Ala. Admin. Code r. 480-3-3-.28

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 480-3-3-.28 - Telephones

(1) In all mines, a telephone system shall be established, equipped and maintained with a telephone on the surface and at each working level or section at all times when men are working in the mines.

(2) Telephones shall be installed in mine tunnels or adits and on the surface if mining or development work is being done more than one thousand (1,000') feet from the portal.

(3) Mines opened by an inclined shaft or slope having an inclination of less than twenty (20) degrees from the horizontal shall be considered, for the purpose of this order, to be mines opened by tunnels or adits.

Author: Marcus Davis, Workers' Compensation Examiner.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 480-3-3-.28

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 25-2-13(2).