Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Section 56-23-2 - Definitions2.1. Unless the context in which a word or phrase appears clearly requires a different meaning, all terms used in this rule that are not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in W. Va. Code §22A-1-2.2.2. "ASE certified diesel mechanic" means a diesel mechanic certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.2.3. "Board" means the board of coal mine health and safety continued by W. Va. Code §22A-6-3.2.4. "Certificate of approval" means a formal document issued by MSHA stating that a complete assembly has met the requirements of part 36, title thirty of the code of federal regulations, 30 CFR. §36.1, et seq., for mobile diesel-powered transportation equipment and authorizing the use and attachment of an official approval plate so indicating.2.5. "Diesel fuel tank" means a closed metal vessel specifically designed for the storage or transport of diesel fuel.2.6. "Diesel fuel transportation unit" means a self-propelled or portable wheeled vehicle used to transport a diesel fuel tank.2.7. "Diesel engine" means any compression ignition internal combustion engine using the basic diesel cycle where combustion results from the spraying of fuel into air heated by compression.2.8. "Diesel power package" means a diesel engine with an intake system, exhaust system, and a safety shutdown system installed that meets the specific requirements for MSHA approval of diesel power packages intended for use in approved equipment in areas of underground coal mines where electric equipment is required to be permissible.2.9. "Director" means the director of the office of miners' health, safety and training or his or her authorized representative.2.10. "Exhaust emission" means any substance emitted to the atmosphere from the exhaust port of the combustion chamber of a diesel engine.2.11. "Exhaust emissions control and conditioning system" means a device or combination of devices that will collect and treat diesel exhaust emissions at the exhaust port of the engine, and will reduce the volume of, or eliminate emissions of, diesel particulate matter, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen in accordance with the requirements and standards of the commission established in accordance with the provisions of W. Va. Code §22A-2A-403.2.12. "ISO 8178-1" means an international standard set by the International Organization for Standardization that specifies the standard reference temperature for geometrical product specification and verification.2.13. "MSHA" means the mine safety and health administration of the United States Department of Labor.2.14. "Office of miners' health, safety and training" means the West Virginia office of miners' health, safety and training continued by W. Va. Code §22A-1-1.2.15. "Permanent underground diesel fuel storage facility" means a facility designed and constructed to remain at one location for the storage or dispensing of diesel fuel, which does not move as mining progresses.2.16. "Safety can" means a metal container intended for storage, transport or dispensing of diesel fuel, with a nominal capacity of five gallons, listed or approved by a nationally recognized independent testing laboratory.2.17. "Temporary underground diesel fuel storage area" means an area of a mine provided for the short-term storage of diesel fuel in a fuel transportation unit, which moves as mining progresses.2.18. "Underground diesel generator" means any machine powered with an approved diesel power package and electrical components used as an alternative electrical power source.