Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 352.201
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 352.201 requires each
underground coal mine to formulate and follow an approved roof control plan.
This proposed administrative regulation establishes those minimum standards for
roof support and the roof control plan approval process.
Section 1. Definitions. The definitions
established in KRS 351.010 and 352.010 shall apply to this administrative
regulation, in addition to those set out below:
(1) "Automated temporary roof support" or
"ATRS" means a mechanical device used to temporarily support the roof while
roof bolts are being installed.
(2)
"Automated temporary roof support system" means the devices and mechanisms -
including the ATRS - used, and methods followed by which ATRS is activated and
set to support the roof.
(3)
"Mining height" means the distance between the bottom of the coal seam and the
bottom of permanent mechanical roof support, and specifically does not include
or apply to the brushing of top or bottom for construction work and to coal
left unmined for purposes of providing additional roof support.
(4) "Pillar recovery" means any reduction in
pillar size during retreat mining.
(5) "Roof control plan" means the plan and
its revisions which has been adopted by the licensee for support of the mine
roof and approved by the commissioner or his authorized representative pursuant
to KRS 352.201(1).
Section
2. Mining Methods.
(1) The method
of mining shall not expose any person to hazards caused by excessive widths of
rooms, crosscuts and entries, or faulty pillar recovery methods. Pillar
dimensions shall be compatible with effective control of the roof, face, ribs
and coal or rock bursts.
(2) A
sightline or other method of directional control shall be used to maintain the
projected direction of mining in entries, rooms, crosscuts and pillar
splits.
(3) A sidecut shall be
started only from an area that is supported in accordance with the roof control
plan.
(4) A working face shall not
be mined through into an unsupported area of active workings, except when the
unsupported area is inaccessible.
(5) Additional roof support shall be
installed where:
(a) The width of the opening
specified in the roof control plan is exceeded by more than twelve (12) inches;
and
(b) The distance over which the
excessive width exists is more than five (5) feet.
Section 3. Roof Bolting.
(1) For roof bolts and accessories addressed
in American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM, F 432-95), the licensee
shall:
(a) Obtain a manufacturer's
certification that the material was manufactured and tested in accordance with
the specifications of ASTM; and
(b)
Make this certification available to an authorized representative of the
commissioner.
(2) Roof
bolts and accessories not addressed in the material incorporated by reference
may be used, if the use of those roof bolts and accessories is approved by the
commissioner or his authorized representative based on:
(a) Demonstrations which show that the
materials have successfully supported the roof in an area of a coal mine with
similar strata, opening dimensions and roof stresses; or
(b) Tests which show the materials to be
effective for supporting the roof in an area of the affected mine which has
strata, opening dimensions and roof stresses similar to those in the area where
the roof bolts are to be used; during the test process, access to the test area
shall be limited to persons necessary to conduct the test.
(3) A bearing plate shall be firmly installed
with each roof bolt.
(4) A bearing
plate used directly against the mine roof shall be at least six (6) inches
square, except that if the mine roof is firm and not susceptible to sloughing,
bearing plates five (5) inches square may be used.
(5) A bearing plate used with wood or metal
materials shall be at least four (4) inches square.
(6) Wooden materials that are used between a
bearing plate and the mine roof in an area which will be used for three (3)
years or more shall be treated to minimize deterioration.
(7) When washers are used with roof bolts,
the washers shall conform to the shape of the roof bolt head and bearing
plate.
(8) The diameter of a
finishing bit shall be within a tolerance of plus or minus 0.030 inch of the
manufacturer's recommended hole diameter for the anchor used.
(9) When separate finishing bits are used,
they shall be distinguishable from other bits.
Section 4. Tensioned Roof Bolts.
(1) Roof bolts that provide support by
creating a beam of laminated strata shall be at least thirty (30) inches long.
Roof bolts that provide support by suspending the roof from overlying stronger
strata shall be long enough to anchor at least twelve (12) inches into the
stronger strata.
(2) Test holes,
spaced at intervals specified in the roof control plan, shall be drilled to a
depth of at least twelve (12) inches above the anchorage horizon of the bolts
being used. When a test hole indicates that bolts would not anchor in competent
strata, corrective action shall be immediately taken.
(3) The installed torque or tension ranges
for roof bolts as specified in the roof control plan shall maintain the
integrity of the support system and shall exceed neither the yield point of the
roof bolt nor anchorage capacity of the strata.
