Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 36-48-7 - Examinations7.1. Frequency of examination; record keeping: 7.1.a. Once each production shift a certified electrician shall de-energize and inspect the entire length of the high-voltage trailing cable from the section power center to the continuous miner. The inspection shall include inspecting the integrity of the outer jacket of the high-voltage trailing cable, all permanent splices, and those areas where protective guarding is required.7.1.b. At least once every seven days, a person qualified must test and examine high-voltage continuous mining machines to determine that electrical protection, equipment grounding, permissibility, cable insulation, and control devices are being properly installed and maintained.7.1.c. At least once every seven days, a certified electrician must activate the ground-fault test circuit to verify that it will cause the corresponding circuit-interrupting device to open.7.1.d. At least once every seven days, a certified electrician must examine and test each high-voltage continuous mining machine ground-wire monitor circuit to verify that it will cause the corresponding circuit-interrupting device to open.7.1.e. Record of Tests: 7.1.e.1. At the completion of examinations and test required under Items (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the person conducting the examinations and tests must: 7.1.e.1.A. Certify by signature and date that the examinations and tests have been conducted.7.1.e.1.B. Make a record of any unsafe condition found.7.1.e.2. Any corrective action(s) must be recorded by the person taking the corrective action.7.1.e.3. The record must be countersigned by the mine foreman or equivalent mine official by the end of the mine foreman's or the equivalent mine official's next regularly scheduled working shift.7.1.e.4. Records must be maintained in a secure book that is not susceptible to alteration or electronically in a computer system so as to be secure and not susceptible to alteration.7.1.e.5. Certifications and records must be kept for at least 1 year and must be made available for inspection by authorized representatives of the Secretary and representatives of miners.7.1.f. When examinations or tests of equipment reveal a risk of fire, electrical shock, ignition or operational hazard, the equipment must be immediately removed from service or repaired.