - Hoist safeguards; general

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hoists used to
				  transport persons shall be equipped with brakes capable of stopping and holding
				  the cage, bucket, platform, or other device when fully loaded.
(b) When persons are transported by a hoist,
				  a second person familiar with and qualified to stop the hoist shall be in
				  attendance, except where the hoist is fully equipped with overspeed, overwind,
				  and automatic stop devices.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1906 - Hoists; daily inspection

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hoists used to
				  transport persons shall be inspected daily. The inspection shall include
				  examination of the headgear (headframe, sheave wheels, etc.), connections,
				  links and chains, and other facilities.
(b) Prior to each working shift, and before a
				  hoist is returned to service after it has been out of normal service for any
				  reason, the hoist shall be run by the hoist operator through one complete cycle
				  of operation before any person is permitted to be transported.
(c) At the completion of each daily
				  examination required by paragraph (a) of this section, the person making the
				  examination shall certify, by signature and date, that the examination has been
				  made. If any unsafe condition in the hoisting equipment is present, the person
				  conducting the examination shall make a record of the condition and the date.
				  Certifications and records shall be retained for one year.
Sec. 101, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977,
						Pub. L. 91-173 as amended by Pub. L. 95-164, 91 Stat. 1291 (
						30 U.S.C.
						811 )
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1219-0034
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1907 - Hoist construction; general

Current through July 13, 2024
If hooks are used to attach cages or buckets to the socket
					 or thimble of a hoisting rope, the hooks shall be
					 self-closing.
Sec. 101, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977,
						Pub. L. 91-173 as amended by Pub. L. 95-164, 91 Stat. 1291 (
						30 U.S.C.
						811 )
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1908-1 - Hoist operation; qualified hoistman

Current through July 13, 2024
Hoists shall be under the control of and operated by a
					 qualified hoistman when men are in a slope or shaft.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1909 - Explosives and blasting; use of permissible explosives and shot-firing units

Current through July 13, 2024
Except as provided in S 77.1909-1, only permissible
					 explosives and permissible shot-firing units shall be used in sinking shafts
					 and slopes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1909-1 - Use of nonpermissible explosives and nonpermissible shot-firing units; approval by Health and Safety District Manager

Current through July 13, 2024
Where the Coal Mine Health and Safety District Manager has
					 determined that the use of nonpermissible explosives and nonpermissible
					 shot-firing units will not pose a hazard to any person during the development
					 of a slope or shaft, he may, after written application by the operator, approve
					 the use of such explosives and shot-firing units and issue a permit for the use
					 of such explosives and devices setting forth the safeguards to be employed by
					 the operator to protect the health and safety of any person exposed to such
					 blasting.
Pub. L. No. 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812 (
						44
						U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1219-0025
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1910 - Explosives and blasting; general

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Light and power
				  circuits shall be disconnected or removed from the blasting area before
				  charging and blasting.
(b) All
				  explosive materials, detonators, and any other related blasting material
				  employed in the development of any slope or shaft shall be stored, transported,
				  carried, charged, and fired in accordance with the provision of Subpart N,
				  "Explosives and Blasting," of this Part 77. Except as provided in paragraph (c)
				  of this section, all shots shall be fired from the surface.
(c) Where tests for methane have been
				  conducted and methane has not been found and only permissible blasting units
				  are being employed, shots may be fired from an upper level of the slope or
				  shaft.
(d) Except as provided in
				  paragraph (c) of this section, all men shall be removed from the slope or shaft
				  prior to blasting.
(e) Blasting
				  areas in slopes or shafts shall be covered with mats or other suitable material
				  when the excavation is too shallow to retain blasted material.
(f) Where it is impracticable to prepare
				  primers in the blasting area, primers may be prepared on the surface and
				  carried into the shaft in specially constructed, insulated, covered
				  containers.
(g) No other
				  development operation shall be conducted in a shaft or at the face of a slope
				  while drill holes are being charged and until after all shots have been
				  fired.
(h) The sides of the slope
				  or shaft between the overhead platform and the bottom where men are working
				  shall be examined after each blast and loose material removed.
(i) Loose rock and other material shall be
				  removed from timbers and platforms after each blast before men are lowered to
				  the shaft bottom.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1911 - Ventilation of slopes and shafts

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All slopes and
				  shafts shall be ventilated by mechanical ventilation equipment during
				  development. Such equipment shall be examined before each shift and the
				  quantity of air in the slope or shaft measured daily by a certified person and
				  the results of such examinations and tests recorded in a book approved by the
				  Secretary.
(b) Ventilation fans
				  shall be:
(1) Installed on the
				  surface;
(2) Installed in fireproof
				  housing and connected to the slope or shaft opening with fireproof air
				  ducts;
(3) Designed to permit the
				  reversal of the air current, and located in an area which will prevent a
				  recirculation of air from the slope or shaft or air contamination from any
				  other source;
(4) Equipped with an
				  automatic signal device designed to give an alarm in the event the fan slows or
				  stops which can be seen or heard by any person on duty in the vicinity of the
				  fan, except where fans are constantly attended.
(5) Offset not less than 15 feet from the
				  shaft; and
(6) Equipped with air
				  ducts which are fire resistant and maintained so as to prevent excessive
				  leakage of air;
(i) Flexible ducts shall be
				  constructed to permit ventilation by either exhausting or blowing methods and
				  when metal air ducts are used, they shall be grounded effectively to remove
				  static and other electrical charges;
(ii) Ducts shall extend as close to the
				  bottom as necessary to ventilate properly.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1912 - Ladders and stairways

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Substantial
				  stairways or ladders shall be used during the construction of all shafts where
				  no mechanical means are provided for men to travel.
(b) Landings at intervals of not more than 30
				  feet shall be installed.
(c) Shaft
				  ladders shall project 3 feet above the collar of the shaft, and shall be placed
				  at least 3 inches from the side of the shaft.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart T - Slope and Shaft Sinking › Section 77.1913 - Fire-resistant wood

Current through July 13, 2024
Except for crossties, timbers, and other wood products
					 which are permanently installed in slopes and shafts, shall be fire
					 resistant.