2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .145   Restrictions on work where hazardous conditions exist -- Requirement of visible warning devices and enclosed operator\'s cabs at stockpiles with underground feeders or draw-off tunnels -- Barrier requirements for haulage roadways.

352.145 Restrictions on work where hazardous conditions exist -- Requirement of visible warning devices and enclosed operator's cabs at stockpiles with underground feeders or draw-off tunnels -- Barrier requirements for haulage roadways. (1) No employee of a surface coal mining operation shall be assigned, allowed, or required to perform work alone in any area where hazardous conditions exist that would endanger his safety unless he can communicate with others, can be heard, or can be seen. (2) At stockpiles with underground feeders or draw-off tunnels, the licensee shall install and maintain a visible warning device that shall be activated when the feeders are in operation. (3) The operator's cab of all equipment being operated on or in the immediate area of a stockpile with underground feeders or draw-off tunnels shall be enclosed by a compartment and shall be furnished with a self-contained self-rescuer that is capable of providing oxygen for a period of not less than one (1) hour. (4) On all haulage roadways, berms, guardrails, concrete barriers, or other suitable devices shall be installed in such a manner that they extend to at least the mid-wheel height of the highest vehicle or equipment that regularly travels that type of roadway. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 478, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 410, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. Page 1 of 1