(4) In each roof bolting cycle, the actual
torque or tension of the first tensioned roof bolt installed with each drill
head shall be measured immediately after it is installed. Thereafter, for each
drill head used, at least one (1) roof bolt out of every four (4) installed
shall be measured for actual torque or tension. If the torque or tension of any
of the roof bolts measured is not within the range specified in the roof
control plan, corrective action shall be taken.
(5) In a working place from which coal is
produced during any portion of a twenty-four (24) hour period, the actual
torque or tension on at least one (1) out of every ten (10) previously
installed, mechanically anchored, tensioned roof bolts shall be measured from
the outby corner of the last open crosscut to the face in each advancing
section. Corrective action shall be taken if the majority of the bolts
measured:
(a) Do not maintain at least the
following percentages of the minimum torque or tension specified in the roof
control plan:
1. Seventy (70) percent;
or
2. Fifty (50) percent if the
roof bolt plates bear against wood;
(b) Have exceeded the maximum specified
torque or tension by fifty (50) percent.
(6) The licensee or a person designated by
him shall certify by signature and date that measurements required by
subsection (5) of this section have been made. This certification shall be
maintained for at least one (1) year and shall be made available to an
authorized representative of the commissioner and representatives of the
miners.
(7) A tensioned roof bolts
installed in the roof support pattern shall not be used to anchor trailing
cables or used for any other purpose that could affect the tension of the bolt.
The hanging of trailing cables, line brattice, telephone lines, or other
similar devices which do not place a sudden load on the bolts is
permitted.
(8) An angle
compensating device shall be used when tensioned roof bolts are installed at an
angle greater than five (5) degrees from the perpendicular to the bearing
plate.
(9) The first nontensioned
grouted roof bolt installed during each roof bolting cycle shall be tested
during or immediately after the first row of bolts has been installed. If the
bolt tested does not withstand at least 150 foot-pounds of torque without
rotating in the hole, corrective action shall be taken.
Section 5. Installation of Roof Support Using
Mining Machines with Integral Roof Bolters. When roof bolts are installed by a
continuous mining machine with integral roof bolting equipment:
(1) The distance between roof bolts shall not
exceed ten (10) feet crosswise;
(2)
Roof bolts to be installed nine (9) feet or more apart shall be installed with
a wooden crossbar at least three (3) inches thick and eight (8) inches wide, or
material which provides equivalent support; and
(3) Roof bolts to be installed more than
eight (8) feet but less than nine (9) feet apart shall be installed with a
wooden plank at least two (2) inches thick and eight (8) inches wide, or
material which provides equivalent support.
Section 6. Conventional Roof Support.
(1) When conventional roof support materials
are used as the only means of support:
(a) The
width of any opening shall not exceed twenty (20) feet;
(b) The spacing of roadway roof support shall
not exceed five (5) feet;
(c)
Supports shall be installed to within five (5) feet of the uncut
face;
(d) If supports nearest the
face must be removed to facilitate the operation of face equipment, equivalent
temporary support shall be installed prior to their removal;
(e) A straight roadway shall not exceed
sixteen (16) feet wide where full overhead support is used and fourteen (14)
feet wide where only posts are used;
(f) A curved roadway shall not exceed sixteen
(16) feet wide; and
(g) The roof at
the entrance of all openings along travelways which are no longer needed for
storing supplies or for travel of equipment shall be supported by extending the
line of support across the opening.
(2) Conventional roof support materials shall
meet the following specifications:
(a) The
minimum diameter of cross-sectional area of wooden posts shall be as follows:
Post Length (in inches)
|
Diameter of round post (in inches)
|
Cross-sectional area of split post (in square
inches)
|
60 or less
|
4
|
13
|
Over 60 to 84
|
5
|
20
|
Over 84 to 108
|
6
|
28
|
Over 108 to 132
|
7
|
39
|
Over 132 to 156
|
8
|
50
|
Over 156 to 180
|
9
|
64
|
Over 180 to 204
|
10
|
79
|
Over 204 to 228
|
11
|
95
|
Over 228
|
12
|
113
|
(b)
Wooden materials used for support shall have the following dimensions:
1. Cap blocks and footings shall have flat
sides and be at least two (2) inches thick, four (4) inches wide and twelve
(12) inches long;
2. Crossbars
shall have a minimum cross-sectional area of twenty-four (24) square inches and
be at least three (3) inches thick;
3. Planks shall be at least six (6) inches
wide and one (1) inch thick.
