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...No person shall place refuse in or obstruct any airway or break-through used as an airway.

...ith, where duty does not require, and when not on duty, he shall not loiter at, in, or around the mine, or the buildings, tracks, or machinery connected therewith.

...r of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section or rules adopted under it.

...No person shall smoke or carry smoking materials or matches or lighters for smoking material in an underground coal mine or any underground gaseous metal or nonmetal mine. Smoking in nongaseous metal and nonmetal underground mines or in or about surface structures of any mine shall be restricted to places where it will not cause a fire or hazard.

...nnected therewith, while under the influence of intoxicants. No person shall use, carry, or have in his possession any intoxicants at, in, or around a mine, or the buildings, tracks, or machinery connected therewith.

...ring such clothes as will protect him from injury and minimize the danger of getting clothing caught in machinery or other places.

... in unsafe condition shall be removed from service immediately. Machinery and equipment shall be operated only by persons authorized to operate such machinery or equipment. Repairs or maintenance shall not be performed on machinery until the power is off and the machinery is blocked against motion, except where machinery motion is necessary to make adjustments. Machinery shall not be lubricated manually while in m...

...r of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section or rules adopted under it.

...or revision, or portion thereof, under comparable provisions of the "Federal Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969," 83 Stat. 742, 30 U.S.C.A. 801, as amended or reenacted, or regulations adopted thereunder, shall be a sufficient basis for approval of the plan or revision, or portion thereof, by the chief unless the chief makes a specific written explanation and findings as to why the federally approved plan, revis...

...or revision, or portion thereof, under comparable provisions of the "Federal Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969," 83 Stat. 742, 30 U.S.C.A. 801, as amended or reenacted, or regulations adopted thereunder, shall be a sufficient basis for approval of the plan or revision, or portion thereof, by the chief unless the chief makes a specific written explanation and findings as to why the federally approved plan or rev...

...he division of mineral resources management, at the headgate and tailgate and across each longwall working face that, during the production of coal, are a separate system from the mine communication facilities. Longwall working section communication facilities shall be located at points not more than one hundred feet apart across the longwall working face. (B) An operator conducting longwall mining shall also provid...

...division (A) of this section until such time as the malfunctioning de-energizing device is repaired. (E) If, during a coal producing shift, a de-energizing device malfunctions, which creates an interval greater than that required by division (A) of this section, a designated person shall be stationed at the next de-energizing device at the interval required under division (A) of this section until such time as the m...

...thin twelve hours. During the period of time the methane monitor is inoperative, the operator shall not permit electric equipment to be operated for longer than ten minutes without an examination for methane gas, shall require that the examinations required in division (B) of this section be conducted on one-hour intervals, and shall require an air reading on the intake side of the longwall working face to be collect...

...he division of mineral resources management, as part of the plan required by section 1567.69 of the Revised Code or later, for approval for the removal of injured persons on the longwall working face conveyor if it is necessary to transport injured persons on a stretcher or backboard. (D) On and after July 20, 1984, an operator shall equip all newly installed face roof support units with adjacent unit controls unles...

...oreman or fire boss shall have open bottom face conveyors jacked up, blocked, and properly secured off the bottom a distance of at least ten feet along the face on both sides where the cutting is to be performed and shall have methane examinations made before cutting and welding is initiated on the face conveyors. (C) When cutting and welding operations have been completed, a diligent search for fires and hot spots ...

... at a level consistent with that at the time of initial installation of the line. (B) An operator shall ensure that all hydraulic roof support units and associated apparatus on a longwall working face are visually inspected at least once each day, at any time of the day, by a qualified person as part of one of the on-shift examinations of the longwall working sections. The person conducting the inspection shall ente...

...orking face. No operator shall fail to comply with this section.

...tion in the event the tailgate route becomes impassable. Such a plan shall include necessary provisions to be taken to provide additional protective devices for longwall working section personnel. When the tailgate travel route becomes impassable, the operator shall cease the longwall mining operation immediately, familiarize all persons working on the longwall working section with the procedures to follow for escap...

...) Ventilation; (C) Roof support; (D) Communications; (E) Stop controls and signals; (F) Location of first aid equipment; (G) Safety rules for longwall mining.

...Whoever knowingly violates any section of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

...hed by the United States department of commerce for defining and stating the positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the state shall be known as the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1927 and the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1983. This chapter applies only to the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1927 and the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1983 and to the use of these systems. Under these systems the state i...

...As established for use in the north zone, the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1927 or the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1983 shall be named, and in any land description in which it is used it shall be designated, the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1927, north zone, or the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1983, north zone. As established for use in the south zone, the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1927 or the Ohio co-ordinate system of 1...

...hed by the United States department of commerce and whose plane co-ordinates have been computed on the systems defined in this chapter. Any such station may be used for establishing a survey connection to either Ohio co-ordinate system.

...be stated for the survey lines used in computing ground distances and areas. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a purchaser or mortgagee of real property to rely wholly on a land description, any part of which depends exclusively upon either Ohio co-ordinate system.

...When any tract of land extends from one zone into the other the co-ordinate zones established by section 157.01 of the Revised Code, the positions of all points on its boundaries may be referenced to either of the two zones.