Article 35 – Pay Of Miners
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 35 heading) ARTICLE 35. PAY OF MINERS. (225 ILCS 705/35.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3501) Sec. 35.01. Every person engaged in mining coal for any corporation, company, firm or individual, shall be paid in lawful money of the United States or par check for all coal mined and loaded into […]
Article 19 – Escapements
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 19 heading) ARTICLE 19. ESCAPEMENTS. (225 ILCS 705/19.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1901) Sec. 19.01. Every coal mine in this State, whether worked by shaft, slope or drift, shall be provided and maintained, in addition to the hoisting shaft or other place of delivery, with an escapement shaft or opening […]
Article 20 – Permissible Explosives And Regulations For Breaking Down Coal
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 20 heading) ARTICLE 20. PERMISSIBLE EXPLOSIVES AND REGULATIONS FOR BREAKING DOWN COAL. (225 ILCS 705/20.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2001) Sec. 20.01. Black blasting powder shall not be used to break down coal on shift. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.) (225 ILCS 705/20.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2002) […]
Article 21 – Fire Prevention And Fire Control
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 21 heading) ARTICLE 21. FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE CONTROL. (225 ILCS 705/21.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2101) Sec. 21.01. Each mine shall be provided with suitable fire-fighting equipment, adequate for the size of the mine, such as supplies of rockdust, water lines and hose, water or chemical trucks, or fire […]
Article 22 – Haulage And Transportation Underground
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 22 heading) ARTICLE 22. HAULAGE AND TRANSPORTATION UNDERGROUND. (225 ILCS 705/22.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2201) Sec. 22.01. Track switches, except room and entry development switches, shall be provided with properly installed throws and bridle bars. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.) (225 ILCS 705/22.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. […]
Article 23 – Refuge Underground
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 23 heading) ARTICLE 23. REFUGE UNDERGROUND. (225 ILCS 705/23.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2301) Sec. 23.01. Refuge places shall be provided along haulage entries. The refuge places shall be spaced not more than 60 feet apart. Except where a trolley wire is 6 feet or more above the rail or […]
Article 24 – Rock Dust And Coal Dust
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 24 heading) ARTICLE 24. ROCK DUST AND COAL DUST. (225 ILCS 705/24.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2401) Sec. 24.01. Coal dust and other combustible materials shall not be permitted to accumulate in dangerous quantities in active underground workings of a mine. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.) (225 ILCS 705/24.02) […]
Article 25 – Safety Lamps And Barometers
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 25 heading) ARTICLE 25. SAFETY LAMPS AND BAROMETERS. (225 ILCS 705/25.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2501) Sec. 25.01. Multi-gas detectors and a barometer, all in proper working condition, shall be kept available at each mine for the use of authorized persons. Only permissible multi-gas detectors or air sampling and analysis […]
Article 26 – Shafts
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 26 heading) ARTICLE 26. SHAFTS. (225 ILCS 705/26.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2601) Sec. 26.01. Any shaft or other opening in process of sinking, or driving, for the purpose of mining coal, shall be subject to the inspection of the State Mine Inspector for the district in which said shaft […]
Article 27 – Drillers And Shooters Or Shot Firers
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 27 heading) ARTICLE 27. DRILLERS AND SHOOTERS OR SHOT FIRERS. (225 ILCS 705/27.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2701) Sec. 27.01. In all mines in this State which are classified as gassy by the State Mine Inspector, and where coal is broken down by the use of explosives, a sufficient number […]