(c) Cribbing materials shall have at least
two (2) parallel flat sides.
(3)
(a) A
cluster of two (2) or more posts that provide equivalent strength may be used
to meet the requirements of subsection (2)(a) of this section.
(b) A post shall not have a diameter less
than four (4) inches or have a cross-sectional area less than thirteen (13)
square inches.
(4)
Materials other than wood used for support shall have support strength at least
equivalent to wooden material meeting the applicable provisions of this
section.
(5) Posts and jacks shall
be tightly installed on solid footing.
(6) If a post is installed under roof
susceptible to sloughing, a cap block, plank, crossbar or materials that are
equally effective shall be placed between the post and the roof.
(7) Blocks used for lagging between the roof
and crossbars shall be spaced to distribute the load.
(8) A jack used for roof support shall be
used with at least thirty-six (36) square inches of roof-bearing
surface.
Section 7.
Pillar Recovery.
(1) Full and partial pillar
recovery shall not be conducted on the same pillar line, except where physical
conditions such as unstable floor or roof, falls of roof, oil and gas well
barriers or surface subsidence require that pillars be left in place.
(2) Before mining is begun in a pillar split
or lift:
(a) At least two (2) rows of breaker
posts or equivalent support shall be installed as close to the initial intended
breakline as practicable and across each opening leading into an area where
full or partial pillar extraction has been completed; and
(b) A row of roadside-radius (turn) posts or
equivalent support shall be installed leading into the split or lift.
(3) Before mining is started on a
final stump:
(a) At least two (2) rows of
posts or equivalent support shall be installed on not more than four (4) foot
centers on each side of the roadway;
(b)
1. No
more than one (1) roadway, which shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet wide, shall
lead from solid pillars to the final stump of a pillar; and
2. If posts are used as the sole means of
roof support, the width of the roadway shall not exceed fourteen (14)
feet.
(4)
During open-end pillar extraction:
(a) At
least two (2) rows of breaker posts or equivalent support shall be installed on
not more than four (4) foot centers.
(b) These supports shall be:
1. Installed between the lift to be started
and the area where pillars have been extracted; and
2. Maintained to within seven (7) feet of the
face.
(c) The width of
the roadway shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet.
(d) If posts are used as the sole means of
roof support, the width of the roadway shall not exceed fourteen (14)
feet.
Section
8. Installation and Use of Automated Temporary Roof Support
Systems. This section establishes the requirements for and criteria of
automated temporary roof support in an underground coal mine in which both the
coal bed thickness and the mining height exceed thirty (30) inches.
(1) All roof bolting machines and continuous
mining machines with integral roof drills used in a working place in a coal
mine shall be provided with an approved automated temporary roof support system
unless other methods of temporarily supporting the roof have been approved by
the commissioner.
(2) Automated
temporary roof support systems and all other methods of temporarily supporting
the roof shall be approved on an individual mine basis by the commissioner and
shall become part of the roof control plan required by KRS 352.201(1).
(3)
(a) The commissioner may grant a waiver of
the requirement for the use of an automated temporary roof support system if:
1. It has been demonstrated by the licensee
and determined during an investigation by an authorized representative of the
commissioner that:
a. The use of the system
would create a greater danger in areas where permanent supports have been
installed than the method employed or proposed for temporary support of the
roof; or
b. The technology of an
automated temporary roof support system does not exist to allow compliance with
the requirements of subsection (5) of this section;
2. The configuration of the surface of the
roof or other conditions make the use of an ATRS system ineffective or
impractical; or
3. The licensee's
present roof control plan provides adequate safety to the miner due to the
geology or condition of the roof.
(b) In granting a waiver, the commissioner
may approve the use of temporary jacks and posts in lieu of the ATRS.
(4)
(a) In the event of a mechanical breakdown in
the ATRS, the licensee shall:
1. Provide for
comparable temporary roof support;
2. Immediately notify the commissioner or his
authorized representative of:
a. The temporary
roof support being used; and
b. The
provisions being made to repair or replace the ATRS.
(b) The commissioner or his
authorized representative shall order the removal of miners from the work area,
if it is determined that the roof support system being used during repair of
the ATRS does not adequately provide for their safety.
