MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 939

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(K) EXAMINATION FOR GAS AND DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS.—

(1)   DETECTION LAMPS—IN GENERAL.—AT LEAST
TWO PERMISSIBLE FLAME SAFETY LAMPS IN PROPER WORKING
CONDITION SHALL BE KEPT AVAILABLE AT EACH MINE FOR USE
BY AN AUTHORIZED PERSON. ONLY A PERMISSIBLE FLAME
SAFETY LAMP, PERMISSIBLE METHANE DETECTOR, OR AIR
SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE
PRESENCE OF METHANE IN MINE AIR.

(2)    IN GASSY MINE.--IN A GASSY MINE, ANY

MINE OFFICIAL WHOSE REGULAR DUTY REQUIRES HIM TO
INSPECT A WORKING PLACE SHALL POSSESS, WHEN
UNDERGROUND, A PERMISSIBLE FLAME SAFETY LAMP IN SAFE
WORKING CONDITION, FOR THE DETECTION OF METHANE AND
OXYGEN DEFICIENCY.

(3)   FIRE-BOSS EXAMINATION. - A FIRE-BOSS
SHALL EXAMINE THE MINE BEFORE OTHER WORKERS ARE
PERMITTED TO ENTER. HE SHALL BEGIN HIS EXAMINATION IN
THE FIRST WORKING PLACE IN HIS ASSIGNED TERRITORY NOT
MORE THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE FIRST SHIFT ENTERS THE
MINE. HOWEVER, ANY CERTIFIED OFFICIAL OR OTHER
COMPETENT PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE MINE FOREMAN MAY
MAKE THIS EXAMINATION IN MULTIPLE-SHIFT OPERATIONS
WITHIN FOUR HOURS OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE NEXT OR
SUCCEEDING SHIFT, BUT IN A MINE IN WHICH GAS HAS NOT
BEEN FOUND, THE EXAMINATION NEED BE MADE ONLY BEFORE
THE FIRST SHIFT ENTERS THE MINE.

(4) TESTING.—THE FIRE-BOSS SHALL VISIT
EVERY LIVE WORKING PLACE IN THE MINE TO TEST WITH A
PERMISSIBLE FLAME SAFETY LAMP FOR METHANE, NOXIOUS
GAS, AND OXYGEN DEFICIENCY. HE SHALL EXAMINE SEALS
AND DOORS, TEST AND INSPECT THE ROOF, FACE, AND RIB
CONDITIONS ON ACTIVE ROADWAYS AND TRAVELWAYS,
APPROACHES TO ABANDONED WORKINGS, AND EXAMINE
ACCESSIBLE FALLS IN ANY ACTIVE SECTION FOR EXPLOSIVE
GAS AND ANY OTHER HAZARD. HE SHALL ASSURE THAT THE
AIR IS TRAVELING IN ITS REGULAR COURSE IN EACH SPLIT.
THE FIRE-BOSS SHALL RECORD HIS INITIALS AND THE DATE
AT OR NEAR THE FACE OF EACH PLACE EXAMINED.

(5) ERECTION OF DANGER SIGNS.--IF THE

FIRE-BOSS OR ANY OTHER OFFICIAL FINDS ANY DANGEROUS
CONDITION, THE PLACE SHALL BE MASKED WITH A DANGER
SIGN. NO ONE EXCEPT AN AUTHORIZED PERSON MAY CROSS
THE DANGER SIGN AND THEN ONLY TO CORRECT THE DANGEROUS