Section 10. Definitions

Section 20. [Repealed]

Section 25. Purpose and authority

Section 30. [Repealed]

Section 40. Certification

Section 50. Duties of mine operators

Section 60. [Repealed]

Section 70. Approval procedure

Section 80. [Repealed]

Section 90. Documents incorporated by reference

Section 100. Employee training

Section 110. Inexperienced employees

Section 120. When foreman required

Section 130. Examination by foreman

Section 140. First aid training for foreman

Section 145. Inspection of mobile and stationary equipment

Section 150. Assignment of persons to hazardous areas

Section 160. Emergency medical assistance

Section 170. Emergency telephone numbers

Section 180. Emergency communication systems

Section 190. Compliance with regulations

Section 200. Illumination requirements

Section 210. Cleanliness

Section 220. Water supplies

Section 230. Toilet facilities

Section 240. Waste receptacles

Section 250. Use of intoxicating substances

Section 260. Posting hazards

Section 270. Refuse piles, water and silt retaining dams

Section 280. Horseplay prohibited

Section 290. Restricted access

Section 300. Closure of roads or openings

Section 310. Starting machinery

Section 320. [Repealed]

Section 330. Proper use of machinery

Section 340. Lubricating machinery

Section 350. Repairing machinery

Section 360. Maintaining machinery

Section 365. Construction and maintenance of structures

Section 370. Operation of grinding wheels

Section 380. Stationary grinding machines

Section 385. Mobile crane requirements for personnel hoisting

Section 388. Rope requirements

Section 390. Stability requirements

Section 400. Open pit mine rims

Section 410. Benches

Section 420. Scaling of hazardous areas

Section 430. Hazardous conditions

Section 440. Installation of rock bolts

Section 450. Correction of unsafe conditions

Section 460. Examination for unsafe conditions

Section 470. Keeping clear of equipment

Section 480. Trimming of faces

Section 490. Smoking near flammable and combustible materials

Section 500. Warning and evacuation procedures

Section 510. Flammable and combustible liquid storage tanks

Section 520. Storage of flammable materials

Section 530. Distance of storage tanks from mine opening

Section 540. Storage buildings or areas

Section 550. Shut-off valves

Section 560. Solvents

Section 570. Waste materials

Section 580. Use of flammable liquids for cleaning

Section 590. Battery charging areas

Section 600. Refueling engines

Section 610. Fire equipment

Section 620. Welding operations

Section 630. Training and practice drills

Section 640. Firefighting assistance

Section 650. Conveyor belts

Section 660. Removing flammable and combustible gases from containers

Section 670. Fire extinguishers

Section 680. Exits or escapeways

Section 690. Fire-resistant buildings near underground openings

Section 700. Grass, weeds and underbrush

Section 710. Dust or gases

Section 720. Employee exposure limits to airborne contaminants

Section 730. [Repealed]

Section 740. Dust sources

Section 750. [Repealed]

Section 760. Silica compounds

Section 770. Employee exposure to noise limits

Section 780. Storage of explosive materials

Section 790. Transportation

Section 800. Use of explosives

Section 810. Recordkeeping

Section 820. Procedure where a misfire occurs during a blast

Section 830. When traffic to be stopped

Section 840. Mudcapping

Section 850. Blasting near underground mines

Section 860. Blasting near pipelines or electrical lines

Section 870. Streams and watercourses

Section 880. Ground vibration from blasting

Section 890. Air overpressure limits

Section 893. Action plans

Section 895. Lower vibration and airblast levels

Section 900. [Repealed]

Section 910. Seismic testing and evaluation

Section 920. Electric detonators

Section 925. Electronic detonators

Section 930. Nonelectric blasting

Section 940. [Repealed]

Section 950. [Repealed]

Section 960. [Repealed]

Section 970. [Repealed]

Section 980. Drilling of boreholes

Section 990. Drills to be attended

Section 1000. Storage of steel and tools

Section 1010. Moving vehicle-mounted drills

Section 1020. Power failures

Section 1030. Hands to be kept clear

Section 1040. [Repealed]