(5) A machine using, or used as, an automated
temporary roof support system shall comply with the following minimum
requirements unless a waiver has been granted or another method of temporarily
supporting the roof has been approved by the commissioner, pursuant to
subsection (2) of this section:
(a) The
controls necessary to position the machine and place the ATRS against the roof
shall be operated from under permanently supported roof, unless the design of
the system provides adequate protection of the miner;
(b) The ATRS shall be placed firmly against
the roof prior to work inby the permanent roof supports and shall remain in
place while work is performed, unless the configuration of the roof surface
prevents uniform placement of the ATRS;
(c) A hydraulic jack affecting the support
capacity of an ATRS shall have check valves or equivalent protection, to
prevent support failure if there is a sudden loss of hydraulic
pressure;
(d) An ATRS used in
conjunction with single bolt installation shall elastically support, at a
minimum, a deadweight load of 11,250 pounds for each five (5) feet by five (5)
feet square area of the roof to be supported;
(e) An ATRS consisting of pads or crossbars
used in single or multiple rows shall elastically support, at a minimum, a
deadweight load in pounds of 450 x ((L+5) x (W+5)), where L is the length of
the support structure from tip to tip and W is the width taken at the center
line of a support structure to the center line of another support
structure;
(f) The actual capacity
of the ATRS to support elastically a deadweight load shall be certified by a
registered professional engineer;
(g) The distance that the ATRS may be set
inby the last row of permanent supports shall be dependent on the row spacing
requirements of the permanent roof supports and shall be authorized in the
approved roof control plan; and
(h)
A person shall not work or travel inby the ATRS.
Section 9. Manual Installation of
Temporary Support.
(1) During manual
installation of temporary support:
(a) Only a
person engaged in installing the support shall proceed beyond permanent roof
support;
(b) The first temporary
support shall not be set more than five (5) feet from a permanent roof support
and the rib.
(2) A
temporary support shall be:
(a) Set so that
the person installing the support remains between it and two (2) other supports
which shall not be more than five (5) feet away;
(b) Completely installed prior to
installation of the next temporary support;
(c) Placed on no more than five (5) foot
centers.
(3) After
temporary supports have been installed, work or travel beyond the permanent
roof support shall be between:
(a) Temporary
supports and the nearest permanent support; or
(b) Other temporary supports.
Section 10. Warning
Devices. Except during the installation of roof supports, the end of permanent
roof support shall:
(1) Be posted with a
readily visible warning; or
(2)
Have a physical barrier installed to impede travel beyond permanent
support.
Section 11.
Roof Testing and Scaling.
(1) A visual
examination of the roof, face and ribs shall be made immediately before any
work is started in an area and during the workshift as conditions
warrant.
(2) If the mining height
permits and the visual examination does not disclose a hazardous condition,
sound and vibration roof tests, or other equivalent tests, shall be made where
supports are to be installed. If sound and vibration tests are made, they shall
be conducted:
(a) After the automated
temporary roof support system is set against the roof and before other support
is installed; or
(b) Prior to
manually installing a roof support.
(3) Sound and vibration roof tests, or other
equivalent tests, shall begin under supported roof and shall not progress
further than the location where the next support is to be installed.
(4)
(a) If a
hazardous roof, face, or rib condition is detected, the condition shall be
corrected before work or travel is conducted in the affected area.
(b) If the affected area is left unattended,
each entrance to the area shall:
1. Be posted
with a readily visible warning; or
2. Have a physical barrier installed to
impede travel in the area.
(c) A bar for removing loose material shall
be:
1. Available in the working place;
or
2. On all face equipment, except
haulage equipment; and
3. Of a
length and design that will permit the removal of loose material from a
position that will not expose the worker to injury from falling
material.
Section 12. Rehabilitation of Areas with
Unsupported Roof.
(1) General rehabilitation
plans shall be submitted with the roof control plan.
(2) Before rehabilitating an area where a
roof fall has occurred or the roof has been removed by mining machines or
blasting:
(a) The licensee shall establish the
clean-up and support procedures to be followed;
(b) A person assigned to perform
rehabilitation work shall be instructed in the clean-up and support procedures;
and
(c) Ineffective, damaged or
missing roof support at the edge of the area to be rehabilitated shall be
replaced or other equivalent support installed.
(3) A person performing rehabilitation shall
be experienced in that work or supervised by a person, designated by the
licensee, who is experienced.
(4)
If work is not being performed to rehabilitate an area in active workings where
a roof fall has occurred or the roof has been removed by mining machines or by
blasting, each entrance to the area shall be supported by at least one (1) row
of posts on not more than five (5) foot centers, or equally effective
support.
Section 13.
Supplemental Support Materials, Equipment and Tools.
