§ 45.1-161.288. Inspection of electric equipment and wiring; checking and testing methane monitors
A. Electric equipment and wiring that extend to underground areas shall be inspected by a certified person at least once a week and more often if necessary to assure safe operating conditions, and any hazardous condition found shall be corrected or the equipment or wiring shall be removed from service. This surface inspection is required for trailing cables and circuit breakers used in conjunction with such equipment and wiring.
B. The Chief may require the operator of a mine to functionally check on a daily basis methane monitors on electrical face equipment to determine that such monitors are de-energizing the electrical face equipment properly. Such check shall be made on each production shift and shall be conducted by the equipment operator in the presence of a foreman, and shall be recorded in the on-shift report of the surface foreman.
C. The Chief may require the operator of a mine to perform weekly calibration tests on methane monitors on electrical face equipment to determine the accuracy and operation of such monitors.
(1966, c. 594, § 45.1-85; 1978, c. 118; 1993, c. 442; 1994, c. 28; 2005, c. 3.)
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