Coal Mining Act

Sections covered

• 225 ILCS 705/1.01This Act may be cited as the Coal Mining Act
• 225 ILCS 705/1.02As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms set out in this Article have the meanings ascribed to them in this Article
• 225 ILCS 705/1.03Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 705 — Coal Mining Act › Article 1 — Short Title - Definition of Terms
• 225 ILCS 705/1.04"Excavation" and "workings" mean any or all parts of a mine excavated or being excavated, including shafts, slopes, tunnels, entries, rooms and working places, whether abandoned or in use
• 225 ILCS 705/1.05"Shaft" means any vertical opening through the strata which is or may be used for purposes of ventilation or escapement, or for the hoisting or lowering of men and material in connection with the mining of coal
• 225 ILCS 705/1.06"Slope" means any inclined way in or to a seam of coal to be used for the same purposes as a shaft
• 225 ILCS 705/1.07"Drift" means any practically horizontal way in or to a seam of coal to be used for the same purpose as a shaft
• 225 ILCS 705/1.08"Operator" as applied to the party in control of a mine, signifies the person, firm or body corporate who or which is the immediate proprietor as owner or lessee of the plant and, as such, responsible for the condition and management thereof
• 225 ILCS 705/1.09"Mine Manager" is the person charged with the general direction of the underground work
• 225 ILCS 705/1.10"Mine Examiner" is the person charged with the examination of the underground workings of the mine, under the supervision of the Mine Manager
• 225 ILCS 705/1.11"Department" means the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Illinois
• 225 ILCS 705/1.12"Director" means the Director of Natural Resources
• 225 ILCS 705/1.13"Permissible" means any explosive or mechanical device, or chemical-mechanical device, which will not cause the ignition of mixtures of methane and air when detonated or operated
• 225 ILCS 705/1.14"State Mine Inspector" is the person charged with the inspection of mines under the State Mining Board
• 225 ILCS 705/1.15"Mining Board" or "Board" means the State Mining Board in the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mines and Minerals, created by Section 5-155 of the Departments of State Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-155)
• 225 ILCS 705/1.16"Surface Mining Facility" means surface and auger coal mines, preparation plants, central repair shops and coal loading docks for deep or surface mines including the construction of such facilities wherever located
• 225 ILCS 705/1.17"Contractor" means any person, firm or corporation who or which performs construction work at any mine or facility as defined in Sections 1.03 and 1.16 of this Act
• 225 ILCS 705/1.18Words or phrases as used in this Act that import the masculine gender shall be construed to import also the feminine gender, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the context
• 225 ILCS 705/1.19"Lifeline cord" means a fire-retardant, nylon line of at least one quarter inch thickness, with cone-shaped directional indicators incorporated into it, that is permanently installed in an escape way and gives a clear indication of the direction out of a mine
• 225 ILCS 705/1.20"Self-contained self-rescue (SCSR) device" means a breathing apparatus that contains a minimum of one hour of oxygen for one person and is approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the U.S
• 225 ILCS 705/1.21Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 705 — Coal Mining Act › Article 1 — Short Title - Definition of Terms
• 225 ILCS 705/1.22"Tag-line" means a nylon line of at least one quarter inch thickness that has mechanical clips or other suitable connecting devices incorporated therein that are spaced between 3 feet and 5 feet apart that allow a group of persons underground to attach themselves together
• 225 ILCS 705/1.23Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 705 — Coal Mining Act › Article 1 — Short Title - Definition of Terms
• 225 ILCS 705/1.24"Cache" means a storage facility within a mine that is properly constructed to store SCSR devices in case of an emergency for use by persons underground in emergency situations, as determined by the Mining Board
• 225 ILCS 705/1.25Recorder
• 225 ILCS 705/1.26"State mine rescue station" means a facility maintained by the Department for the sole purpose of responding to and preparing for emergencies in the coal mines of Illinois
• 225 ILCS 705/1.27"Mine rescue team" means a group of miners trained to serve as emergency responders during a mine emergency
• 225 ILCS 705/1.28"Mine complex rescue team" means a mine rescue team comprised of individuals from 2 or more operating mines, owned by the same operator, that are within a 5-mile radius of each other when measured portal to portal
• 225 ILCS 705/1.29"State mine rescue team" means a mine rescue team or mine complex rescue team assigned to a State mine rescue station
• 225 ILCS 705/1.30"Mine rescue services" means services or work to search for, rescue, or transport a person or persons endangered, trapped, injured, or killed in a mine disaster or emergency situation
• 225 ILCS 705/1.31"Mine rescue station superintendent" means the person or persons charged with the responsibility of supervising State mine rescue station operations