(1) A supply of supplemental roof support
materials and the tools and equipment necessary to install the materials shall
be available at a readily accessible location on each working section or within
four (4) crosscuts of each working section.
(2) The quantity of support materials, tools,
and equipment made available in accordance with this section shall be
sufficient to support the roof if adverse roof conditions are encountered, or
in the event of a roof fall.
Section
14. Longwall Mining Systems. For each longwall mining section, the
roof control plan shall specify:
(1) The
methods that will be used to maintain a safe travelway out of the section
through the tailgate side of the longwall; and
(2) The procedures that shall be followed if
a ground failure prevents travel out of the section through the tailgate side
of the longwall.
Section
15. Roof Control Plan.
(1) When
revisions are proposed to the roof control plan required by KRS 352.201, only
the revised pages shall be submitted unless otherwise specified by the
commissioner or his authorized representative.
(2) The licensee shall be notified in writing
of the approval or denial of a proposed roof control plan or proposed
revision.
(3) When approval of a
proposed plan or revision is denied, the deficiencies of the plan or revision
and recommended changes shall be specified and the licensee shall be afforded
an opportunity to discuss the deficiencies and changes with the commissioner or
his authorized representative.
(4)
Before new support materials, devices or systems other than roof bolts and
accessories are used as the only means of roof support, the commissioner or his
authorized representative may require that the effectiveness of those new
support materials, devices, or systems be demonstrated by experimental
installations.
(5) A proposed roof
control plan or revision to a roof control plan shall not be implemented before
it is approved.
(6) Before
implementing an approved revision to a roof control plan, a person who is
affected by the revision shall be instructed in its provisions.
(7) The approved roof control plan and any
revision shall be available to the miners and representative of miners at the
mine.
Section 16. Roof
Control Plan Information. The following information shall be included in each
roof control plan:
(1) The name and address of
the licensee;
(2) The name,
address, mine identification number and location of the mine;
(3) The name and title of the company
official responsible for the plan;
(4) A typical columnar section of the mine
strata which shall:
(a) Show the name and the
thickness of the coalbed to be mined and any persistent partings;
(b) Identify the type and show the thickness
of each stratum up to and including the main roof above the coalbed and for
distance of at least ten (10) feet below the coalbed; and
(c) Indicate the maximum cover over the area
to be mined.
(5) A
description and drawings of the sequence of installation and spacing of
supports for each method of mining used;
(6) If an automated temporary roof support
system is used, the maximum distance that an automated temporary roof support
system is to be set beyond the last row of permanent support;
(7) If tunnel liners or arches are to be used
for roof support, specifications and installation procedures for the liners or
arches;
(8) Drawings indicating the
planned width of openings, size of pillars, method of pillar recovery, and the
sequence of mining pillars;
(9) A
list of all support material required to be used in the roof, face and rib
control system, including, if roof bolts are to be installed:
(a) The length, diameter, grade and type of
anchorage unit to be used;
(b) The
drill hole size to be used; and
(c)
The installed torque or tension range for tensioned roof bolts.
(10) When mechanically anchored
tensioned roof bolts are used, the intervals at which test holes shall be
drilled;
(11) A description of the
method of protecting persons:
(a) From falling
material at drift openings; and
(b)
When mining approaches within 150 feet of an outcrop.
(12) A drawing submitted with a roof control
plan shall contain a legend explaining all symbols used and shall specify the
scale of the drawing, which shall not be less than five (5) feet to the inch or
more than twenty (20) feet to the inch;
(13) All roof control plan information,
including drawings, shall be submitted on eight and one half (8.5) by eleven
(11) inch paper, or paper folded to this size; and
(14) Any other information required by the
commissioner.
Section
17. Roof Control Plan Approval Criteria. This section sets forth
the criteria that shall be considered on a mine-by-mine basis in the
formulation and approval of roof control plans and revisions.
(1) Roof bolts shall be installed on centers
not exceeding five (5) feet lengthwise and crosswise, except as approved by the
commissioner or his authorized representative.
(2) When tensioned roof bolts are used as a
means of roof support, the torque or tension range shall be capable of
supporting roof bolt loads of at least fifty (50) percent of either the yield
point of the bolt or anchorage capacity of the strata, whichever is
less.
(3) Any opening that is more
than twenty (20) feet wide shall be supported by a combination of roof bolts
and conventional supports.
