veyed lots.1 (Sec. 1, 20 Stat. 394; 43 U.S.C. 31) [Regs., Feb. 20, 1913, 41 L.D. 528] 201.3 Review of classification. Review of classification may be had only on application therefor to the Secretary, accompanied by a clear and specific statement of conditions not existing or not known to exist at the time of examination. (Sec. 1, 20 Stat. 394; 43 U.S.C. 31) [Regs., Feb. 20, 1913, 41 L.D. 528] PART 211-COAL-MINING OPERATING AND SAFETY REGULATIONS Sec. 211.1 Sec. Authority for regulations. 211.2 Orderly and efficient develop ment of publicly owned coal 211.3 Definitions. (a) Mining supervisor. 211.5 (b) District mining supervisor. (c) Deputy mining supervisor. 211.6 (d) Lessee. 211.7 (j) Shaft. 211.8 in conflict with State Duties and obligations of lessee (b) Financial statement by ac- Danger in mines to be reported. Accidents to be reported to mining supervisor. Personnel and their duties Certification by State or district 211.10 Mine foremen. 211.11 (c) Production and royalty re- 211.12 (d) Wells or prospect holes (e) Abandonment of mine or (f) Placing seals on leased 211.13 lands. (g) Orders to insure compli- 211.14 1 Instructions, Feb. 16, 1915 (43 L.D. 520). (a) Mine foreman for more (b) Superintendent may serve (b) Examinations during shift. (b) Fire boss reports; records copied and signed. (c) Mine foreman may serve as Electrician's qualifications. (a) Qualifications. (b) Physical examination. Page 3 Provisions for disposal of waste Requirements. (a) Slack and refuse to be so disposed of as not to be a nui sance. (b) Separately storing slack and waste. (c) Royalty on slack coal. Surveys and maps Mine-office maps. (a) Surveys to be made and maps extended every 6 months; surveys to be made before abandoning any section of a mine. (b) Map legend. (c) Surface buildings and bore holes to be shown on mine map. (d) Coal sections, stoppings, ventilation, etc., to be shown on map. (e) Profiles of steeply dipping beds; vertical view of workings in bed dipping more than 45°. (f) Blueprints to be furnished annually, or semiannually on request. Maps made when lessee fails to furnish them. (a) Liability of lessee for expense of survey. (b) Incorrect maps. Mining by stripping Requirements and prohibitions (a) Drainage of stripping operations. (b) Fire prevention. (d) Coal face to be covered in strip pits. (e) Underground workings from strip pits prohibited. Manways and exits Construction requirements. (a) Escapeways to surface and distance between at surface. (b) Surface exit. (c) Steps or stairways in slopes. 211.29 Shafts when escape by other means unavailable. (a) Hoist or ladder in shafts. (b) Stairway construction in shafts. (c) Hoists in both shafts if more than 300 feet deep; ladderway construction. Page 4 Signals and telephones Two methods of signaling required. (a) Arrangement of signals. (b) Signal circuits not more than 30 volts. Telephone system. (a) Telephones from surface to and into mines. (b) Telephone wires on side of entry opposite power lines. Pillars and crosscuts Method of construction. (a) Pillar thickness between intake and return airways. (b) Crosscut or break-through intervals. (c) Face not to be advanced more than 30 feet beyond crosscut. (d) Room neck minimum width and length. (e) Chain pillars and stumps. (f) Crosscuts to be made at face of rooms and entries before abandonment. Advance workings. (a) Limits for removing coal. (b) Size of pillars. (c) Basis for computing percentage of tract mined. (a) Shaft entry and slope pillars. 211.49 Pillars left for support. (b) Safety catches on cages. (c) Cage rests or chairs. (b) Shaft pillar size. (c) Openings in slope pillars. Barrier pillars. shaft and (a) Mining restrictions. (b) Lessee may be required to mine barrier pillars on adjacent lands. (c) If coal-mining rights in adjoining premises privately owned. (d) Mining isolated blocks of coal not on leased lands. Ventilating fans and air distribution Installation specifications. (a) Fans. (b) Explosion-relief doors. (c) Fans to be reversible quickly. (d) Auxiliary power for fans. (e) Fan pressure recording instrument. (f) Temporary fan. (g) Fan at adjoining mine. (h) Stoppage of fan in gassy mine. Page 5 211.62 Air current control. (a) Stoppings. 211.77 (a) Along haulage roads. (b) On main haulageway. (b) Overcasts and undercasts. 211.78 Safety requirements for trans (c) Ventilation doors. (d) Line brattices. Approaching abandoned workings and sealing abandoned cutting machinery, and pumps limited to low voltage. 211.81 porting men. (a) Safety catches or a safety man car on slopes. (b) Derails and stopping blocks. (c) Frogs; switch points; guard rails. Storage, transportation, dis tribution, and use of explosives Storage of explosives. (a) Explosives magazines. (b) Magazine location. (c) Explosives magazines not to be connected with mine workings. (d) Storage of explosives and detonators. (e) Thawing of explosives. Temporary storage of explosives underground. Explosives in possession of miners. 211.68 Electric wires and cable instal- 211.82 Powder boxes. (b) Open light near explosives. 211.99 211.100 Surface openings to be covered, filled in, or fenced. Timber supply. First aid equipment and safety training 211.101 First-aid box or supplies. 211.102 First-aid and refuge chamber underground. 211.103 First-aid training. (a) Required of mine officials. (b) Safety committee shall be organized. Mine rescue apparatus 211.104 Requirements. (a) When more than 50 men are employed underground. (b) Where more than 100 men are employed underground. 211.105 Alternatives. (a) Joint rescue station. 211.106 Mine rescue teams formed and Health, sanitation, and welfare 211.107 Bath and change house require- 211.108 Dwellings for employees. (b) Toilets. (c) Water supply contamina- 211.109 Ambulance service. Administration of regulations (a) More than 50 men em- CROSS REFERENCES United States Bureau of Mines: See Chapter I. Coal permits, leases, and licenses: See Public Lands: Interior, 43 CFR Part 193. Coal permits and leases and permits for free use of coal in Alaska: See Public Lands: Interior, 43 CFR Part 70. Forest Service regulations governing conditions relating to the removal of mineral from lands conveyed to the United States under the Acts of March 1, 1911 and March 20, 1922: See Parks and Forests, 36 CFR 251.15, 251.16. Homesteads on coal, oil, and gas lands, Alaska: See Public Lands: Interior, 43 CFR Part 66. Page 7 |