Chapter 9 Requirements Applicable to Surface Coal Mines

This chapter contains the following:
  • Article 1 General Provisions
  • Article 2 Work Area Examinations, Recordkeeping, and Reporting
  • Article 3 Personal Protection
  • Article 4 First Aid Equipment; Medical Care; Emergency Medical Services Providers
  • Article 5 Fire Prevention and Fire Control
  • Article 6 Surface Equipment
  • Article 7 Travel Ways and Loading and Haulage Areas
  • Article 8 Dust Control
  • Article 9 Electricity
  • Article 10 Explosives and Blasting
  • Article 11 Ground Control
  • Article 12 Auger and Highwall Mining
  • Article 13 Proximity of Mining to Gas or Oil Wells or Vertical Ventilation Holes