California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders
Article 22 - Fire Prevention and Control
General
Section 7060 - Fire Prevention -Underground
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) (4-9) All electrical equipment which might communicate fire to adjacent flammable material shall be of a type which will confine the heat and flames within the equipment, or it shall be so located and installed that flammable material will not be exposed.
(b) If the Division considers that a serious fire hazard exists at mine openings or underground stations, it may require that underground employees be protected by one or more of the following methods:
It is recommended that the main shafts and haulageways be provided with fireproof sections at regular intervals.
(c) In mines where serious fire hazards exist, the division may require fire inspection of timbered areas after the crews have left the working places at the end of the shift.