{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-352.340","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 352.340","heading":"Examination of mine by mine foreman or assistants -- Removal of dangers","body":"-- Record.\n(1) The mine foreman or his assistants shall:\n(a) Visit and carefully examine each working place in the mine at least every four\n(4) hours while the mine employees are at work;\n(b) Examine as live workings, on regular inspections, all places in live sections\nthat are temporarily abandoned. If the mine foreman finds any place to be in a\ndangerous condition, he shall not leave the place until it is made safe, or until\nthe employees working therein are removed until the place is made safe;\n(c) Ensure that every mine liberating explosive gas is kept free of standing gas in\nall working places and roadways, and that all accumulations of explosive or\nnoxious gases in the worke d-out or abandoned portions of any mine are\nremoved as soon as possible after discovery;\n(d) Ensure that all preshift examinations are conducted by a certified person, that\nexaminations of conveyor belts have been conducted, and that no person who\nmay be endangered by the presence of explosive or noxious gases be allowed\nto enter that portion of the mine until the gases have been removed; and\n(e) Direct and see that all dangerous places and the entrances to worked -out and\nabandoned places in all mines are p roperly barricaded across the openings, so\nthat no person will enter, and that danger signs are posted upon the barricade\nto warn persons of existing danger. The mine foreman or his or her assistants\nshall give prompt attention to the removal of all danger s reported to him by\nhis assistants, the fire boss, or any person working in the mine, and if it is\nimpracticable to remove the danger at once, the mine foreman or his or her\nassistants shall notify every person whose safety is menaced thereby to remain\naway from the portion where the dangerous condition exists.\n(2) The mine foreman or his assistants, fire bosses, or other certified persons shall, at\nleast once every week, travel and examine all air courses, escapeways, the caches of\nself-contained self-rescuer devices required by KRS 352.133, the caches' contents,\nseals on the return, roads, and openings that give access to old workings or pillar\nfalls, and make a record of the condition of all places where danger has been found.\nThe record shall be made wi th ink pencil in the record book provided for that\npurpose.\n(3) Examinations of conveyor belts shall be conducted by a certified foreman or a\ncertified belt examiner. A certified belt examiner shall have a total of three (3) years\nof practical underground mining experience and successfully complete a\ncertification examination administered by the Division of Mine Safety. The\ncertification examination shall cover the topics of belt conveyor legal requirements;\nroof control practices; mine ventilation; mine ga ses and instruments; fire hazards;\nand inspection and reporting procedures. The belt examiner also shall demonstrate\nproficiency in the use of an anemometer, methane detector, and oxygen devices.","path":["KRS Chapter 352"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44551","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:38Z","sha256":"cad452b9a2a89a0f32cbd5fece66f1ffdb5592407b3ae6fb7c9b1b63ff1b7fe5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-352.330","next":"us-ky/krs-352.350"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}