Utah Code 40-2-301. Commission and office responsibilities
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(1) The commissioner shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 40-2-301
- Coal mine: means :(2)(a) the following used in extracting coal from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method:(2)(a)(i) the land;(2)(a)(ii) a structure;(2)(a)(iii) a facility;(2)(a)(iv) machinery;(2)(a)(v) a tool;(2)(a)(vi) equipment;(2)(a)(vii) a shaft;(2)(a)(viii) a slope;(2)(a)(ix) a tunnel;(2)(a)(x) an excavation; and(2)(a)(xi) other property; and(2)(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- Major coal mine accident: means any of the following at a coal mine located in Utah:
(7)(a) a mine explosion;(7)(b) a mine fire;(7)(c) the flooding of a mine;(7)(d) a mine collapse; or(7)(e) the accidental death of an individual at a mine. See Utah Code 40-2-102- Mine Safety and Health Administration: means the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration within the United States Department of Labor. 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- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Unsafe condition: means a danger that reasonably could be expected to cause serious harm to a person or property. See Utah Code 40-2-102
(1)(a) direct the state‘s efforts to promote coal mine safety; and(1)(b) participate with the Mine Safety and Health Administration in an investigation of a major coal mine accident in Utah.(2) The commission shall establish by rule, made in accordance withTitle 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act :(2)(a) a system consistent with Section40-2-302 to receive, evaluate, and act on a report of an alleged unsafe condition at a coal mine; and(2)(b) requirements for a coal mine operator regarding notification of a coal mine accident as part of a coal mine operator’s emergency response plan.(3) The office may:(3)(a) conduct one or more studies to promote coal mine safety;(3)(b) cooperate with educational and other organizations to promote mining engineering and mine safety training;(3)(c) establish a cooperative relationship with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to promote coal mine safety in Utah;(3)(d) serve as the lead state agency in developing and implementing state and local response and communication plans for major coal mine accidents in Utah; and(3)(e) implement the notification requirements established under Subsection(2)(b) . - Commission: means the Labor Commission created in Section