§22A-2-80. Existing Regulations to Be Revised
By August 31, 2019, all existing rules or regulations under authority of this article shall be revised to reflect the changes enacted during the 2019 Regular Session of the Legislature.
§22A-2-71. Right of Miner to Refuse to Operate Unsafe Equipment; Procedure; Discrimination
No miner shall be required to operate unsafe equipment. On or before January 1, 1981, the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety shall by rule or regulation establish a procedure for resolving disputes arising out of the refusal by a miner to operate such alleged unsafe equipment. No action shall be taken against a […]
§22A-2-71a. Right of Miner to Refuse to Work in an Unsafe Area or Unsafe Manner
Any miner has the right to refuse to work in an area or under conditions which he believes to be unsafe.
§22A-2-72. Long Wall and Short Wall Mining
(a) The Legislature finds that new methods of extracting coal known as long wall or short wall mining are being used in this state. The board of coal mine health and safety shall investigate or cause to be investigated the technology, procedures and techniques used in such mining methods and shall promulgate by January 1, […]
§22A-2-73. Construction of Shafts, Slopes, Surface Facilities and the Safety Hazards Attendant Therewith; Duties of Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety to Promulgate Rules; Time Limits Therefor
The Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety shall investigate or cause to be investigated the technology, procedures and techniques used in the construction of shafts, slopes, surface facilities, and the safety hazards, attendant therewith, and shall promulgate rules governing the construction of shafts and slopes; and shall promulgate by January 1, 1981, rules governing […]
§22A-2-74. Control of Respirable Dust
Each operator shall maintain the concentration of respirable dust in the mine atmosphere during each shift to which miners in active workings of such mine are exposed below such level as the board may establish. The board may promulgate rules governing respirable dust, including, but not limited to, dust standards, sampling procedures, sampling devices, equipment […]
§22A-2-75. Coal Operators — Procedure Before Operating Near Oil and Gas Wells
(a) Before a coal operator conducts underground mining operations within five hundred feet of any well, including the driving of an entry or passageway, or the removal of coal or other material, the coal operator shall file with the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training and forward to the well operator by certified mail, […]
§22A-2-76. Reopening Old or Abandoned Mines
No person, without first giving to the director ten days' written notice thereof, shall reopen for any purposes any old or abandoned mine wherein water or mine seepage has collected or become impounded or exists in such manner or quantity that upon the opening of such mine, such water or seepage may drain into any […]
§22A-2-77. Quarterly Report by Operator of Mine; Exception as to Certain Inactive Mines
On or before the end of each quarter, the operator of each mine, regulated under the provisions of this chapter or article three or four, chapter twenty-two of this code, shall file with the director a report with respect thereto covering the next preceding quarter which shall reflect the number of accidents which have occurred […]
§22A-2-78. Examinations to Determine Compliance With Permits
Whenever permits are issued by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, frequent examinations shall be made by the mine inspector during the tenure of the permit to determine that the requirements and limitations of the permit are complied with.