Section 1050. Boreholes

Section 1060. Moving handheld drills

Section 1070. Handling of boulders

Section 1080. Walls or benches

Section 1090. Rotary jet piercing equipment

Section 1095. Drill logs required for boreholes intended for blasting

Section 1100. Boilers and pressure vessels

Section 1110. Air compressors

Section 1120. Compressed-air receivers

Section 1130. Compressor-air intakes

Section 1140. Draining compressed-air receivers

Section 1150. Inspection openings in compressed-air receivers

Section 1160. Operating compressors

Section 1170. Discharge pipes

Section 1180. [Repealed]

Section 1190. Repairs

Section 1200. Improper uses

Section 1210. Locking devices

Section 1220. Storage of oxygen cylinders

Section 1230. Maintaining regulators

Section 1240. Tank valves to be kept closed

Section 1250. Securing cylinders

Section 1260. Valves and gauges to be protected

Section 1270. Use of gauges, regulators and valves

Section 1280. Boiler equipment and maintenance

Section 1290. Welding operations

Section 1300. [Repealed]

Section 1320. Brakes on mobile equipment

Section 1330. Emergency brakes

Section 1340. Requirements for starting or moving equipment

Section 1350. Construction of operators' cabs

Section 1360. Windows of cabs

Section 1370. Safety equipment

Section 1380. Extraneous materials in cabs

Section 1390. Operating speeds

Section 1400. Dust control measures

Section 1410. Restraining berms or guards

Section 1420. Operation under power control

Section 1430. Maintaining control of equipment

Section 1440. Suspending loads over cabs

Section 1450. Mounting and dismounting moving equipment

Section 1460. Prohibited means of transportation

Section 1470. Securing equipment in travel position

Section 1480. Securing dippers, buckets and scraper blades

Section 1490. [Repealed]

Section 1500. Securing electrically-powered mobile equipment

Section 1510. Setting brakes

Section 1520. Warning lights

Section 1530. Removal of hazards

Section 1540. Traffic rules

Section 1550. Heating and cooling cabs

Section 1560. Getting on or off equipment

Section 1570. Audible warning devices

Section 1580. Backup alarms

Section 1590. Railroad equipment

Section 1600. Avoiding mobile equipment in operation

Section 1610. Design of chute-loading installations

Section 1620. Berms or bumper blocks

Section 1630. Anchoring of sizing devices

Section 1640. Truck spotters

Section 1650. Warning devices where clearance is restricted

Section 1660. Tire repairs

Section 1670. Towing equipment

Section 1680. Working on equipment in raised position

Section 1685. Repairs or maintenance

Section 1690. First aid materials

Section 1700. Life jackets or belts

Section 1710. Hard hats

Section 1720. Protective footwear

Section 1730. Safety glasses or goggles

Section 1740. Safety harnesses

Section 1750. Requirements for welding or cutting

Section 1760. Loose fitting clothing

Section 1770. When gloves to be worn

Section 1780. Wearing of rings

Section 1785. Light reflecting personal protection material

Section 1790. Requirements for grinding wheels

Section 1800. Dumping locations

Section 1810. Safe access

Section 1820. Requirements for walkways and stairways

Section 1830. Condition of ladders

Section 1840. Portable ladders

Section 1850. Anchoring fixed ladders

Section 1860. Fixed ladders to project above landings

Section 1870. Painting wooden ladders

Section 1880. Debris to be cleared

Section 1890. Railings and walkway surfaces

Section 1900. Clearances above travelways

Section 1910. Climbing or descending ladders

Section 1920. Protective covers

Section 1930. Crossovers

Section 1940. [Repealed]

Section 1950. Slippery walkways

Section 1960. Snow and ice removal

Section 1970. Inclining fixed ladders

Section 1980. [Repealed]

Section 1990. Landings for fixed ladders

Section 2000. Steep fixed ladders

Section 2010. Scaffolds and working platforms

Section 2015. Installation of electrical circuits; supervision of electrical work

