(1)  There is created within the commission the “Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety.”

Terms Used In Utah Code 40-2-201

  • Coal mine: means :
(a) the following used in extracting coal from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method:
(i) the land;
(ii) a structure;
(iii) a facility;
(iv) machinery;
(v) a tool;
(vi) equipment;
(vii) a shaft;
(viii) a slope;
(ix) a tunnel;
(x) an excavation; and
(xi) other property; and
(b) the work of preparing extracted coal, including a coal preparation facility. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Commission: means the Labor Commission created in Section 34A-1-103. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner appointed under Section 34A-1-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Office: means the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety created in Section 40-2-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • (2)  The office, under the direction of the commissioner, shall assist the commission in administering this chapter.

    Enacted by Chapter 113, 2008 General Session