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GENERAL COAL MINE INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND
INSPECTION TRACKING SYSTEM HANDBOOK CHAPTER 6
Chapter 6 - APPENDICES
A. Other Miscellaneous Forms and Related Information.
Other miscellaneous forms and related information not found in this Handbook are
hyperlinked on the next 2 pages of this chapter.
B. Supervisor Certification.
The first-line supervisor responsible for E01 inspections at the mine shall review each
Inspection Mine Postings and Records and Inspection Procedure Documentation page
contained within the ITS and certify their review by dating and initialing in the bottom
margin area of the front page. Additionally, the First Line Supervisor E01 Certification
(included in these appendices) shall be completed by the supervisor. This certification
shall be filed and maintained with the inspection report.
C. Inspection Equipment and Supplies.
A list of inspection equipment and supplies has been generated to help indicate what
equipment and supplies are needed for inspectors to conduct their duties. All of the
equipment and supplies may or may not be applicable to all inspectors and the type of
mines they inspect.
1. Inspector’s Equipment and Supplies.
2. Field Office Equipment and Supplies.
D. Forms and Information Needed in an E01 Inspection Report.
A list of forms has been generated to help indicate what forms may be needed to
complete an E01 inspection report. All of the forms may or may not be applicable to
all E01 inspection reports.
E. Inspector Tracking System.
The documentation pages contained in the ITS as illustrated in the appendices of this
Handbook should be printed by the inspector and used as inspection notes. These
pages apply only to regular (E01) inspections and are not required to be used on other
event codes. The pages are designed to provide a complete listing and documentation
of the Mine Postings and Records and the Inspection Procedures that may or may not
be applicable at a mine. The use of these pages will lessen the chance of inspection or
documentation error by an inspector.
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