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352.640 Emergency action plans -- Components -- Copies -- Training -Evacuation and firefighting programs.
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An emergency action plan shall be submitted with each application for a
license to operate an underground mine. The emergency action plan shall be
for use during emergencies at the licensed facility. The plan shall consist of the
following components:
(a) A certification, submitted by the applicant, that the telephone or
equivalent two-way communications system will be in place and
functioning at the facility when operation begins;
(b) A listing of the telephone numbers of the facility personnel, state and
federal regulatory agencies, and state, federal, and local emergency
response agencies to be contacted in the event of a mine emergency;
(c) The positions and telephone numbers of the persons designated by the
licensee to implement the emergency action plan during mine
emergencies;
(d) The name of the ambulance service or first responder with which the
licensee has made arrangements to provide twenty-four (24) hour
emergency medical assistance for any person injured at the licensed
facility;
(e) A copy of the licensed facility's mine emergency evacuation and
firefighting plan, if one is required; and
(f) A training schedule for all personnel as to their responsibilities under the
emergency action plan. On site, each licensed facility shall maintain a log
containing training dates, the personnel trained, and their positions and
shifts.
The licensee shall provide a revised copy of the plan to the district office and
the Frankfort office of the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing within ten (10)
days of a change in any of the information required in subsection (1) of this
section becoming effective.
The licensee shall be responsible for ensuring that copies of the licensed
facility's emergency action plan are submitted to the appropriate district office
and to the Frankfort office of the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. Copies of
the plan also shall be kept on the premises of the licensed facility where it shall
be made open to inspection by the licensee's employees and their independent
contractors and inspectors.
Each licensed facility shall post in a prominent place at the mine office a copy
of all emergency contact numbers. The list of emergency contact numbers shall
be made available to the licensee's employees and their independent
contractors during training on the emergency action plan.
Each licensed facility shall train all employees of the licensee, including their
independent contractors, at the beginning of their employment with the
licensed facility and on an annual basis on the emergency action plan and the
persons responsible for the plan's implementation.
Each licensed facility on which an underground mine is operated shall develop
and implement a mine emergency evacuation and firefighting program that
instructs all miners and other personnel of the licensed facility in the proper
evacuation procedures they must follow if a mine emergency occurs. The
program, and any revisions thereto, must be submitted to the executive director
or his designee. All personnel of the licensed facility, including independent
contractors, shall be trained in the performance of the plan's revisions prior to
any of the revisions being implemented. The program shall include a plan to
train all miners on all shifts with procedures for:
(a) Mine emergency evacuation for mine emergencies that present an
imminent danger to miners due to fire, explosion, or gas, or water
inundation;
(b) Evacuation of all miners not required for a mine emergency response;
(c) Rapid assembly and transportation of necessary miners, fire suppression
equipment, and rescue apparatus to the scene of the mine emergency;
and
(d) Operation of fire suppression equipment available in the mine.
Effective:July 12, 2006
History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006.
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