Ala. Admin. Code r. 480-3-4-.32
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 480-3-4-.32 - Inspections, Investigations And Reports By The Department(1) Frequency of Inspections - The Department shall conduct safety inspections as follows: (a) At least once every three (3) months at quarries where blasting occurs.(b) At least once every six (6) months at sites where non-fuel minerals (i.e., sand, gravel, clay, bauxite, etc.) are being surface-mined.(c) Adjoining inactive, idle, or abandoned operations shall also be inspected if they are believed to adversely affect the safety of employees in active mining operations.(2) Annual Report (a) The Department shall keep a record of all inspections showing the date when made, the conditions in which the pit or quarry is found, the extent to which the operator is complying with these rules, the improvement and security of life and health sought to be secured by these rules, the number of accidents, injuries received or deaths in or about the pit or quarry, the number of persons employed in the pit or quarry together with all other facts and information of public interest concerning the condition of the pit or quarry.(3) Disposition of Inspection Reports (a) A comprehensive report of each inspection shall be promptly made to the operator, superintendent, and foreman by the Department. The report made to the superintendent shall be in duplicate and he shall send one copy thereof to employees designated representative. This report to be on a form provided for that purpose and furnished by the Department.(4) Investigation and Reports of Accidents (a) Representatives of the Department shall promptly investigate all accidents resulting in serious injuries or death to any person or persons, whether employees in, or about the pit or quarry. The Department shall keep on file at its office a list of all accidents resulting in death or serious bodily injury to any person working in or about such pits or quarries.(5) Authority to Stop Operation (a) If at any time the Department shall be notified and shall find by investigation that the lives of the employees in such pits or quarries or any section of such pit or quarry are endangered by hazardous conditions, the Department, or its duly authorized representatives, shall have the authority to stop the operation of the entire pit or quarry or the section affected, until the conditions are corrected.(6) Major Accidents (a) In the case of major accidents, the Department, or its duly authorized representatives, shall have the authority to issue such orders as are necessary or proper to secure the safety of the persons working in the pit or quarry. Author: Tom J. Ventress, Chief, State Programs Division
Ala. Admin. Code r. 480-3-4-.32
Prior to October 1, 1982, this regulation was designated as General Rule 32. Amended: Filed December 31, 1997; effective February 4, 1998.Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 25-2-2(3).