Download as PDF
352.630 Telephone service or equivalent two-way communication facilities -Locations -- Alarms.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Effective September 1, 2006, each licensed underground facility shall provide
telephone service or equivalent two-way communications facilities, approved by the
executive director or his authorized representative, between the surface of each
landing of main shafts and slopes, and between the surface and each working
section that is more than one hundred (100) feet from a portal. Implementation of
telephone or equivalent two-way communications facilities shall be subject to the
following provisions:
(a) Telephones or equivalent two-way communications facilities provided at each
working section shall be located not more than five hundred (500) feet outby
the last open crosscut and not more than eight hundred (800) feet from the
farthest point of penetration of the working faces on the section;
(b) Primary telephone or two-way communications systems and lines shall be
located in the intake air course or adjacent entry, but shall not be located in the
beltway or return air courses unless approved by the executive director of the
Office of Mine Safety and Licensing in seams with coal heights twenty-six
(26) inches or less; and
(c) The incoming communication signal on the telephone or other approved twoway communications system shall activate an audible alarm that is
distinguishable from the surrounding noise level and a visual alarm that can be
seen by a miner regularly employed on the working section.
Effective September 1, 2006, each licensed underground facility shall have a
telephone or equivalent two-way communications facility located on the surface
within one thousand (1,000) feet of all main portals. The telephone or equivalent
two-way communications system shall be installed in either a building or in a boxlike structure designed to protect the communications equipment from damage by
inclement weather. At least one (1) of these communications systems shall be at a
location where a responsible person is available and authorized to respond to an
emergency situation at all times when miners are working underground. The
incoming communications signal on the telephone or other approved two-way
communications system shall activate an audible alarm, distinguishable from the
surrounding noise level and a visual alarm that can be seen by the responsible
person stationed near the communications system.
Effective September 1, 2006, each licensed underground facility shall have a
telephone or equivalent two-way communications system located on the surface
which can be used to activate the licensed facilities emergency action plan required
in KRS 352.640 and to comply with reporting requirements contained in KRS
352.180. The telephone or equivalent two-way communications system shall be
installed in either a building or in a box-like structure designed to protect the
communications equipment from damage by inclement weather. At least one (1) of
the communications systems shall be at a location where a responsible person is
available and authorized to respond at all times to an emergency situation when
miners are working. The incoming communications signal on the telephone or other
approved two-way communications system shall activate an audible alarm,
distinguishable from the surrounding noise level and a visual alarm that can be seen
by the responsible person stationed near the communications facility.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.