The commissioner of the department shall partition the coal fields of the state into mine rescue divisions. In each division there shall be a station, the location of which shall be determined by the commissioner, and there shall be kept at each station apparatus, appliances, and supplies for use in the work of rescue and relief upon the occurrence of entrapments, roof falls, inundation of liquids or gases, explosions or mine fires, and for the training of officials and miners in mine rescue work. The commissioner shall provide each station and himself with the necessary instruments, appliances, apparatus, chemicals, trucks, and automobiles, and shall designate one (1) of the inspectors to have charge of each station.
Effective: July 12, 2006

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 351.190

  • Department: means the Department for Natural Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 351.010
  • Division: means the Division of Mine Safety. See Kentucky Statutes 351.010
  • Mine: means any open pit or any underground workings from which coal is produced for sale, exchange, or commercial use, and all shafts, slopes, drifts, or inclines leading thereto, and includes all buildings and equipment, above or below the surface of the ground, used in connection with the workings. See Kentucky Statutes 351.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 12, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
1972 Ky. Acts ch. 298, sec. 17. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739-14.

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