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352.230 Use of electrical equipment.
For purposes of this section: "approved" means that a device, apparatus, equipment,
machinery, or practice employed in the mining of coal has been approved by the
commissioner of the Department for Natural Resources or accepted by a nationally
or federally recognized testing laboratory or the Department of Labor Mine Safety
and Health Administration; "suitable" means a design, material, or installation that
meets the requirements of its intended use or that is accepted by a nationally or
federally recognized testing laboratory or the Department of Labor Mine Safety and
Health Administration.
(1) All electrical equipment and all other electric-driven equipment except
intrinsically safe equipment which is taken into or used inby the last open
crosscut and in return airways in underground mines shall be permissible. The
commissioner or his authorized representative shall reject any modification to
mining equipment which would endanger the health or safety of employees.
(2) Headlights shall be properly installed and maintained in a workmanlike manner
and working order on all mobile and face equipment at all times the equipment
is in operation.
(3) Headlights shall be mounted to provide maximum illumination where it will be
most effective and shall be protected from damage by guarding or locations.
(4) At all times when mining equipment is being used, it shall be maintained in
safe working order. Electrical equipment and circuits shall be examined and
tested in a suitable manner by certified electricians to ensure safe working
order.
(5) Combustible materials, grease, lubricants, or flammable liquids shall not be
allowed to accumulate where they can create a fire hazard.
(6) All electrical equipment utilized in intake airways outby the last open crosscut
shall be maintained in safe operating condition and in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions.
Effective:July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 3, effective July 13, 2004. -Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 19, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 480, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky.
Acts ch. 308, sec. 36, effective April 9, 1996. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra.
Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 24. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 14. -Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 303, sec. 21. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 162,
sec. 27, effective March 5, 1952. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1,
effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2739-34, 2739-35.
Legislative Research Commission Note (8/21/2008). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85,
95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory
references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005
legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. One such
correction that was overlooked during codification after the 2005 Regular
Session of the General Assembly has been made in this section.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/9/96). The action taken with respect to
this statute by 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 308 was to have become effective April 8,
1996, under Section 51 of that Act. The Act, however, did not become effective
until April 9, 1996, when the Governor's signed copy of the Act was filed with the
Secretary of State.
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