MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 873

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as the second paragraph of Article 66C,
section 486(d) of the Code. The only
changes made are in style.

(M) "ENTRY" MEANS A PASSAGEWAY IN A COAL BED
WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY LEVEL AND IS USED FOR HAULAGE,
TRAVELING WAY, OR VENTILATION. IN A DIPPING BED,
ENTRIES ON THE STRIKE ARE KNOWN AS "LEVELS" OR
"GANGWAYS" AND TO THE DIP ARE KNOWN AS "SLOPES".

REVISOR'S NOTE- This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 486(e) of the
Code. The only changes made are in style.

(N) "EXCAVATIONS AND WORKINGS" INCLUDES ANY
EXCAVATED PORTION OF A MINE, WHETHER ABANDONED OR
BEING WORKED. THE TERM ALSO INCLUDES ANY UNDERGROUND
WORKINGS, SHAFTS, TUNNELS, AND OTHER WAYS AND OPENINGS
INCLUDING THOSE BEING SUNK OR DRIVEN, TOGETHER WITH
ROADS, APPLIANCES, MACHINERY, AND MATERIAL CONNECTED
WITH THEM BELOW THE SURFACE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as the first paragraph of Article 66C,
section 486(f) of the Code,, The only
changes made are in style.

(0) "FACE" MEANS THE ADVANCING BREAST OF A MINE
WORKING PLACE, EITHER OF AN ENTRY OR ROOM.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, the second paragraph of
section 486 (f) of the Code. The only
changes made are in style.

(P) "GAS" IS USED IN THE SENSE ORDINARILY
EMPLOYED BY MINERS, TO MEAN "FIRE DAMP", AND
INFLAMMABLE GAS, CHIEFLY COMPOSED OF METHANE,
SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY ETHANE (C2H6) IN CASE OF
LEAKAGE OF NATURAL GAS, AND EXPLOSIVE WHEN MIXED WITH
AIR IN CERTAIN PROPORTIONS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 486 (g) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

(Q) "GASSY MINE" MEANS A MINE OR PORTION OF A
MINE IN WHICH METHANE IS FOUND BY AN APPROVED OR
PERMISSIBLE FLAME SAFETY LAMP, DETECTOR, OR DEVICE, OR
BY AIR ANALYSIS IN AN AMOUNT OF 0.25 PERCENT OR MORE.