Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 705 Coal Mining Act. Section 5.10

    (225 ILCS 705/5.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 510)

    Sec. 5.10. To have the underground working places in the mine examined for hazards by competent personnel designated by the operator to do so, at least once during each coal-producing shift, or oftener if necessary for safety. In a gassy mine such examinations shall include tests with a permissible flame safety lamp for methane and oxygen deficiency. In all underground face workings in a gassy mine where electrically driven equipment is operated, examinations for methane shall be made with a permissible flame safety lamp by a person trained in the use of such lamp before equipment is taken into or operated in face regions, and frequent examinations for methane shall be made during such operations.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

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