1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. MIXING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA. ciii
Rule 31. A charge of powder or any other explosive in slate or
rock which has missed fire shall not be withdrawn or the hole reopened.
Rule 32. A miner or other person who is about to explode a blast
by the use of patent or other squibs or matches, shall not shorten
the match, nor saturate it with mineral oil, nor turn it down when
placed in the hole, nor ignite it except at its extreme end, nor do
anything tending to shorten the time the match will burn.
Rule 33. When a workman is about to fire a blast he shall be careful
to notify all persons who may be in danger therefrom, and shall
igniting the match so that any
give sufficient alarm before and after
person or persons who may be approaching shall be warned of the
dauger.
Rule 34. Before commencing work and also after the firing of
every blast, the miner working a breast or any other place in a mine,
shall enter such breast or place to examine and ascertain its condition,
and his laborer or assistant shall not go to the face oi such
breast or place until the miner has examined the same and found it
to be safe.
Rule 35. No person shall be employed to blast coal or rock unless
the mine foreman is satisfied that such person is qualified, by experience
and judgment, to perform the work with ordinary safety.
Rule 36. A person who is not a practical miner shall not charge or
fire a blast in the absence of an experienced miner, unless he has
given satisfactory evidence of his ability to do so with safety, and
has obtained permission from the mine foreman or person in charge.
Rule 37. An accumulation of gas in mines shall not be removed
by brushing where it is practicable to remove it bj T brattice.
Rule 38. When gases ignited by blast or otherwise, the person
igniting the same shall immediately extinguish it, if possible, and
notify the mine foreman or his assistant of the fact, and workmen
must see that no gas blowers are left burning upon leaving their
working places.
Rule 39. Every fireman in charge of a boiler or boilers for the
generation of steam, shall keep a constant watch of the same. He
shall see that the steam pressure does not at any time exceed the limit
allowed by the outside foreman or superintendent. He shall frequently
try the safety valve, and shall not increase the weight on the
same. He shall maintain a proper depth of water in each boiler, and
if anything should happen to prevent this, ho shall report the same
without delay to the foreman, for the time being in charge, and take
such other action as may under the particular circumstances be necessary
for the protection of life and preservation of property.
Rule 40. At every shaft or slope in which provision is made in this
act for lowering and hoisting persons, a headman and footman