{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-352.120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 352.120","heading":"Stairways or hoisting devices in shafts -- Passageways to be unobstructed --","body":"Direction signs -- Height and width of escapeway outlets.\n(1) In every shaft designated as an escape outlet there shall be provided a stairway or\nladderway of suitable strength, design, and angle, with platforms or landings at each\nturn, the stairway or ladderway to be approved by the mine inspector, or in lieu\nthereof a properly equipped hoisting arrangement, consisting of facilities suitable\nfor hoisting men, a wire hoisting  rope of ample strength, and an adequate and safe\nhoisting engine and drum, which hoisting arrangement shall be ready for use at any\ntime of emergency.\n(2) All shafts by which men enter or leave the mine and all passageways to escape\noutlets shall be caref ully examined by the mine foreman, or by a person designated\nby him, at least once each week that the mine is operating, and the date and findings\nof the examination shall be entered in a book at the mine and for that purpose.\n(3) No debris, water, or other material that would obstruct the free passage of men shall\nbe allowed to accumulate in the passageway to the escape outlet, and if any\nobstructions accumulate or exist they shall be promptly removed.\n(4) At points where the passageway to the escape outle t is intersected by roadways or\nentries calculated to produce doubt as to the proper direction to the outlet,\nconspicuous signboards shall be placed indicating the direction to escape outlets.\n(5) The height of the escapeway outlets shall be maintained to at least the height of the\ncoal seam and at least six (6) feet in width, where practicable.","path":["KRS Chapter 352"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32983","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:38Z","sha256":"7b80166ff135e9bea1d9e9a90472e64b4cf9a844ce59cfa1e4ae4f91dcf3fe5e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-352.110","next":"us-ky/krs-352.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}