1. All working places shall be secured sufficiently to protect employees working at the face from falls of roof, ribs, or face. Loose top and overhanging or loose faces and ribs shall be supported adequately or taken down.

2. The bottom of every shaft shall be supplied with a traveling way, to enable men to pass from one side of the shaft to the other, and without passing under or over the cages.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 293.110

  • Operator: the person, firm, or body corporate who or which is the immediate proprietor, as owner or lessee, of the mine and, as such, responsible for the condition and management thereof. See Missouri Laws 293.010
  • Shaft: any vertical or near-vertical opening through the strata which is to be used for ventilation or escapement, or for the hoisting and lowering of men, ore or material in connection with the mining of minerals. See Missouri Laws 293.010
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. Every owner, agent or operator of any mine in this state, employing ten or more men, shall provide sanitary drinking devices for the use of their employees.

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