1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA. xci
ARTICLE V.
Boilers and Connections, Machinery, &c.
Section 1. All boilers used for generating steam in and about
mines and collieries shall be kept in good order, and the owner,
operator or superintendent shall have them examined and inspected
by a qualified person as often as once in six months, and oftener if
needed. The result of such examination, under oath, shall be certified
in writing to the inspector for the district within thirty (30)
days thereafter.
Section 2. It shall not be lawful to place any boiler or boilers, for
the purpose of generating steam, under nor nearer than one hundred
(100) feet to any coal breaker or other structure in which persons
are employed in the preparation of coal : Provided, That this section
shall not apply to boilers or breakers already erected.
Section 3. Each nest of boilers shall be provided with a safety
valve of sufficient area for the steam to escape and with weights or
springs properly adjusted.
Section 4. Every boiler house shall be provided with a steam
gauge properly connected with the boilers, to indicate the steam
pressure, and another steam gauge shall be attached to the steam
pipe in the engine house and placed in such position that the engineer
or fireman can readily examine them and see what pressure is carried.
Such steam gauges shall be kept in good order, tested and adjusted
as often as once in every six months and their condition reported
to the inspector in the same manner as the report of boiler
inspection.
Section 5. All machinery used in or about the mines and collieries,
and especially in breakers, such as engines, rollers, wheels, screens,
shafting and belting shall be protected by covering or railing so as
to prevent persons from inadvertently walking against or falling
upon the same. The sides of stairs, trestles and dangerous plank
walks in and around the collieries shall be provided with hand and
guard railing to prevent persons from falling over their sides. This
section shall not forbid the temporary removal of a fence, guard rail
or covering for the purpose of repairs or other operations, if proper
precautions are used, and the fence, guard rail or covering is replaced
immediately thereafter.
Section 6. A sober and competent person, not under eighteen (18)
years of age, shall be engaged to run the breaker engine and he shall
attend to said engine while the machinery is in motion.
Section 7. A signal apparatus shall be established at important
points in every breaker so that in
can be promptly notified to stop the machinery.
case of an accident the engineer
Section 8. No person under fifteen (15) years of age shall be appointed
to oil the machinery, and no person shall oil dangerous parts
of such machinery while it is in motion.
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