California Labor Code CHAPTER 1 - Tunnels and Mines
- Section 7950.
This part shall be known and may be cited as “The Tom Carrell Memorial Tunnel and Mine Safety Act of 1972.”(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch.
- Section 7951.
As used in this part:(a) Tunnel shall include excavation, construction, alteration, repairing, renovating, or demolishing of any tunnel except tunnel work covered under the compressed air...
- Section 7952.
There shall be within the division a separate unit of safety engineers trained to inspect all tunnel construction and mine operations.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch.
- Section 7953.
Sufficient manpower shall be maintained to provide for four annual inspections of underground mines, one inspection of surface mines or quarries annually, and six inspections...
- Section 7954.
To assist the unit of safety engineers in determining the safety of tunnel construction and mine operation, the division shall make available at least one...
- Section 7955.
The division and the owner of a mine, if he is not the operator of the mine, shall be notified before any initial mining operation...
- Section 7956.
All personnel, including both employees working above ground and those in the tunnel or underground mine, shall be informed of the classification designated by the...
- Section 7957.
An emergency rescue plan shall be developed by the employer for every tunnel or underground mine. Such plan, including a current map of the tunnel...
- Section 7958.
A trained rescue crew of at least five men shall be provided at underground mines with more than 25 men or tunnels with 10 or...
- Section 7959.
Rescue crews shall be familiar with all emergency equipment necessary to effect a rescue or search for missing employees in case of an accident or...
- Section 7960.
In any tunnel or underground mine classified as potentially gassy, tests for gas or vapors shall be made prior to start of work at each...
- Section 7961.
The division shall investigate immediately any notification of a gas reading 10 percent of the lower explosive limit or higher by an employer in a...
- Section 7962.
A safety representative qualified to recognize hazardous conditions and certified by the division shall be designated by the employer in any tunnel or underground mine....
- Section 7963.
All underground mines and tunnels with more than five men underground at one time shall have telephone or other communication systems to the surface in...
- Section 7964.
Whenever an access shaft is used as the normal means of entrance or exit to an underground mine or tunnel, it shall be constructed of...
- Section 7964.5.
Nothing contained in this part shall restrict the division in contracting with the Secretary of the Interior for an approved state plan for mines under...
Last modified: October 22, 2018