Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 36-7-3 - Definitions3.1. 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.