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 […]
Article 29 – Telephone and Wireless Communication Systems
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 29 heading) ARTICLE 29. TELEPHONE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. (Source: P.A. 94-1041, eff. 7-24-06.) (225 ILCS 705/29.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2901) Sec. 29.01. In all mines adequate telephone service or equivalent 2-way communication facilities, including, but not limited to, 2-way text messages, shall be provided at the top and […]
Article 30 – Timbering
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 30 heading) ARTICLE 30. TIMBERING. (225 ILCS 705/30.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3001) Sec. 30.01. The operator of every mine shall see that necessary and proper supports are provided for the roof in all working places, and in all entries and air courses where men are required to travel to […]
Article 31 – Ventilation, Mine Gases And Gassy Mine Classification
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 31 heading) ARTICLE 31. VENTILATION, MINE GASES AND GASSY MINE CLASSIFICATION. (225 ILCS 705/31.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3101) Sec. 31.01. All active underground working places in a mine shall be ventilated by a current of air containing not less than 19.5% of oxygen, not more than 0.5% of carbon […]
Article 15 – Compressed Air
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 15 heading) ARTICLE 15. COMPRESSED AIR. (225 ILCS 705/15.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1501) Sec. 15.01. Compressed air shall be conducted from surface compressors, except as provided in Section 15.11, to within a practical working distance of the face by air lines. Said air lines when new and first installed, […]
Article 32 – Weighman And Scales
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 32 heading) ARTICLE 32. WEIGHMAN AND SCALES. (225 ILCS 705/32.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3201) Sec. 32.01. The operator of every coal mine where miners are paid by the weight of their output shall provide at such mine suitable and accurate scales for the weighing of such coal. A correct […]
Article 16 – Cages
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 16 heading) ARTICLE 16. CAGES. (225 ILCS 705/16.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1601) Sec. 16.01. A cage used for hoisting men must be of substantial and safe construction; have adequate steel bonnets to protect men riding on the cage; have enclosed sides; have gates, safety chains, or bars across the […]
Article 33 – Maps And Surveys
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 33 heading) ARTICLE 33. MAPS AND SURVEYS. (225 ILCS 705/33.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3301) Sec. 33.01. The operator of every underground coal mine, every proposed underground coal mine and every underground mine to be reopened in the State shall make, or cause to be made, an accurate map or […]