Section 293.100 – Washrooms, dressing rooms, first aid equipment.
Effective – 28 Aug 1959, 2 histories 293.100. Washrooms, dressing rooms, first aid equipment. — 1. The operator of every mine employing twenty-five or more men underground, for the purpose of improving the sanitation of his mine and preserving the health of his employees, shall provide and maintain at a convenient point near the principal […]
Section 293.110 – Working places, shafts — drinking devices.
Effective – 28 Aug 1959, 2 histories 293.110. Working places, shafts — drinking devices. — 1. All working places shall be secured sufficiently to protect employees working at the face from falls of roof, ribs, or face. Loose top and overhanging or loose faces and ribs shall be supported adequately or taken down. 2. The […]
Section 293.120 – Air safety requirements.
Effective – 28 Aug 1959, 2 histories 293.120. Air safety requirements. — Air in which men work or travel in mines shall be improved when: (1) It contains less than nineteen and five-tenths percent oxygen; (2) It contains more than one-hundredth percent carbon monoxide; (3) It contains more than five-tenths percent carbon dioxide; (4) It […]
Section 293.130 – Mine railroad equipment and operating requirements — gasoline engines limited.
Effective – 28 Aug 1959, 2 histories 293.130. Mine railroad equipment and operating requirements — gasoline engines limited. — 1. The roadbed, rails, and all other elements of the track of all haulage roads in mines shall be constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner consistent with speed and type of haulage operations being conducted […]
Section 293.030 – Mine inspection fees, report, payment — records subject to inspection — state mine inspection fund created.
Effective – 28 Aug 1984, 2 histories 293.030. Mine inspection fees, report, payment — records subject to inspection — state mine inspection fund created. — 1. Every operator engaged in this state in the mining or production of minerals for commercial purposes shall, within thirty days after the end of each quarter-annual period, file with […]
Section 293.040 – Maps of mine, when made, contents.
Effective – 28 Aug 1959, 2 histories 293.040. Maps of mine, when made, contents. — The operator of each mine in this state shall on request of the director make, or cause to be made by a competent engineer, an accurate map of the underground workings of his mine. The map shall bear the name […]
Section 293.010 – Definitions.
Effective – 28 Aug 1959, 2 histories 293.010. Definitions. — Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Adit”, any practically horizontal way in or to a mineral deposit to be used for the same purposes as a shaft; (2) “Coal mine”, any strip […]
Section 293.020 – Applicability of law.
Effective – 28 Aug 1959, 2 histories 293.020. Applicability of law. — Unless indicated otherwise, this chapter applies to all mines in this state engaged in the mining or extraction of minerals for commercial purposes, except barite, marble, limestone, and sand and gravel, or the prospecting for or the production of petroleum or natural gas; […]