(a) In general Telephone service or equivalent two-way communication facilities, approved by the Secretary or his authorized representative, shall be provided between the surface and each landing of main shafts and slopes and between the surface and each working section of any coal mine that is more than one hundred feet from a portal. (b) Accident preparedness and response (1) In general Each underground coal mine operator shall carry out on a continuing basis a program to improve accident preparedness
(a) Except in situations addressed in § 75.381 , § 75.385 and § 75.386 , at least two separate and distinct travelable passageways shall be designated as escapeways and shall meet the requirements of this section. (b) (1) Escapeways shall be provided from each working section, and each area where mechanized mining equipment is being installed or removed, continuous to the surface escape drift opening or continuous to the escape shaft or slope facilities to the surface. (2) During equipment installation
(a) Operators shall provide to those miners, as defined in § 48.2(a)(2) (Definition of miner) of this subpart A, a training program before such miners commence their work duties. This training program shall include the following instruction, which is applicable to the duties of such miners: (1) Hazard recognition and avoidance; (2) Emergency and evacuation procedures; (3) Health and safety standards, safety rules, and safe working procedures; (4) Use of self-rescue and respiratory devices, including:
(a) Each operator shall make available to each miner who goes underground, and to visitors authorized to enter the mine by the operator, an approved self-rescue device or devices which is adequate to protect such person for 1 hour or longer. (b) Before any person authorized by the operator goes underground, the operator shall instruct and train such person in accordance with provisions set forth in 30 CFR part 48. 30 C.F.R. §75.1714 43 FR 54246, Nov. 21, 1978, as amended at 53 FR 10336, Mar. 30,
(a) Each new miner shall receive no less than 40 hours of training as prescribed in this section before such miner is assigned to work duties. Such training shall be conducted in conditions which as closely as practicable duplicate actual underground conditions, and approximately 8 hours of training shall be given at the minesite. (b) The training program for new miners shall include the following courses: (1)Instruction in the statutory rights of miners and their representatives under the Act; authority
(a) Each miner shall receive a minimum of 8 hours of annual refresher training as prescribed in this section. (b) The annual refresher training program for all miners shall include the following courses of instruction: (1)Mandatory health and safety standards. The course shall include mandatory health and safety standard requirements which are related to the miner's tasks. (2)Transportation controls and communication systems. The course shall include instruction on the procedures for riding on and
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (e), this section applies to experienced miners who are- (1) Newly employed by the operator; (2) Transferred to the mine; (3) Experienced underground miners transferred from surface to underground; or (4) Returning to the mine after an absence of more than 12 months. (b) Experienced miners must complete the training prescribed in this section before beginning work duties. Each experienced miner returning to mining following an absence of 5 years or more, must receive
The requirements of § 75.1714 shall be met by making available to each person referred to in that section a self-rescue device or devices, which have been approved by MSHA and NIOSH under 42 CFR part 84 , as follows: (a) A 1-hour SCSR; (b) A SCSR of not less than 10 minutes and a 1-hour canister; or (c) Any other self-contained breathing apparatus which provides protection for a period of 1 hour or longer and which is approved for use by MSHA as a self-rescue device when used and maintained as prescribed
(a) Each operator shall provide for proper inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of self-rescue devices by a person trained to perform such functions. (b) After each time a self-rescue device is worn or carried by a person, the device shall be inspected for damage and for the integrity of its seal by a person trained to perform this function. Self-rescue devices with broken seals or which are damaged so that the device will not function properly shall be removed from service. (c) All FSRs
[Statutory Provisions] Each operator of a coal mine shall establish a check-in and check-out system which will provide positive identification of every person underground, and will provide an accurate record of the persons in the mine kept on the surface in a place chosen to minimize the danger of destruction by fire or other hazard. Such record shall bear a number identical to an identification check that is securely fastened to the lamp belt worn by the person underground. The identification check
(a) Except as provided in §§ 75.385 and 75.386 , at least two separate and distinct travelable passageways shall be designated as escapeways and shall meet the requirements of this section. (b) Escapeways shall be provided from each working section continuous to the surface. (c) Each escapeway shall be- (1) Maintained in a safe condition to always assure passage of anyone, including disabled persons; (2) Clearly marked to show the route of travel to the surface; (3) Provided with ladders, stairways