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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department ofSubagency 0004 - Mining InspectorChapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES
Subpart T - Safety Standards for Methane in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
Section 57.22235 - Actions at 1.0 percent methane (I-C, II-A, II-B, and IV mines)

053-3 Wyo. Code R. § 57.22235

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Section 57.22235 - Actions at 1.0 percent methane (I-C, II-A, II-B, and IV mines)

(a) If methane reaches 1.0 percent in the mine atmosphere, all persons other than competent persons necessary to make ventilation changes shall be withdrawn from affected areas until methane is reduced to less than 0.5 percent.

(b) If methane reaches 1.0 percent at a work place and there has been a failure of the main ventilation system, all persons shall be withdrawn from the mine.

053-3 Wyo. Code R. § 57.22235