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25-9-90
Section 25-9-90 Duty of employees to report damage or unsafe conditions; correction of damage
or unsafe conditions. Each employee shall promptly inform his supervisor or the mine foreman
of damage to or unsafe condition of any ventilation appliance when known by the employee or
of any obstruction in air passages or other interference with normal ventilation of which
he has knowledge. The supervisor or mine foreman who knows of or to whom such damage or unsafe
condition is reported is responsible for prompt correction. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §22.)...
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25-9-24
Section 25-9-24 Reporting and correction of unsafe conditions. Unsafe conditions, known to
any persons underground, that cannot be corrected by them in the course of their normal duties,
shall be promptly reported to the mine foreman or direct supervisor. The supervisor to whom
unsafe conditions are reported or who detects them in the course of his duties shall be responsible
for seeing that they are corrected promptly and that exposure to danger of any person is prevented
except as necessary in correcting the condition. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §70.)...
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25-9-190
Section 25-9-190 Testing and examination of roof, faces, ribs, etc.; correction of and precautions
against unsafe conditions. (a) It shall be the duty of the mine foreman and his subordinate
supervisors to ascertain that all workmen are trained in proper methods of testing the roof,
face, and ribs. The mine foreman shall designate the tool or tools to be used for testing.
(b) Face workers and other employees whose work exposes them to hazards of falls of rock and
coal shall thoroughly test the roof, face, and ribs before starting work or before starting
a machine and frequently thereafter. The required test may be made by any competent person
for a crew. No person shall start work in a place tested by another unless he is satisfied
as to the thoroughness of the test, or until after he himself has made a test. (c) If the
roof, face, or rib conditions are found to be unsafe, they shall be corrected by taking down
loose material or securely supporting the same before work is started. (d)...
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25-9-275
Section 25-9-275 Guarding of exposed engines, wheels, etc.; safety of tools. (a) All exposed
engines, wheels, screens, shafting, gears, belting, or other moving equipment shall be covered
or adequately guarded in such a way as to make employees safe from injury through contact
with such equipment. (b) The operator shall be responsible for the safe condition of tools
furnished employees by the operator and shall not permit the use of tools which are unsafe
or permit the misuse of any tools. (c) The employee shall be responsible for the safe condition
of tools he furnishes and shall not use any such tools which are not in safe condition for
use. (d) The employee shall promptly report to the superintendent or foreman any tool being
used by him which is in an unsafe condition, and said tool shall be promptly replaced or made
safe by the person furnishing it. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §77.)...
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25-9-86
Section 25-9-86 Examinations for gases and other dangerous conditions. (a) Operators of mines
are required to employ one or more certified fire bosses and to have a preshift examination
made. The duties of the fire boss are to examine for dangerous conditions all manways, slopes,
and entries used by men in traveling to and from work and to examine for gas and other dangerous
conditions all working places, adjoining abandoned places, and accessible pillar falls for
accumulation of gas. The fire boss will ascertain that the air is traveling in its proper
course and that all ventilation appliances are in good condition and working effectively.
The fire boss will indicate his examination of working and abandoned places, pillar falls,
and ventilating appliances by marking his initial and the date conspicuously in or on such
places. (b) Whenever gas is detected or danger exists to men entering any place, the fire
boss shall leave at each entrance to the place a conspicuous DANGER sign. (c)...
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25-9-81
Section 25-9-81 Use of methane detectors. (a) Methane detectors used for examining in coal
mines shall be permissible. When not in use, they shall be in the care of certified officials
or other competent designated persons, who shall examine, clean, and deliver them in a safe
condition to their users before they enter the mine. (b) Permissible methane detectors shall
be entrusted for use only to certified persons or to approved competent persons who have been
accredited as users of methane detectors. (c) An individual knowing his methane detector to
be injured or defective shall immediately report its condition to his supervisor, mine foreman,
or to the designated attendant. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)...
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25-9-87
Section 25-9-87 Use of flame safety lamps. (a) All flame safety lamps used for examining coal
mines or for working therein shall be permissible. When not in use, they shall be in the care
of certified officials or other competent designated persons who shall disassemble, examine,
clean, fill, and deliver them, locked and in safe condition, to their users before they enter
the mine. Flame safety lamps shall not be unlocked or disassembled inside any coal mine. (b)
At least two permissible flame safety lamps shall be kept in serviceable condition at each
coal mine. Not less than 25 percent of those in use or one, whichever is greater, shall be
kept in reserve at each mine for use in emergency. (c) Permissible flame safety lamps shall
be entrusted for use only to certified persons or to approved competent persons who have been
accredited as users of flame safety lamps as required in this chapter. (d) Every person who
knows his flame safety lamp to be injured or defective shall immediately...
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45-20-172.52
Section 45-20-172.52 Meaning of "appropriate city official"; duties; notice of unsafe
or dangerous condition. The term "appropriate city official" as used in this subpart
shall mean any city building official or deputy and any other city official or city employee
designated by the mayor or other chief executive officer of the city as the person to exercise
the authority and perform the duties delegated by this subpart to appropriate city official.
Whenever the appropriate city official of the city shall find that any building, structure,
part of building or structure, party wall or foundation situated in any city is unsafe to
the extent that it is a public nuisance, the official shall report the findings to the city
governing body. At that time the city governing body shall determine whether the building,
structure, part of building or structure, party wall, or foundation constitutes a public nuisance.
Should the city governing body find by resolution that the building, structure, part...
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25-9-2
Section 25-9-2 Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this
chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) SECRETARY. The Secretary of
the Department of Labor or such other public officer, employee, board, commission, or other
authority that may by law be assigned the duties and authority of the Secretary of Labor under
this chapter. (2) CHIEF. The Chief of the Division of Safety and Inspection of the Department
of Labor or such other public officer, employee, board, commission, or other authority that
may in emergencies be acting in the stead of the chief or may by law be assigned the duties
and authority of the Chief of the Division of Safety and Inspection of the Department of Labor.
(3) HEAD MINE INSPECTOR. The employee of the Division of Safety and Inspection in charge of
mine inspection or such other public officer, employee, board, commission, or other authority
that may by law be assigned the duties and authority of the head mine...
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45-3-171.18
Section 45-3-171.18 Appropriate city officials. The term appropriate city official as used
in Sections 45-3-171.16 to 45-3-171.26, inclusive, shall mean any city building official or
deputy and any other city official or city employee designated by the mayor or other chief
executive officer of the city as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties
delegated by those sections to appropriate city official. Whenever the appropriate city official
of the city shall find that any building, structure, part of building or structure, party
wall or foundation situated in any city is unsafe to the extent that it is a public nuisance,
the official shall report the findings to the city governing body. At that time the city governing
body shall determine whether the building, structure, part of building or structure, party
wall, or foundation constitutes a public nuisance. Should the city governing body find by
resolution that the building, structure, part of building or structure,...
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