Section 2020. Fuses or circuit breakers to be used

Section 2030. Switches to be provided

Section 2040. Trailing cables of mobile equipment

Section 2050. Current-carrying capacity

Section 2060. Running over cables

Section 2070. Distribution boxes

Section 2080. Making connections under load

Section 2090. Insulating wires and cables

Section 2100. Avoiding power lines

Section 2110. Electrical transmission wires

Section 2120. Splices in cables

Section 2130. Shovel trailing cables

Section 2140. De-energizing electrical equipment

Section 2150. De-energizing power circuits

Section 2160. Labeling of switches

Section 2170. Clearance around equipment

Section 2180. Nonconductive electrical safety mats

Section 2190. Posting danger signs

Section 2200. Access by authorized persons

Section 2210. Guarding accessible equipment

Section 2220. Grounding equipment

Section 2230. Grounding metal fences and buildings

Section 2240. Frame grounding

Section 2250. Testing after installation or repair

Section 2260. [Repealed]

Section 2270. Correcting dangerous conditions

Section 2280. Dust-proof and water-proof electrical equipment

Section 2290. Inspection and cover plates to be kept in place

Section 2300. Handheld electric tools

Section 2310. Extension lights

Section 2320. Lamp sockets

Section 2330. Removing or replacing fuses

Section 2340. Fuse replacement tools

Section 2350. Trailing cables to be clamped

Section 2360. Storing surplus trailing cables

Section 2370. Operating controls

Section 2380. Design of switches and boxes

Section 2390. Lightning grounds

Section 2400. Overhead power lines

Section 2410. Incompatible line installations

Section 2420. [Repealed]

Section 2430. [Repealed]

Section 2440. Protecting power lines

Section 2450. Bare power line precautions

Section 2460. Transformer requirements

Section 2470. Transformer enclosures to be locked

Section 2480. Lightning arrester for telephone circuits

Section 2490. Lightning arrester for power circuits

Section 2500. Moving equipment near power lines

Section 2510. [Repealed]

Section 2520. Water or neutralizing agents

Section 2530. Personal protection equipment

Section 2540. Storage of materials

Section 2550. Confined space hazard

Section 2560. Safe storage of hazardous materials

Section 2570. Storage of corrosive and other materials

Section 2580. Hitches and slings

Section 2590. Tag lines

Section 2600. Suspended loads

Section 2610. Dropping elevated materials

Section 2620. Riding loads or hooks

Section 2630. Storage of reactive materials

Section 2640. Handling of molten material

Section 2650. Overhead crane equipment

Section 2660. Overhead crane bridges

Section 2670. Lift trucks

Section 2680. Accessible moving parts

Section 2690. Overhead belts

Section 2700. Conveyor guarding; conveyor belts and idlers

Section 2710. Conveyor openings

Section 2720. Use of stop cords

Section 2730. Protruding setscrews

Section 2740. When guards to be in place

Section 2750. Maintenance of guards

Section 2760. Flying or falling material protection

Section 2770. Ground support

Section 2780. Loose ground

Section 2790. Inspection of work area

Section 2800. Scaling bar to be provided

Section 2810. Timbers to be blocked or wedged

Section 2820. Installation of ground support in shafts

Section 2830. Shaft pillars

Section 2840. Rock-bolt installations

Section 2850. Acceptable rock-bolting materials

Section 2860. Rock-bolt hole drill bits

Section 2870. Rock-bolt torque tests

Section 2880. Rock-bolt anchorage tests

Section 2890. Torque test requirements

Section 2900. Accumulation of flammable materials

Section 2910. Fire alarm systems

Section 2915. No smoking near flammable materials

Section 2920. Use of flammable materials underground

Section 2930. Use of liquefied petroleum gases

Section 2940. Underground storage of petroleum products

Section 2950. Where transformer stations and other rooms to be placed

Section 2960. Oil or fuel storage areas

Section 2970. Trailing cables

Section 2980. Open flame restrictions

Section 2990. When power circuits to be de-energized

Section 3000. Fire doors to be provided

Section 3010. Timbered mine entrances

Section 3020. Waterline outlets

Section 3030. Welding or cutting near combustible materials

Section 3040. Fire protection at conveyor pulleys

Section 3050. [Repealed]

