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Guidelines
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Guidelines Index
Ventilation and Dust Control
Use of probes in combination with digital methane detectors
Use entries in common with the belt conveyor entry
Mine-wide monitoring system
Fan Spray Systems
Guidelines for Operating a Remote Control Continuous Mining Machine for Extended Deep Cut Mining
Operating a Continuous Mining Machine Equipped with a Flooded Bed Dust Scrubber System
Shelter Holes
Extending shelter hole spacing
Roof Bolts
Roof bolting with automated temporary roof supports
Approving roof bolts as primary support
New Mine
Opening a new bituminous deep mine
Opening a new industrial minerals underground mine
(PDF)
Permits needed to install new shaft
Stockpile
Stockpile and surgepile safety precautions
Mine Maps
Submission of mine maps when a mine is abandoned
Electrical Equipment
Methane Reduction Flares
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High-Voltage Power Center Move
PCA Settlement Agreement
Belt Starter
Surface Mine Fans
Track Mounted Personnel Carrier
Free-Standing Battery Charger
High Voltage Transmission System
Branch Circuits and Taps
Miscellaneous Electrical Devices
On-board Battery Charger - Underground Mobile Equipment
Load Center
Mine Power Substations
Single Circuit Breaker Switchhouses
Longwall High Voltage Cable Splicing
Other Resources
Use of Electronic Methane Detectors in Lieu of Approved Flame Safety Lamps
Guidelines for Use of Internal Combustion Motors in Underground Mines Other than Coal
Ventilation Plans for Abandoned and Unused Mine Areas
Approving roof bolts as primary support
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety Compliance and Enforcement Procedures
Clarification of Pertinence of Departmental Statutes Concerning Coal Processing Facilities
Underground Mine Accident and Production/ Man Hour Reporting
Accident Reporting Procedure
Fan Spray Systems
Longwall High Voltage Cable Splicing
Mine Wide Monitoring
Permits to Install a Shaft
Roof Bolting with Automated Temporary...
Stockpile and Surgepile Precautions
Submission of a Mine Map When Abandoned
Approving Roof Bolts as Primary Supports
Common Entries Section 230 (c)(2)
Extending Shelter Holes Section 254...
Opening a New Deep Mine
Remote Control for Deep Cuts
Flooded Bed Dust Scrubber
Electrical Equipment
Additional Resources
Use of Probes
Accident Reporting Procedure