Protective clothing; goggles; respiratory equipment
Sec. 8. (A) All persons must wear protective hats while
underground and also while on the surface in all working areas.
(B) Protective footwear must be worn by employees, officials, and
others while on duty in and around mine property.
(C) All employees inside or outside of mines shall wear
approved-type goggles or shields where there is a hazard from flying
particles.
(D) Welders and helpers shall use proper shields or goggles to
protect their eyes.
(E) All employees shall wear snug-fitting clothing while on duty
in or around mine property.
(F) Protective gloves shall be worn when material which may
injure the hands is handled, but gloves with gauntlet cuffs may not
be worn around moving equipment. Only suitable gloves may be
used while handling rotating steel drills.
(G) Men exposed for short periods to dust-inhalation and
mist-inhalation hazards shall wear permissible respiratory equipment.
When the exposure is for prolonged periods, other measures to
protect workmen or to reduce the hazard shall be taken.
(Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.91.) As amended by Acts 1979,
P.L.231, SEC.26.
Last modified: May 27, 2006