An escape chamber or alternate escape route shall be maintained within 5,000 feet of the tunnel face or areas being used to excavate material in an underground mine classified as gassy or extrahazardous. Workers shall be provided with emergency rescue equipment and trained in its use.
Cal. Lab. Code § 7981
Gassy and Extrahazardous Tunnels
Known as the The Tom Carrell Memorial Tunnel and Mine Safety Act
The act spans §§ 7950–8004 (52 sections).
Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1430.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.