Program Policy Manual - VOLUME V - Mine Safety and Health ...

MSHA PROGRAM POLICY MANUAL VOLUME V
Paragraph (a)(2) requires that each working section in the
mine, where the mine production is less than 300 tons per
shift, shall be provided with one of the combinations of
firefighting equipment listed below:
Fire Suppression Equipment
Portable fire extinguisher
240 pounds of rock dust
500 gallons of water with
three 10-quart pails
Waterline with fire hose
Portable water car (500-gallon)
with hose
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Combination Options
and Number Required
Portable all-purpose chemical car
(125 pounds)
1
If 500 gallons of water and three 10-quart pails are provided,
the water supply shall be available for transportation to any
location on the section. Where water cars are used as section
fire protection equipment, the water cars shall contain no less
than the minimum amount of water required at all times. If the
water cars provide water for dust abatement, etc., additional
cars or water capacity shall be provided to ensure the availability
of the minimum amount of required water at all times.
Firefighting equipment provided for working sections in all
coal mines shall be stored in an accessible location at or inby
the loading point.
The waterline required by paragraph (b) of this Section can be
located in an adjacent entry, but outlets with valves must
project into the belt entry every 300 feet. Fire hose connected
to a waterline and projected into the belt entry will not be
considered adequate since the valve must be located in the belt
entry. "Entire length of belt conveyors," as used in this
Section, includes that portion of underground belt conveyors that
extend onto the surface of a mine, unless the surface located
drive unit for the belt is 100 feet or more from any intake
airway.
a
2
1
1
b
2
1
1
c
2
1
1
d
2
1