Section 3060. [Repealed]

Section 3070. [Repealed]

Section 3080. [Repealed]

Section 3090. [Repealed]

Section 3100. Firefighting personnel

Section 3110. [Repealed]

Section 3120. [Repealed]

Section 3130. Conveyor switches

Section 3140. Stationary diesel equipment installation

Section 3150. Stationary diesel equipment sensors

Section 3160. Oxygen content in mines

Section 3170. Ventilation

Section 3180. Fan housings and air ducts

Section 3190. Air intakes and returns

Section 3200. Air current effectiveness

Section 3210. Fan maintenance

Section 3220. Mine atmosphere test instruments

Section 3230. [Repealed]

Section 3240. Access to inadequately ventilated areas

Section 3250. Installation of ventilation tubing

Section 3260. Ventilation door operation

Section 3270. Requirements for ventilation doors

Section 3280. Ventilation door closing

Section 3290. Sampling for radon gas

Section 3300. Maximum annual exposure

Section 3310. Maximum concentrations

Section 3320. Changes in permissible exposures

Section 3325. Storage and use of explosives

Section 3328. Certified underground blaster

Section 3330. Construction of underground storage magazines

Section 3340. Use of storage magazines

Section 3350. Day-box magazines

Section 3360. Detonator-storage magazines

Section 3370. Notification of hoisting personnel

Section 3380. When hoisting to be stopped

Section 3390. Attending vehicles loaded with explosives

Section 3400. Cars containing explosives to be pulled

Section 3410. Warning of blasting

Section 3420. Leaving blasting area; reentering blasting area

Section 3430. Misfires to be reported

Section 3440. Secondary blasting

Section 3450. Isolating explosives from static electricity

Section 3460. Electric blasting

Section 3470. Initiating blasts from safe location

Section 3475. Blasting in gassy mines

Section 3478. Stemming

Section 3480. Drilling machine operation

Section 3490. Drilling machine control levers

Section 3500. Secure footing when drilling

Section 3510. Procedure when collaring holes

Section 3520. Procedure for moving portable drills

Section 3530. Receptacles or racks

Section 3540. Warning to persons below jumbo decks

Section 3550. Anchoring of drills on columns

Section 3560. Carrying tools or materials on top of locomotives

Section 3570. Coupling or uncoupling cars

Section 3580. Makeshift couplings

Section 3590. Mantrip cars

Section 3595. Transportation of miners

Section 3600. Signalmen

Section 3610. Open dry hole collars

Section 3620. Hazardous chute lips

Section 3630. Empty chutes

Section 3640. Danger from chute-pulling operations

Section 3650. Safety lines to be provided

Section 3660. Loosening hang-ups

Section 3670. Shelter holes to be provided

Section 3680. Design of shelter holes

Section 3690. Trip lights

Section 3700. Operation of mantrip cars

Section 3710. Discharge and boarding points

Section 3720. Mantrip passengers

Section 3730. Movement of rock or material trains

Section 3740. Use of flexible ladders

Section 3750. Trap doors in ladderways

Section 3760. Size of openings in ladderways

Section 3770. Entering manways

Section 3780. Working floors in stopes

Section 3790. Steep travelways

Section 3800. [Repealed]

