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Kentucky — Chapter 352 — MINING REGULATIONS
- § 352.010 — Definitions for chapter
- § 352.018 — Required maps and plans -- Format
- § 352.020 — Mine ventilation plans -- Methods of ventilation -- Amount of air required -- Plan requirements
- § 352.030 — Number of persons permitted to work in same air current or split-ventilation -- Repair
- § 352.040 — Working places not to be driven in advance of air current
- § 352.045 — Cutting or welding inby last open break prohibited
- § 352.050 — Permissible rating for underground machinery -- Transportation of underground mining equipment
- § 352.060 — Rock-dusting
- § 352.070 — Checking employees in and out
- § 352.080 — New or additional openings -- Map to be filed
- § 352.090 — Abandoned parts of mine to be posted -- Sealing
- § 352.100 — Abandoned mine not to be entered -- Exception
- § 352.110 — Mines to have two openings -- Exception -- Condemnation of land for opening
- § 352.120 — Stairways or hoisting devices in shafts -- Passageways to be unobstructed -- Direction signs -- Height and width of escapeway outlets
- § 352.130 — Safety and hoisting devices in shafts -- Certified hoistman
- § 352.133 — Approved self-rescuer devices -- Caches of devices -- Locations -- Requirements -- Felony for removal
- § 352.135 — Lifeline cords and directional devices
- § 352.140 — Operation of cages and cars
- § 352.145 — Restrictions on work where hazardous conditions exist -- Requirement of visible warning devices and enclosed operator's cabs at stockpiles with underground feeders or draw-off tunnels -- Barrier requirements for haulage roadways -- Examinations and equipment checks
- § 352.150 — Provisions concerning haulage roads, transportation of men, and first-aid equipment
- § 352.161 — Examination of conveyor belts
- § 352.170 — Approved electric lamps and multigas detectors required -- Unauthorized devices for making lights and fires forbidden
- § 352.175 — Miners required to wear safety glasses
- § 352.180 — Notice of accident -- Altering accident scene -- Report of occupational injury -- Investigation, assistance, and records -- Failure to comply -- Testing post-accident -- Investigative powers of commissioner
- § 352.190 — First-aid equipment
- § 352.201 — Roof control plan -- Retreat mining or pillaring operations
- § 352.210 — Conduct in mine -- Intoxication, alcoholic beverage or controlled substance prohibited -- Notification to director of violations of substance- or alcohol-abuse policies
- § 352.220 — Electricity in mines and surface installations
- § 352.230 — Use of electrical equipment
- § 352.232 — Definitions -- Safety requirements governing use of electrical face equipment -- Examination for methane gas
- § 352.241 — Explosives and blasting devices in mines
- § 352.251 — Magazines for storage of explosives -- Requirements for construction and operation
- § 352.260 — Shotfirers -- Solid blasting
- § 352.270 — Storage of oils or similar flammable material
- § 352.280 — Examination of mine by properly certified person -- Duties -- Frequency of examinations
- § 352.290 — Record book to be kept by fire boss -- Report of danger -- Accessibility of records to mine inspector and miner
- § 352.300 — Stations for fire bosses -- Persons not to pass or remove danger signals
- § 352.310 — Suspension of fire boss -- Revocation of certificate
- § 352.320 — Mine foreman -- Assistants
- § 352.330 — General duties of mine foreman -- Duty of licensee
- § 352.340 — Examination of mine by mine foreman or assistants -- Removal of dangers -- Record
- § 352.350 — Mine foreman to notify licensee or superintendent of dangers -- Duties as to reports -- Compliance with inspector's recommendations
- § 352.360 — Duty of mine foreman as to breakthroughs, measurement of air current, designation of escapeways, and installation of man doors
- § 352.371 — Boreholes in advance of working face required
- § 352.380 — Death or resignation of mine foreman
- § 352.390 — Revocation of certificates -- Procedure
- § 352.400 — Mine rules
- § 352.410 — Duties of mine superintendent, mine manager, and licensee
- § 352.420 — Required notice to commissioner
- § 352.430 — Inspection and closing of mines by department -- Hearings
- § 352.440 — Appeal by miners from inspection by mine inspector
- § 352.450 — Map of mine to be filed initially and annually -- Additional maps
- § 352.460 — Procedure when no map filed or map incorrect
- § 352.470 — Certification of map
- § 352.480 — Duplicate maps -- Survey of abandoned or closed mine
- § 352.490 — Mine not to extend within twenty-five feet of property line -- Liability for damages
- § 352.500 — Rights of adjoining owners
- § 352.510 — Mining near oil or gas wells -- Hearing
- § 352.540 — Payment of miners
- § 352.630 — Telephone service or equivalent two-way communication facilities -- Locations -- Alarms
- § 352.640 — Emergency action plans -- Components -- Copies -- Training -- Evacuation and firefighting programs
- § 352.650 — Mine maps -- Posting -- Escape drills -- Frequency -- Locations -- Information
- § 352.660 — Prohibition of termination or disciplining of miners for reporting unsafe mines or violations
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