Article
Compressed Air
- 225 ILCS 705/15.01— Compressed air shall be conducted from surface compressors, except as provided in Section 15.11, to within a practical working distance of the face by air lines
- 225 ILCS 705/15.02— Air lines shall be grounded at the compressor and, if practicable, at other low-resistance ground connections
- 225 ILCS 705/15.03— After the effective date of this Act, unions shall be installed in steel air lines at not more than 1,000 foot intervals, and at the inby end of the air lines
- 225 ILCS 705/15.04— Shut-off valves shall be installed, after the effective date of this Act, every 1,000 feet in all air lines and, in all branch air lines at a point near the main air lines
- 225 ILCS 705/15.05— Air lines shall not be repaired when air pressure is in the line
- 225 ILCS 705/15.06— Blow-down valves or filling valves shall be located around a corner of the coal pillar except where portable compressor machines are used for breaking down coal
- 225 ILCS 705/15.07— When blow-down valves are opened to discharge the compressed air tube, they shall remain open until time to place the tube in the next borehole
- 225 ILCS 705/15.08— When a compressed air tube fails to discharge, the air line leading to the tube shall be disconnected at the blow-down valve and the tube shall be dragged by means of the air line to a safe place
- 225 ILCS 705/15.09— All persons shall be removed from adjoining working places where there is a danger of breaking through, and they shall be at a safe distance around a corner while coal breaking is in progress
- 225 ILCS 705/15.10— Compressed air may be used on shift and while men are in the mine, for breaking down coal or other materials
- 225 ILCS 705/15.11
- 225 ILCS 705/15.12— In non-gassy mines, permissible motors and other appurtenances shall not be required on air compressors located underground