Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations: Article 15 - Compressed Air

• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 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...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 15.02
  Air lines shall be grounded at the compressor and, if practicable, at other low-resistance ground connections. Air lines shall not be connected to tracks,...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 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...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 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...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 15.05
  Air lines shall not be repaired when air pressure is in the line. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 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...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 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...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 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...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 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...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 15.10
  Compressed air may be used on shift and while men are in the mine, for breaking down coal or other materials. (Source: Laws 1953,...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 15.11
  Air compressors, whether fixed or portable, for compressing air to be used in breaking down coal or other materials, may be located underground if...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 15.12
  In non-gassy mines, permissible motors and other appurtenances shall not be required on air compressors located underground. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

Last modified: February 18, 2015