(4) In
any opening more than twenty (20) feet wide:
(a) Posts shall be installed to limit each
roadway to sixteen (16) feet wide, where straight, and eighteen (18) feet wide,
where curved; and
(b) A row of
posts shall be set for each five (5) feet of space between the roadway posts
and the ribs.
(5) An
opening shall not be more than thirty (30) feet wide.
(6) If installing roof support using mining
machines with integral roof bolters:
(a)
Before an intersection or pillar split is started, roof bolts shall be
installed on at least five (5) foot centers where the work is
performed;
(b) Where the roof is
supported by only two (2) roof bolts crosswise, openings shall not be more than
sixteen (16) feet wide.
(7) Pillar recovery.
(a) During development, any dimension of a
pillar shall be at least twenty (20) feet;
(b) Pillar splits and lifts shall not be more
than twenty (20) feet wide;
(c) A
breaker post shall be installed on a center of not more than four (4)
feet;
(d) Roadside-radius (turn)
posts, or equivalent support, shall be installed on not more than four (4) foot
centers leading into each pillar split or lift;
(e) Before full pillar recovery is started in
areas where roof bolts are used as the only means of roof support and openings
are more than sixteen (16) feet wide, at least one (1) row of posts shall be
installed to limit the roadway width to sixteen (16) feet. These posts shall
be:
1. Extended from the entrance to the split
through the intersection outby the pillar in which the split or lift is being
made; and
2. Spaced on not more
than five (5) foot centers.
(8) Openings that create an intersection
shall be permanently supported or at least one row of temporary supports shall
be installed on not more than five (5) foot centers across the opening before
any other work or travel is permitted in the intersection.
(9) In a working section where the mining
height is below thirty (30) inches, an automated temporary roof support system
shall be used to the extent practicable during the installation of roof bolts
with roof bolting machines and continuous-mining machines with integral roof
bolters.
(10) In a mine with a
longwall mining system:
(a) Systematic
supplemental support shall be installed throughout:
1. The tailgate entry of the first longwall
panel prior to any mining; and
2.
In the proposed tailgate entry of each subsequent panel in advance of the
frontal abutment stresses of the panel being mined.
(b) If a ground failure prevents travel out
of the section through the tailgate side of the longwall section, the roof
control plan shall address:
1. Notification of
miners that the travelway is blocked;
2. Reinstruction of miners regarding
escapeways and escape procedures in the event of an emergency;
3. Reinstruction of miners on the
availability and use of self-contained self-rescue devices;
4. Monitoring and evaluation of the air
entering the longwall section;
5.
Location and effectiveness of the two (2) way communication system;
and
6. A means of transportation
from the section to the main line.
(c) The plan provisions addressed by
paragraph (b) of this subsection shall remain in effect until a travelway is
reestablished on the tailgate side of a longwall section.
(11) A roof control plan that does not
conform to the criteria set out in this section may be approved by the
commissioner or his authorized representative, if the plan provides effective
control of the roof, face, and ribs. The commissioner or his authorized
representative may require additional safety measures in a roof control
plan.
Section 18.
Evaluation and Revision of Roof Control Plan.
(1) A revision of the roof control plan shall
be proposed by the licensee:
(a) If conditions
indicate that the plan is not suitable for controlling the roof, face, ribs, or
coal or rock bursts; or
(b) If
accident and injury experience at the mine indicates the plan is inadequate;
the accident and injury experience at each mine shall be reviewed at least
every six (6) months.
(2) An unplanned roof fall, rib fall, and
coal or rock burst that occurs in the active workings shall be plotted on a
mine map if it:
(a) Is above the anchorage
zone where roof bolts are used;
(b)
Impairs ventilation;
(c) Impedes
passage of persons;
(d) Causes
miners to be withdrawn from the area affected; or
(e) Disrupts regular mining activities for
more than one (1) hour.
(3) The mine map on which roof falls are
plotted shall be available at the mine site for inspection by an authorized
representative of the commissioner and a representative of miners at the
mine.
(4) The roof control plan for
each mine shall be reviewed every six (6) months by an authorized
representative of the commissioner. This review shall take into consideration
any falls of the roof, face and ribs and the adequacy of the support systems
used at the time.
Section
19. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Standard Specification for Roof and Rock
Bolts and Accessories", (1995 Edition), American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM), Designation F 432-95.
(2) It may be inspected or copied at Kentucky
Department for Natural Resources, Administration Building, 300 Sower Boulevard,
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(3) It may be obtained from the American
Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103, (610) 832-9500.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 351.070(13)