45.1-161.200 - Fire-fighting equipment.

§ 45.1-161.200. Fire-fighting equipment.

A. Each mine shall be provided with suitable fire-fighting equipment,adequate for the size of the mine.

B. The following equipment, at a minimum, shall be immediately available ateach mine:

1. A water car filled with water and provided with hose and pump, orwaterlines and necessary hoses;

2. At least three 20-pound dry chemical fire extinguishers;

3. Ten 50-pound bags of rock dust, available at doors or other strategicplaces;

4. Bolt cutters which may be used to cut trolley wire in an emergency;

5. One pair of rubber gloves to be used with bolt cutters when cuttingtrolley wire;

6. Two sledge hammers; and

7. Five hundred square feet of brattice cloth, nails and hammer.

C. Clean dry sand, rock dust, or fire extinguishers, suitable from a toxicand shock standpoint, shall be provided and placed at each electricalstation, such as substations, transformer stations and permanent pumpstations, so as to be out of the smoke in case of a fire in the station.

D. Suitable fire extinguishers shall be provided at all (i) electricalstations, such as substations, transformer stations, and permanent pumpstations; (ii) self-propelled mobile equipment; (iii) belt heads and at theinby end of belts; (iv) areas used for the storage of flammable materials;(v) fueling stations; and (vi) other areas that may constitute a fire hazard,so as to be on the fresh air side in case of a fire.

E. All fire-fighting equipment shall be maintained in a useable and operativecondition. Chemical extinguishers shall be examined every six months and thedate of the examination shall be indicated on a tag attached to theextinguishers.

F. A sufficient number of approved one-hour self-contained self-rescuersshall be readily available, not more than 100 feet away, for the personsinvolved in the moving or transporting of any unit of off-track miningequipment.

(Code 1950, § 45-14.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-89; 1974, c. 323;1978, c. 118; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28; 1996, c. 774; 2005, c.3.)