Section 3810. Maintaining separate escapeways

Section 3820. Escape routes

Section 3830. Refuge areas

Section 3840. Development of escape and evacuation plan

Section 3850. Telephone or voice communications

Section 3855. Communications

Section 3860. Inclined escapeways

Section 3870. Emergency hoisting facilities

Section 3880. Check-in and check-out system

Section 3890. Bare wires and cables

Section 3900. Metal pipelines

Section 3910. Insulation of power lines

Section 3920. Fastening power cables

Section 3930. Disconnecting switches

Section 3940. Transformer stations

Section 3950. Trolley feeder wires

Section 3955. Fire precautions in transportation of mining equipment

Section 3958. Use of track as electrical power conductor

Section 3960. Splices in trailing cables

Section 3970. Machines not using cable reels

Section 3980. Welding operations

Section 3990. Self-rescue requirements

Section 4000. Requirements for self-rescue devices

Section 4010. Landing shaft conveyances

Section 4020. Individual lamps to be carried

Section 4030. [Repealed]

Section 4040. Inspections to follow fire or explosion

Section 4050. [Repealed]

Section 4060. Mine emergency and self-rescue training

Section 4061. Mine rescue stations

Section 4062. Rescue apparatus

Section 4063. Rescue crews to be provided

Section 4064. Alternative mine rescue capability

Section 4065. Mine evacuation drills

Section 4066. Instruction in escape plans

Section 4070. Capacities of hoists

Section 4080. Anchoring hoists

Section 4090. Connecting driving mechanisms to personnel hoists

Section 4100. Brakes on personnel hoists

Section 4110. Personnel hoist clutches

Section 4120. Brakes on automatic hoists

Section 4130. Friction hoist overtravel protection

Section 4140. Overtravel prevention on personnel hoists

Section 4150. Friction hoists

Section 4160. Overtravel bypass switches

Section 4170. Emergency braking for electric hoists

Section 4180. Position indicators

Section 4190. Placement of hoist controls

Section 4200. Drum flanges

Section 4210. Drum grooves

Section 4220. Engine-powered hoists

Section 4230. Standards for wire ropes

Section 4240. Installation of wire ropes

Section 4250. Guide ropes

Section 4260. Wire rope examination

Section 4270. Requirements for rope ends

Section 4280. Load end attachment

Section 4290. New ropes

Section 4300. Safety device attachments

Section 4310. Secondary safety connections

Section 4320. Headframes and sheaves

Section 4330. Clearance requirements

Section 4340. Fleet angles

Section 4350. Platforms

Section 4360. Diameter specifications

Section 4370. Support grooves

Section 4380. Metal bonnets

Section 4390. Use of buckets to hoist persons

Section 4400. Specifications for buckets used to hoist persons

Section 4410. Ratings for ropes suspending platforms

Section 4420. Rope guides

Section 4430. Use of manually-operated hoists

Section 4440. Use of automatic hoists

Section 4450. Fitness requirements for hoist persons

Section 4460. Competency of hoist persons

Section 4470. Use of extreme caution

Section 4480. Speed for hoisting persons

Section 4490. Maximum speeds

Section 4500. Authorized persons

Section 4510. Balancing cages

Section 4520. Lowering conveyances by brakes

Section 4530. Maximum number of persons to ride

Section 4540. Persons in charge

Section 4550. Conduct on conveyances

Section 4560. Moving conveyances

Section 4570. Doors to be closed

Section 4580. Riding in loaded buckets

Section 4590. When skips shall be empty

Section 4600. Hoisting rock or supplies

Section 4610. Limitations on riding shaft conveyance

Section 4620. Open hooks

Section 4630. Speeds for open buckets

Section 4640. Where buckets to be stopped on lowering

Section 4650. Where buckets to be stopped on raising

Section 4660. Blocking cars

Section 4670. Securing materials in buckets

Section 4680. Placement of conveyances not in use

Section 4690. Signaling between stations and hoist room

Section 4700. When telephone instructions are acceptable

Section 4710. Signals to hoist operator

Section 4720. Standard hoisting signals

Section 4730. Posting of signal codes

Section 4740. Positioning signal devices

Section 4750. Qualifications of persons giving signals

Section 4760. Safety gates on landings

