New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 6 - MINE SAFETY
Part 2 - EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION
Section 19.6.2.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. "Accident" means accident as defined in Subsection A of Section 69-8-2 NMSA 1978.
B. "Annual tonnage of coal" means the clean coal tons reported on the form 7000-2 for the previous calendar year.
C. "Board" means the state mining safety board.
D. "CFR" means Code of Federal Regulations.
E. "Days" means calendar days.
F. "Deputy state mine inspector" means a senior employee of the New Mexico bureau of mine safety who has knowledge and understanding of the 19.6 NMAC mine safety rules.
G. "Extended absence" means the state mine inspector cannot perform his/her duties due to illness, medical condition, is on family medical leave (FMLA) or other circumstances for a period of 30 days or longer.
H. "Hours worked" means hours reported to mine safety and health administration (MSHA) on the 7000-2 form or for an occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) regulated site on the OSHA form 300-A, for the previous calendar year.
I. "Inspector" means the state mine inspector
J. "Mine" means the mine as defined in Subsection E of Section 69-8-2 NMSA 1978.
K. "Operator" means operator as defined in Subsection G of Section 69-8-2 NMSA 1978.
L. "Service" means providing any document, paper or pleading to a person either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested.
M. "Vacant" means there is not a state mine inspector because the incumbent state mine inspector has resigned, retired, been terminated or is deceased and a new state mine inspector has not been appointed or assumed the office.
