{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-352.060","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 352.060","heading":"Rock-dusting.","body":"The following rules shall govern in the rock-dusting of mines:\n(1) All mines, or parts of mines, or sections thereof, shall be rock -dusted if conditions\nare found to be dusty or hazardous, after proper inspection. In the event such\nconditions are found to exist, then the commissioner or his authorized\nrepresentative shall require the necessary rock-dusting to make the mine, part of the\nmine, or section safe.\n(2) In all mines, accumulations of excessive loose coal and fine dry coal dust shall be\nremoved from the mine, and all operating sections kept thoroughly rock-dusted, and\nthe dust on the mine floor allayed by methods approved by the commissioner, but in\nevery mine, or in any part or section thereof, rock -dusting shall be applied to\nmaintain at all times a minimum percentage of sixty -five percent (65%) of\nnoncombustible matter to within forty (40) feet of the faces, including last open\ncrosscuts, and under certain special conditions the department may require that\nplaces be rock-dusted to the faces, and that additional rock-dust be added.","path":["KRS Chapter 352"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32977","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:37Z","sha256":"e79ee356c4958f0633b36957297360b18706be0d9bfec7399530ad6257b523c5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-352.050","next":"us-ky/krs-352.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}