MSHA HANDBOOK SERIES - PH13-V-1 - Mine Safety and Health ...

COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES HANDBOOK CHAPTER 3
Documentation Required: The inspector should record in the inspection notes the
beginning and ending point of travel in non-pillared worked-out areas (as correlated to
a permanent reference on the mine map), the air quantity, the percentage of methane
and the percentage of oxygen. The inspector is not required to document the
inspection of non-pillared worked out areas by date and initials in the ITS. The
inspector should clearly mark the extent of daily travels that contribute to the
E01 inspection by date and initials on a mine tracking map and the beginning
and ending point of each day’s travel for worked-out areas until each nonpillared
worked-out area is fully inspected.
11. Other Places Where Miners Work or Travel (Underground). The inspector
shall evaluate the mine operator’s examination of other areas where miners
work or travel. The inspector will assure all areas where miners are required
to work or travel are examined in accordance with applicable standards.
Locations of other areas where miners work or travel shall be maintained and
identified in the ITS. Other work areas and travelways should be inspected for
compliance with applicable standards (example: high-voltage cable entries that
are not located in regular travelways and other areas normally traveled by the
mine personnel on a daily or weekly basis). The inspector shall look for
evidence of examinations in the outby areas traveled and determine if the
mine examiner had certified with dates, times, and initials (DTIs) that the
required examinations were conducted for each area of travel. At least one
test for oxygen (O2) deficiency and methane (CH4) content shall be
conducted in each outby area inspected.
Documentation Required: The inspector should record in the inspection notes the
beginning and ending point of travel in other places where miners work or travel (as
correlated to a permanent reference on the mine map), inspection of the mine
examiner’s dates, times, and initials, the percentage of methane (CH4), and the
percentage of oxygen (O2) (recorded in the inspection notes as a percentage).
The inspector is not required to document the inspection of other areas where miners
work or travel by date and initials in the ITS. The inspector should clearly mark
the extent of daily travels that contribute to the E01 inspection on a mine
tracking map and the beginning and ending point of each day’s travel for other
places where miners work or travel, including the inspector’s initials, and date
of inspection until each other place where miners work or travel is fully
inspected.
12. Outby Electrical Equipment. The inspector shall compare the mine operator’s
record of weekly examination of electrical equipment to all electrical
equipment in use and available for use at the mine. The inspector shall also
ensure that permanent electrical installations are identified on the electrical
map required to be maintained by § 75.508. A list of all electrical equipment in
use and available for use should be maintained in the ITS. An inspection shall
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