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- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-4a · Use of belt air.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-5 · Unused and abandoned parts of mine.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-6 · Requirements for movement of off-track mining equipment in areas of active workings where energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires are present; premovement requirements; certified and qualified persons.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-7 · MINE FOREMAN
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-8 · Duties; ventilation; loose coal, slate or rocks; props; drainage of water; man doors; instruction of apprentice miners.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-9 · Slopes, incline planes and haulage roads.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-10 · Signals on haulways; lights at mouth and bottom of shaft; operation of cages.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-11 · Boreholes.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-12 · Instruction of employees and supervision of apprentices; annual examination of persons using approved methane-detecting devices; records of examination; maintenance of methane detectors, etc.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-13 · Daily inspection of working places; records.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-14 · Safety inspections; removal of gases.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-15 · Dangerous places.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-16 · Examinations of reports of fire bosses.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-17 · Ascertainment, record and removal of all dangers.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-18 · Duty of mine foreman to notify operator when unable to comply with law; duty of operator.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-19 · Death or resignation of mine foreman; successor.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-20 · Preparation of danger signal by fire boss or certified person acting as such prior to examination; report; records open for inspection.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-21 · Fire bosses to have no superior officers.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-22 · Unlawful to enter mine until fire boss reports it safe; exceptions.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-23 · Authority of fire boss to perform other duties.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-24 · Control of coal dust; rock dusting.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-25 · Roof control programs and plans; refusal to work under unsupported roof.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-26 · Roof support; specific requirements.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-27 · Canopies or cabs; electric face equipment.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-28 · Equipment to conform with height of seam.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-29 · EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-30 · Surface magazines for explosives.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-31 · Transportation of explosives.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-32 · Underground storage of explosives.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-33 · Preparation of shots; blasting practices.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-34 · Misfires of explosives.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-35 · Other blasting devices.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-36 · HOISTING
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-37 · Haulage roads and equipment; shelter holes; prohibited practices; signals; inspection.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-38 · Transportation of miners by cars; self-propelled equipment; belts.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-39 · Belt conveyor; installation; maintenance; examination of belt conveyors and belt entries.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-40 · General provisions.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-41 · Bonding track used as power conductor.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-42 · Telephone service or communication facilities.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-43 · Actions to detect and respond to excess methane.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-43a · Operation of cutting and mining machines; repair and maintenance of same.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-44 · Hand-held electric drills and rotating tools; trailing cables.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-45 · Installation of lighting.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-46 · Welding and cutting.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-47 · Responsibility for care and maintenance of face equipment.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-48 · When respiratory equipment to be worn; control of dust.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-49 · SAFEGUARDS FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-50 · SURFACE STRUCTURES AND PRACTICES
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-51 · Housekeeping.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-52 · Storage of flammable liquids in lamphouse.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-53 · Smoking in and around surface structures.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-53a · MISCELLANEOUS SAFETY PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-53b · Haulage or surface areas.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-53c · Ramps; tipples; cleaning plants; other surface areas.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-54 · Duties of persons subject to article; rules and regulations of operators.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-55 · Protective equipment and clothing.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-55a · Safety helmets.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-56 · Checking systems.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-57 · No act permitted endangering security of mine; search for intoxicants, matches, etc.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-58 · Fire protection.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-59 · First-aid equipment.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-60 · Accessible outlets; safe roadways for emergencies; accessibility of first aid equipment; use of special capsule for removal of personnel.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-61 · Coal storage bins; recovery tunnels; coal storage piles.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-62 · Thermal coal dryers and plants.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-63 · No mine to be opened or reopened without prior approval of the Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; certificate of approval; approval fees; extension of certificate of approval; certificates of approval not transferable; section to be printed on certificates of approval.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-64 · Sealing permanently closed or abandoned mines.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-65 · Mining close to abandoned workings.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-66 · Accident; notice; investigation by Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-67 · Written report of accident.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-68 · Preservation of evidence following accident or disaster.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-69 · §22A-2-69.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-70 · Shafts and slopes.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-71 · Right of miner to refuse to operate unsafe equipment; procedure; discrimination.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-71a · Right of miner to refuse to work in an unsafe area or unsafe manner.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-72 · Long wall and short wall mining.
- W. Va. Code § 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.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-74 · Control of respirable dust.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-75 · Coal operators -- Procedure before operating near oil and gas wells.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-76 · Reopening old or abandoned mines.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-77 · Quarterly report by operator of mine; exception as to certain inactive mines.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-78 · Examinations to determine compliance with permits.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-79 · Provisions of article severable.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2-80 · Existing regulations to be revised.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-101 · Use of diesel-powered equipment authorized.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-102 · Control of diesel safety and health hazards.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-201 · Applicability of definitions.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-202 · Board defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-203 · Certificate of approval defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-204 · Commission defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-204a · Director defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-205 · Diesel fuel tank defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-206 · Diesel fuel transportation unit defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-207 · Diesel engine defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-208 · Diesel power package defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-209 · Exhaust emission defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-210 · Exhaust emissions control and conditioning system defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-211 · MSHA defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-212 · Permanent underground diesel fuel storage facility defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-213 · Safety can defined.
- W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-214 · Temporary underground diesel fuel storage area defined.