Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 37, September 13, 2024
Section 36-6-3 - Definitions3.1. Office. -- The term "Office" shall mean the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training provided for in W. Va. Code § 22A-1-1et seq.3.2. Approved -- The term "Approved" shall mean in strict compliance with mining law, or, in the absence of law, accepted by a recognized standardizing body or organization whose approval is generally recognized as authoritative on the subject.3.3. Accessible Travel Route --"Accessible Travel Route" means an unobstructed passageway not less than twenty-four (24) inches wide with reflective material at twenty-five (25) foot intervals.3.4. Retreat Longwall Working Face -- The term "Retreat Longwall Working Face" shall mean a working place in a coal mine in which work of extracting coal from its natural deposit in the earth is performed during a mining cycle by a longwall mining system.3.5. Retreat Longwall Working Section -- The term "Retreat Longwall Working Section" shall mean all areas from and including the section transformer to and including the longwall working face.3.6. Caving Line -- The term "Caving Line" shall mean the line on the roof formed by the rear most projection of the roof support canopies once the longwall section has started retreating.