Chapter 3. OPERATION OF MINES  


Article 1. General Provisions
Sec 27-301. Definitions
Sec 27-302. Operations subject to chapter; enforcement by inspector; violation; classification
Sec 27-303. Notification to inspector of beginning or suspending operations
Sec 27-304. Operator responsibility
Sec 27-305. Employee responsibility
Sec 27-306. First aid; inspectors as qualified instructors
Sec 27-307. Notice to operator of dangerous condition; compliance; failure to comply as prima facie evidence of negligence; order to cease operations
Sec 27-308. Complaint to inspector of dangerous conditions by employee; inspection
Sec 27-309. Reports of fatal accidents to inspector; investigation
Sec 27-310. Copy of law available for inspection
Sec 27-311. Fire prevention and protection
Sec 27-312. Safety equipment
Sec 27-313. Machinery
Sec 27-314. Electrical installations
Sec 27-315. Unauthorized persons
Sec 27-316. Intoxicating liquors and drugs
Sec 27-317. Waste dumps and tailings areas; signs; violation; classification
Sec 27-318. Abandoned and inactive mines to be secured; inspector authority; violation; classification
Article 2. Explosives and Blasting
Sec 27-321. Explosives; records; inspection
Sec 27-322. Explosives; marking; utilization and storage
Sec 27-323. Explosives; rules and regulations; access to operations
Sec 27-324. Blasting
Sec 27-325. Use of tamping bar
Article 3. Hoists, Shafts and Underground Operations
Sec 27-341. Escapement shafts
Sec 27-342. Mine outlets
Sec 27-343. Structures over mine outlet
Sec 27-344. Timbering support
Sec 27-345. Shelter areas
Sec 27-346. Ladder-ways
Sec 27-347. Construction of ladder-ways
Sec 27-348. Shaft stations
Sec 27-349. Tracks and roadbeds; maintenance underground
Sec 27-350. Lights; trolley wires
Sec 27-351. Hoists; operator; indicator
Sec 27-352. Inspection and construction of hoists
Sec 27-353. Safety cage and catches
Sec 27-354. Cross-heads; buckets
Sec 27-355. Hoisting tools and materials
Sec 27-356. Protection from falling materials
Sec 27-357. Hoist release signal
Sec 27-358. Signaling apparatus
Sec 27-359. Signal code
Sec 27-360. Precautions against flooding
Sec 27-361. Common system of drainage; contribution of cost
Sec 27-362. Order for inspection
Sec 27-363. Danger signals; visitors
Sec 27-364. Interfering with equipment
Sec 27-365. Regulation of underground use of internal combustion engines
Sec 27-366. Maps of underground workings
Sec 27-367. Maintenance and use of loading equipment
Sec 27-368. Ventilation; condition of airways; testing
Sec 27-369. Evacuation; procedure; routes
Sec 27-370. Stench warning
Sec 27-371. Radon control
Sec 27-372. Uranium operations; testing for radon daughters
Sec 27-373. Cap lamps
Article 4. Prevention of Hazardous Dust and Gas Conditions
Sec 27-411. Definitions
Sec 27-412. Dust control
Article 5. Open Pits
Sec 27-421. Ingress and egress
Sec 27-422. Banks
Sec 27-423. Tracks, roadbeds and roadways
Sec 27-424. Operation of heavy equipment
Sec 27-425. Open pits; fencing or blocking
Article 6. Aggregate Mining Operations
Sec 27-441. Definitions
Sec 27-442. Aggregate mining operations; community notice; application
Sec 27-443. Application fee; aggregate community notice fund
Sec 27-444. Community notice; public meeting
Sec 27-445. Approval of community notice or major modification
Sec 27-446. Claims of deviation from an approved community notice
Sec 27-447. Inspection and enforcement
Sec 27-448. Sand and gravel safety rules
Article 7. Rules and Regulations
Sec 27-461. Definitions
Sec 27-462. Administration by inspector; rules and regulations
Sec 27-463. Procedure
Sec 27-464. Notice of proposed adoption of rule
Sec 27-469. Exceptions to rules and regulations