2 Colo. Code Regs. § 407-6-1
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024
Rule 2 CCR 407-6-1 - DEFINITIONS1. "Approved" means tested and accepted for a specific purpose by a nationally recognized agency.2. "Combustible" means capable of being ignited and consumed by fire.3. "Competent person" means a person having abilities and experience to qualify him/her to perform the duty in which he is assigned.4. "Employee" means a person who works for wages or salary in the service of an employer.5. "Escapeway" means a passageway by which persons may leave a mine.6. "Explosive" means any substance classified as an explosive by the Department the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, 27 CFR Part 55 Subpart B-Definitions, as amended April 1, 2000, which is hereby incorporated by reference.7. "Hazard" means a condition or situation that has potential to cause injury or loss.8. "Insulated" means separated from other conducting surfaces by a dielectric substance permanently offering a high resistance to the passage of current and to disruptive discharge through the substance.9. "Mine" means all lands on which minerals have been extracted, including excavations, underground passageways, shafts, tunnels and workings, structures, facilities, equipment machines or other property.10. "MSTP" means the Mine Safety and Training Program of the Office of Active and Inactive Mines of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety.11. "MSTP Supervisor" means Mine Safety and Training Program Supervisor / Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety.12. "Multipurpose dry-chemical fire extinguisher" means a listed or approved multipurpose dry-chemical fire extinguisher having a minimum rating of a 2-A:10-B:C, by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., and containing a minimum of 4.5 pounds of dry-chemical agent.13. "Overspeed" means a speed greater than the safe speed for a particular hoist. Persons should not be hoisted at a speed faster than 2,500 feet per minute, except in an emergency.14. "Overtravel" means travel beyond the intended stop.15. "Safety Can" means an approved container, of not over 5 gallons capacity, having a spring-closing lid and spout cover.16. "Scaling" means removal of insecure material from a back, rib, face, or highwall.17. "Tourist" means a person visiting a tourist mine for recreational purposes.18. "Tourist Mine" means any mine whose primary purpose is for tours open to the public rather than development of minerals, which the owner/operator does not have the intent to produce and sell a product which significantly affects commerce.19. "Tourist Mine Owner/Operator" means a person or entity that owns or operates a tourist mine.20. "Working Place" means any place in or about a mine where work is being performed.