KRS 352.640: Emergency action plans -- Components -- Copies -- Training -- Evacuation

and firefighting programs.

(1) An emergency action plan shall be submitted with each application for a license to

operate an underground mine. The emergency action plan shall b e for use during

emergencies at the licensed facility. The plan shall consist of the following

components:

(a) A certification, submitted by the applicant, that the telephone or equivalent

two-way communications system will be in place and functioning at t he

facility when operation begins;

(b) A listing of the telephone numbers of the facility personnel, state and federal

regulatory agencies, and state, federal, and local emergency response agencies

to be contacted in the event of a mine emergency;

(c) The positions and telephone numbers of the persons designated by the licensee

to implement the emergency action plan during mine emergencies;

(d) The name of the ambulance service or first responder with which the licensee

has made arrangements to provide twen ty-four (24) hour emergency medical

assistance for any person injured at the licensed facility;

(e) A copy of the licensed facility's mine emergency evacuation and firefighting

plan, if one is required; and

(f) A training schedule for all personnel as to t heir responsibilities under the

emergency action plan. On site, each licensed facility shall maintain a log

containing training dates, the personnel trained, and their positions and shifts.

(2) The licensee shall provide a revised copy of the plan to the r egional office and the

Frankfort office of the Division of Mine Safety within ten (10) days of a change in

any of the information required in subsection (1) of this section becoming effective.

(3) The licensee shall be responsible for ensuring that copies of the licensed facility's

emergency action plan are submitted to the appropriate regional office and to the

Frankfort office of the Division of Mine Safety. Copies of the plan also shall be

kept on the premises of the licensed facility where it shall be m ade open to

inspection by the licensee's employees and their independent contractors and

inspectors.

(4) Each licensed facility shall post in a prominent place at the mine office a copy of all

emergency contact numbers. The list of emergency contact number s shall be made

available to the licensee's employees and their independent contractors during

training on the emergency action plan.

(5) Each licensed facility shall train all employees of the licensee, including their

independent contractors, at the begi nning of their employment with the licensed

facility and on an annual basis on the emergency action plan and the persons

responsible for the plan's implementation.

(6) Each licensed facility on which an underground mine is operated shall develop and

implement a mine emergency evacuation and firefighting program that instructs all

miners and other personnel of the licensed facility in the proper evacuation

procedures they must follow if a mine emergency occurs. The program, and any

revisions thereto, must be submitted to the director or his designee. All personnel of

the licensed facility, including independent contractors, shall be trained in the

performance of the plan's revisions prior to any of the revisions being implemented.

The program shall include a plan to train all miners on all shifts with procedures

for:

(a) Mine emergency evacuation for mine emergencies that present an imminent

danger to miners due to fire, explosion, or gas, or water inundation;

(b) Evacuation of all miners not required for a mine emergency response;

(c) Rapid assembly and transportation of necessary miners, fire suppression

equipment, and rescue apparatus to the scene of the mine emergency; and

(d) Operation of fire suppression equipment available in the mine.