Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety
Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES
Subchapter C - MINED-OUT AREAS
SPECIFICATIONS
Section 207.316 - Inspections

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 207.316

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

The owner or operator of a developed facility shall ensure that inspections are made at the following times, and defective conditions that are discovered shall be corrected:

(1) Monthly. The ceiling, pier and walls shall be inspected monthly for new cracks. The entrances, shafts, slopes, drifts and roadways leading to them, and the doors or gates shall be inspected monthly to insure they are in safe, usable condition.

(2) Biweekly. Emergency lighting systems and approved personal lamps shall be tested biweekly to assure they are in operating condition. Charge, fluid, terminals and visual conditions of batteries shall be checked.

(3) Weekly. The ventilating system shall be inspected weekly to ensure that motors and controls are in operating condition.

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