Section 4770. Stop blocks or derail switches

Section 4780. Where guides to be provided

Section 4790. Construction of dumping facilities

Section 4800. Shaft station clearance requirements

Section 4810. Safe passage around compartments

Section 4820. Maintaining shaft sets

Section 4830. Persons working in shafts

Section 4840. Posting of signs

Section 4850. Performing inspections and repairs

Section 4860. Bulkheads or equivalent protection

Section 4870. Ladders in shafts

Section 4880. Inspection and testing procedures

Section 4890. Records to be kept

Section 4900. Replacement parts

Section 4910. Lubrication of ropes

Section 4920. Cutting of ropes for inspections

Section 4930. Cutting of ropes to distribute wear

Section 4940. Ropes to be calipered

Section 4950. Electromagnetic or other nondestructive testing

Section 4960. Substandard ropes

Section 4970. Testing on each shift

Section 4980. Testing with empty conveyances

Section 4990. Inspection of ropes and connections

Section 5000. Inspection of safety catches

Section 5010. Inspection of shafts

Section 5020. Inspection of sheaves

Section 5030. Lubrication of rollers

Section 5040. [Repealed]

Section 5060. Gassy mines

Section 5070. Effect of detection of flammable gases

Section 5080. Smoking materials prohibited

Section 5090. Use of open flames

Section 5100. Supervision of use of open flames

Section 5110. Limit on percentage of gases

Section 5120. Installation of main fans

Section 5130. Operation of main fans

Section 5140. Intakes and returns

Section 5150. Single shaft intakes and returns

Section 5160. Failure of fans

Section 5170. Failure of ventilation

Section 5180. Inspection after ventilation failure

Section 5190. Access of personnel after fan shutdown

Section 5200. Operation of booster fans

Section 5210. Equipping booster fans

Section 5220. Installation and operation of auxiliary fans

Section 5230. Inspection of auxiliary fans

Section 5240. Failure of auxiliary fans

Section 5250. Volume and velocity of air current

Section 5260. Quantity of air standards

Section 5270. Measurement of air quantities

Section 5280. Ventilation of battery-charging and transformer stations

Section 5290. Intake air for pumps and compressors

Section 5300. Changes in ventilation

Section 5310. Adjustments in ventilation

Section 5320. Detection of flammable gas

Section 5330. Use of air passing by opening of unsealed abandoned area to ventilate

Section 5340. Use of air passing through abandoned panels to ventilate

Section 5350. Abandoned areas to be sealed

Section 5360. Construction of seals

Section 5370. Fitting of seals for atmosphere sampling and pressure measurement

Section 5380. Crosscut intervals

Section 5390. Closing crosscuts

Section 5400. Line brattices

Section 5410. Composition of brattices

Section 5420. Damaged brattices

Section 5430. Crosscuts at abandoned rooms

Section 5440. Where entries or rooms to be started

Section 5450. Construction specifications for stoppings

Section 5460. Airtight stoppings

Section 5470. Installation of air locks

Section 5480. Ventilation of air locks

Section 5490. Doors to be kept closed

Section 5500. Overcasts and undercasts

Section 5510. Preshift examinations

Section 5520. Authorized personnel

Section 5530. Removal of danger signs

Section 5540. Detection devices

Section 5550. Frequency and method of examinations

Section 5560. Examination reports

Section 5570. Ventilation of gassy mines

Section 5580. Airflow to be maintained

Section 5590. Fan installation doors

Section 5600. Diesel-powered equipment

Section 5610. Trolley wires

Section 5620. Permissible equipment required

Section 5630. Permissible distribution boxes required

Section 5640. Electric equipment

Section 5650. Permissible electric lamps

Section 5660. Permissible or approved explosives

Section 5670. Written list of conditions

Section 5680. [Repealed]

Section 5700. Examinations for gas

Section 5710. Limitations on firing shots

Section 5720. [Repealed]

Section 5730. [Repealed]

Section 5750. Notice of intent to mine near gas or oil wells

Section 5760. Application for mining near gas or oil wells

Section 5770. Mining plan

Section 5780. Approval to mine near plugged gas or oil well

Appendix 9998. FORMS (4VAC25-40)