1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA. cxlixDuties of Engineer.Rule 20. It sliall be the duty of the engineer to keep a carefulwatch over liis engine and all machinery under his charge and seethat the boilers are properly supplied with water, cleaned and inspectedat proper intervals, and that the steam pressure does not exceedat any time the limit allowed by the superintendent.Kule 21, He shall make himself acquainted with the signal codesprovided for in this act.Kule 22. He shall not allow any unauthorized person to enter theengine house, neither shall he allow any person to handle or run theengine, without the permission of the superintendent.Kule 2o. When workmen are being raised or lowered he shall takespecial precautions to keep the engine well under control.Rule 24. The locomotive engineer must keep a sharp lookoutahead of his engine and sound the whistle or alarm bell frequentlywhen coming hear the partings or landings; he must not exceed thespeed allowed by the mine foreman or superintendent. He mustnot allow any person except his attendants, to ride on the engine oron the full cars.Kule 25.Duties of Firemen,Every fireman and other person in charge of a boiler orboilers for the generation of steam shall keep a careful watch of thesame; he shall see that the steam pressure does not at any time exceedthe limit allowed by the superintendent; he shall frequently trythe safety-valve and shall not increase the weight on the same; heshall maintain a proper depth of water in each boiler, and if anvthingshould happen to prevent this, he shall report the same without delay tothe superintendent, or other person designated by thesuperintendent, and take such other action as may, under the particularcircumstances, be necessary for the protection of life and thepreservation of property.Rule 26.Duties of Fan Engineer,The engineer in charge of any ventilating fan must keepit running at such speed as the mine foreman directs in writing. Incase of accident to the boiler or fan machinery, not requiring the immediatewithdrawal of the men from the mine by reason of seriousinterruption of the ventilation, he shall invariably notify the mineforeman.If ordinary repairs of the fan or machinery becomes necessary,he must give timely notice to the mine foreman and await hisinstructions before stopping it. He shall also examine at thebeginning of each shift all the fan bearings, stays and other parts,and see that they are kept in proper working order. Should it become impossible to run the fan or necessary- to stop it to prevets