W. Va. Code R. § 36-7-3

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 43, October 25, 2024
Section 36-7-3 - Definitions
3.1. Department -- The term "Department" shall mean the State Department of Energy provided for in Section two, Article one-A, Chapter twenty-two-A of the West Virginia Code.
3.2. Approved -- The term "Approved" shall mean in strict compliance with 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 Shortwall Working Face -- The term "Retreat Shortwall 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 shortwall mining system.
3.5. Retreat Shortwall Working Section -- The term "Retreat Shortwall Working Section" shall mean all areas from and including the section transformer to and including the shortwall 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 shortwall section has started retreating.

W. Va. Code R. § 36-7-3