Each underground coal mine operator shall submit documentation to the commissioner that a trained mine rescue team is within sixty (60) minutes’ driving time of each of his mines. In the event that a trained mine rescue team is not available as required, the department shall provide a trained mine rescue team which would be available to the mine within sixty (60) minutes’ driving time and shall so notify in writing the appropriate official of the United States Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Effective: July 15, 1980

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 351.191

  • Department: means the Department for Natural Resources. 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
  • Operator: means the licensee, owner, lessee, or other person who operates or controls a coal mine. See Kentucky Statutes 351.010

History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. — Created
1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 15.

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