Indiana Code 22-10-3-14. Supervision of mines
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-10-3-14
- Commercial mine: means any underground mine from which coal is produced for sale, exchange, or commercial use. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
- Mine: means an underground commercial coal mine. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
- Mining laws: means :
Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
- Operator: means an individual, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation operating an underground coal mine or any part of a mine. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
Sec. 14. A mine shall be supervised by one (1) or more certified mine foremen who shall see that compliance with mining laws that pertain to the commercial mine‘s duties and to the health and safety of the employees is met. When the mine workings are so extensive that the mine foremen are unable personally to carry out the duties required of them by law, the operator shall employ a sufficient number of properly certified assistants who shall act under the direction of the mine foremen. The mine foremen or their assistants shall not permit a person to work in an unsafe place except for the purpose of making it safe, and such work shall be under the direction and instruction of a certified official.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.28. As amended by P.L.231-1983, SEC.10; P.L.35-2007, SEC.19.