§22A-2A-404. Emissions Monitoring and Control
The director shall establish procedures for monitoring and controlling emissions from diesel-powered equipment. The procedures shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring and controlling activities to be performed by a qualified person.
§22A-2A-405. Exhaust Gas Monitoring and Control
(a) For monitoring and controlling exhaust gases, the director shall establish the maximum allowable ambient concentration of exhaust gases in the mine atmosphere. Standards for exhaust gases, stated in parts per million, shall be established for carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen. The rules shall establish the location in the mine at which the concentration […]
§22A-2A-501. Ventilation
§22A-2A-501. Ventilation. (a) The director shall establish values to be maintained for the minimum quantities of ventilating air where diesel-powered equipment is operated. The purpose of these rules is to ensure that necessary minimum ventilating air quantity is provided where diesel-powered equipment is operated. (b) The director shall require that each specific model of diesel-powered […]
§22A-2A-601. Specifications for Fuel
§22A-2A-601. Specifications for fuel. (a) The director shall establish standards for fuel to be used in diesel-powered equipment in underground coal mines. A purpose of these standards is to require the use of low volatile fuels that will lower diesel engine gaseous and particulate emissions and will reduce equipment maintenance by limiting the amount of […]
§22A-2A-602. Fuel Storage Facilities
(a) The director shall establish requirements for the safe storage of diesel fuel underground so as to minimize the risks associated with fire hazards in areas where diesel fuel is stored. (b) (1) The director shall either provide: (A) That all stationary underground diesel fuel tanks are prohibited; or
§22A-2A-211. Msha Defined
“MSHA" means the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
§22A-2A-212. Permanent Underground Diesel Fuel Storage Facility Defined
"Permanent underground diesel fuel storage facility" means a facility designed and constructed to remain at one location for the storage or dispensing of diesel fuel, which does not move as mining progresses.
§22A-2A-213. Safety Can Defined
"Safety can" means a metal container intended for storage, transport or dispensing of diesel fuel, with a nominal capacity of five gallons, listed or approved by a nationally recognized independent testing laboratory.
§22A-2A-214. Temporary Underground Diesel Fuel Storage Area Defined
"Temporary underground diesel fuel storage area" means an area of a mine provided for the short-term storage of diesel fuel in a fuel transportation unit, which moves as mining progresses.
§22A-2A-301. The West Virginia Diesel Equipment Commission Abolished; Transfer of Duties and Responsibilities; Transfer of Equipment and Records; Continuation of Prior Approvals of Diesel Equipment for Use in Underground Coal Mines; Continuation of Rules of the Commission
(a) The West Virginia Diesel Equipment Commission is hereby abolished. All duties and responsibilities heretofore imposed upon the commission are hereby imposed upon the Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training. (b) On the effective date of the reenactment of this section, all equipment and records necessary to effectuate the purposes of […]