25-9-250
Section 25-9-250 Use of electrical equipment; maintenance, etc., in tipples and cleaning plants.
(a) In dangerously dusty locations, electric motors, switches, and controls shall be of dust-tight
construction or enclosed with reasonably dust-tight housing or enclosures. Open-type motors,
switches, or controls now in use in tipples and cleaning plants in dusty locations may be
continued in use until such dust-tight equipment can be procured or until they can be corrected
with reasonably dust-tight housing or enclosures. (b) Structures shall be kept free of excessive
coal dust accumulations. (c) Where coal is dumped at or near air intake openings, reasonable
provisions shall be made to prevent the dust from entering the mine. (d) Where repairs are
being made to the plant, proper scaffolding and proper overhead protection shall be provided
for workmen wherever necessary. (e) Welding shall not be done in dusty atmosphere or dusty
locations, and firefighting apparatus shall be readily...
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25-9-300
Section 25-9-300 Map of mine - Required; contents; filing; examination, etc. The owner, operator,
or lessee of any underground coal mine in this state shall make or cause to be made by a competent
engineer an accurate and exact detail map of said mine, showing the exact position of said
mine in reference to the section line, which shall be connected with known boundary lines
of the section or subdivision of the section. Such map shall show accurately the position
of any branches, creeks, rivers, railroads, oil and gas pipelines under which said mine workings
extend and, as near as possible, the position of any coal mines nearby. The location of all
oil and gas wells shall be shown on said map. Said maps shall show all shafts, slopes, tunnels,
or other openings to the surface or to the workings of a contiguous coal mine; all excavations,
entries, rooms, and crosscuts; the location of the fan and the direction of the air currents;
the location of pumps, hauling engines, engine planes,...
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13A-9-52
Section 13A-9-52 Sale and delivery of coal mixed with other substances or materials or with
different quality of coal. (a) Any person who knowingly sells and delivers any coal which
has been mixed or loaded in the delivery container together with any substance or material
other than coal or together with coal of a different quality with intent to defraud the purchaser
of such coal or with the intent to obtain a higher price for such coal by inducing the purchaser
to believe that such coal is of a higher quality or different quality than is actually delivered
shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than
$100.00 nor more than $2,000.00 for each offense, and may also be imprisoned in the county
jail for not more than one year for each offense; provided, that the blending of coal with
coal of a different quality in order to achieve contract specifications is not prohibited
by this section. (b) For the purposes of this section, the sale and...
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25-9-18
Section 25-9-18 Qualifications of mine foremen in underground mines. No person shall be employed
as mine foreman in any underground coal mine in this state unless he is in possession of a
certificate of competency as provided for in this chapter. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §5;
Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)...
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25-9-153
Section 25-9-153 Underground stables. No underground stables shall be constructed or used in
coal mines after August 12, 1949, and straw for bedding or hay for feeding animals shall not
be sent into coal mines. This does not apply to mines stabling animals underground on August
12, 1949. Rules for preventing fires and for maintenance of such stables and for handling
straw and hay shall be prescribed in writing by the chief. Failure to comply with these rules
shall constitute a violation of this chapter. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §36.)...
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25-9-214
Section 25-9-214 Certain machinery prohibited underground. Nonpermissible internal combustion
engines or other machinery which gives off noxious fumes shall not be permitted underground
in any coal mine. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §53.)...
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25-9-270
Section 25-9-270 Applicability of provisions. All other provisions of this chapter, except
those obviously peculiar to underground operations and also those specifically provided for
in this article, are applicable to surface mining operations. All provisions contained in
this article applicable to surface operations of underground coal mines and not specifically
covered elsewhere in this chapter apply to all coal mines. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §72;
Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)...
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37-12-5
Section 37-12-5 Purchase of coal produced in Alabama required. In order to enforce the provisions
of this chapter, a cogenerator who uses coal as a fuel source to produce electrical power
shall purchase coal produced in the State of Alabama provided that such Alabama coal is available
to the cogenerator at prices and under terms and conditions (including availability, quantity,
quality and reliability of supplier) at least as favorable as coal produced outside the State
of Alabama. (Acts 1983, No. 83-574, p. 880, §5.)...
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9-16-76
Section 9-16-76 Conflict of interest; penalty. No officer or employee of the commission performing
any function or duty under this article, shall have a direct or indirect financial interest
in underground or surface coal mining operations. Whoever knowingly violates the provisions
of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500.00,
or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and shall relinquish his commission
seat. (Acts 1981, No. 81-435, p. 682, §7.)...
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25-9-17
Section 25-9-17 Persons authorized to act as fire boss; temporary fire boss or mine foreman.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall act as fire boss in any
coal mine in this state unless he or she is in possession of a fire boss's certificate of
competency or a mine foreman's certificate of competency. (b) If it is impossible for an operator,
owner, or lessee to secure the immediate service of a certified mine foreman or fire boss,
he or she may employ a person, who holds a valid underground coal mine foreman certification
issued by another state, has worked in an underground mine in Alabama for at least 30 calendar
days, and meets the qualifications to work as a mine foreman in this state, as concurred in
by the chief, or mine inspector delegated by the chief, to act as a temporary mine foreman
or fire boss until the date of the next mine foreman examination that the person is eligible
to take. (c) The requirements for a temporary mine foreman or fire boss...
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