La. Admin. Code tit. 40 § VII-507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VII-507 - Occupations in Connection with Mining

A. Definitions

Mining Occupations-all work performed:

a. underground in mines and quarries;

b. on the surface at underground mines and underground quarries;

c. in or about open-cut mines, open quarries, clay pits, and sand and gravel operations;

d. at or about placer mining operations;

e. at or about operations dredging for clay, sand or gravel;

f. at or about bore-hole mining operations;

g. in or about all metal mills, washer plants, or grinding mills which reduce bulk of extracted minerals; or

h. at or about any crushing, grinding, screening, sizing, washing, or cleansing operations performed upon extracted minerals, except when such operations are performed as part of a manufacturing process outside of area of the mine or quarry.

B. Prohibited Occupations. All occupations in connection with mining or operation of a quarry are prohibited.

La. Admin. Code tit. 40, § VII-507

Adopted by the Department of Labor, Office of Labor, LR 7:46 (February 1981), amended by the Department of Labor, Office of Labor, LR 17:357 (April 1991), amended by the Department of Labor, Office of Regulatory Services, LR 30:2062 (September 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:161.