Ala. Admin. Code r. 480-3-3-.22

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

Section 480-3-3-.22 - Examination And Timbering Places

(1) Duties of Mine Operator, Miner Inspection and Testing. It shall be the duty of any owner or operator to provide safe working places for all mine employees. Provided, however, that it shall be the duty of every mine employee to care for the place where he is working. A mine owner or operator shall provide for inspection of all working places where men are employed by competent, qualified and experienced men. Such inspection shall be made at least once each shift. Any dangerous conditions found by such inspector or supervisor shall be immediately corrected, if at all possible, or employees removed to a place of safety until such dangerous conditions can be corrected. No person shall be permitted to work in any place, where danger exists, except for the purpose of making such place safe and then only under the supervision of the mine foreman, his assistant or duly authorized competent supervisor. No person shall knowingly work or remain under loose rock and such loose rock must be taken down or securely timbered.

(a) The rib, roof, top or back of any working place shall be thoroughly examined and tested at intervals of at least every two (2) hours during the working shift, regardless of the operation being performed. The rib, roof, top or back and sides of passageways where traversed by employees passing to and from working places shall be inspected daily and any hazardous conditions observed shall be immediately remedied. No person shall remove any timber supporting roof or sides without authority of the mine superintendent or mine foreman.

(b) The owner or operator of any mine shall furnish the mine employees all timbers necessary for safe mine operations and such timbers shall be supplied and delivered to a point readily accessible and convenient to the working places.

Author: Marcus Davis, Workers' Compensation Examiner.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 480-3-3-.22

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 25-2-13(2).