{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-352.300","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 352.300","heading":"Stations for fire bosses -- Persons not to pass or remove danger signals.","body":"(1) The mine foreman and the fire boss shall, at or near the main entrance to the mine,\nprovide a permanent station with a proper danger signal, designated by suitable\nletters and colors placed thereon, and, if the working portions are one (1) mile or\nmore from the entrance to the mine or from the bottom of the shaft or slope, a\nstation of suitable dimensions for the use of the fire boss may be erected by the\nmine foreman in a location approved by the inspector.\n(2) No person, except the mine foreman, and i n case of necessity other persons as are\ndesignated by him, and under his direct supervision for the purpose of correcting the\ndangerous condition, shall pass a danger signal until the dangerous condition has\nbeen corrected. No person shall enter a mine un til the mine has been examined by a\nfire boss and the mine or the portions of it beyond the fire boss station reported by\nhim to be safe.\n(3) The fire boss shall not allow any other person to enter or remain in any portion of\nthe mine through which a dange rous accumulation of gas is being passed into the\nventilating current from any portion of the mine. He shall report to the mine\nforeman at once any violations of KRS 352.280 to 352.310.\n(4) No person except a mine foreman, assistant mine foreman, fire boss  or person\ndesignated by the mine foreman under subsection (2) of this section, shall pass or\nremove any danger signal before the mine has been examined and reported to be\nsafe.\n(5) No person shall pass or remove any danger signal without permission from the mine\nforeman, the assistant mine foreman, or the fire boss.\n(6) If any mine foreman has knowledge of a violation of subsection (4) or (5) of this\nsection, he shall immediately notify the licensee or superintendent who shall notify\nthe mine inspector, in  writing. The mine inspector shall then immediately institute\nproceedings against the offender.","path":["KRS Chapter 352"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=33010","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:38Z","sha256":"40eccafda85472b18d590fd68edd0518ee180bb468f1f9963dbf58370b0893cb","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-352.290","next":"us-ky/krs-352.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}