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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 regional office and the
Frankfort office of the Division of Mine Safety 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 regional office and to the
Frankfort office of the Division of Mine Safety. 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 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: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 37, effective June 24, 2015. -- Created
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006.
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