§ 875. — Emergency shelters; construction; contents; implementation plans.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC875]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 22--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER III--INTERIM MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS FOR UNDERGROUND COAL
MINES
Sec. 875. Emergency shelters; construction; contents;
implementation plans
The Secretary or an authorized representative of the Secretary may
prescribe in any coal mine that rescue chambers, properly sealed and
ventilated, be erected at suitable locations in the mine to which
persons may go in case of an emergency for protection against hazards.
Such chambers shall be properly equipped with first aid materials, an
adequate supply of air and self-contained breathing equipment, an
independent communication system to the surface, and proper
accommodations for the persons while awaiting rescue, and such other
equipment as the Secretary may require. A plan for the erection,
maintenance, and revisions of such chambers and the training of the
miners in their proper use shall be submitted by the operator to the
Secretary for his approval.
(Pub. L. 91-173, title III, Sec. 315, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 787.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 861 of this title.
