Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.01
Chapter does not apply to chapter 1514 activities.
Except for section 1563.11 of the Revised Code, nothing in this chapter applies to activities that are permitted and regulated under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code.
Chapter 1563 | Mine Construction, Maintenance, Abandonment
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Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.02
Gaseous mine defined.
As used in this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code, a gaseous mine is:(A) A mine in which methane has been ignited;(B) A mine in which methane has been detected in any of the open workings thereof by a permissible flame safety lamp;(C) A mine in which one fourth of one per cent or more of…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.03
Map of new mine.
The operator of each underground mine shall, in opening a new mine, cause a map of such mine to be made at such time as the second opening required by section 1563.14 of the Revised Code is completed in such mine. Such map shall be made on a scale not less than two hundred feet per inch and shall show:(A) The boundary…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.04
Survey - copies of map and survey - certification.
The operator of each underground mine shall have a survey made whenever the workings of the mine have extended four hundred feet in any direction from the point shown on the map by the last survey of such mine, but not more often than once every six months, or whenever such mine is to be abandoned or shut down for a su…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.05
Failure to make and file map or addition.
Upon the refusal or neglect of the owner, lessee, or agent of the mine to make and file a map or any addition thereto, as required by sections 1563.03, 1563.04, and 1563.42 of the Revised Code, within sixty days after being directed to do so by the chief of the division of mineral resources management, the chief may ca…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.06
Right of entry.
For the purpose of making the examinations provided for in this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1565., and 1567. and applicable provisions of Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of mineral resources management, and each deputy mine inspector, may enter any mine at a reasonable time, by day or by ni…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.07
Examination or survey of mine by adjoining landowner - notice.
Each person owning land adjoining a mine worked for the production of coal, and each person interested in such mine, who has reason to believe that the protection of his interests therein or in the coal on his adjoining land requires it, upon making affidavit to that effect before a judge of a county court or judge of…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.08
Surveying party - fees.
When the affidavit has been made, and notice given, as provided in section 1563.07 of the Revised Code, upon the application of the person giving notice, the person in charge of the mine shall transport, by the ordinary method for entrance and exit in use at such mine, a surveying party of not more than three persons,…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.09
Examination or survey - liability for damage.
The person owning or operating a mine shall not hinder or obstruct an examination or survey under section 1563.07 of the Revised Code, if made at a reasonable time, in a reasonable manner, and as provided by law.If the owner or lessee of a mine sustains damage for which compensation should be made because such examinat…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.10
Refusal to permit survey - judgment.
If the owner, lessee, or agent of a mine refuses to comply with sections 1563.08 and 1563.09 of the Revised Code, the person who makes the application for the survey may recover judgment as upon default, in a court of competent jurisdiction, against the owner, lessee, or agent, in such sum as he declares under oath tha…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.11
Mining near public roads.
(A) Unless a permit has been issued by the director of transportation, or the board of county commissioners, or the board of township trustees, or such other public authority that is charged by law with the maintenance of a public road, and the approval of the chief of the division of mineral resources management has b…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.111
Mining near oil or gas well.
No owner, lessee, or agent shall conduct mining operations within twenty-five feet of any known well, or locate a mine opening within three hundred feet of any well that produces oil or gas unless the owner, lessee, or agent obtains permission in writing from the chief of the division of mineral resources management.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.12
Construction regulations to be observed in opening mine.
Any person, firm, or corporation, beginning the opening of a mine, whether or not such person, firm, or corporation is the owner, lessee, or agent of the property upon which such mine is located, shall notify the chief of the division of mineral resources management, and observe the following in the construction of suc…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.13
Maintenance of means of egress from mine.
When a deputy mine inspector considers that the ways and means of egress in any underground mine from the interior working places to the surface are inadequate as a safe and ready means of escape in case of emergency, from danger of fire at any point, or any other cause that may result in the entombment of persons work…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.14
Two openings required - exceptions.
Except as provided in this section, the operator of an underground coal mine shall not employ, or permit any person to work therein, unless there are at least two openings to every seam worked in such mine, separated by natural strata of not less than one hundred feet in breadth at any point, by which distinct means of…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.15
Additional opening for protection against inundation.
At any mine where there is a stream or body of water on the surface, or in the workings of the mine, at a higher level, which is likely to break through into such mine, and inundate either the traveling or escapement way of such mine, so as to prevent the egress of persons employed therein, the operator shall provide a…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.16
Doors.
In the development of mines, doors shall be eliminated wherever practicable. All main or principal air currents shall be controlled by double doors to form an air lock, said doors to be self-closing and to be a sufficient distance apart to accommodate any trip that may be handled through them, thus having one door clos…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.17
Break-throughs and brattices.
From a point where the seam is reached in the opening of an underground mine, to a point not exceeding a distance of four hundred feet therefrom, break-throughs shall be made between mine entries, where there are no rooms worked, not more than one hundred feet apart, provided such entries are not advanced beyond the po…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.18
Separate traveling ways.
The operator of a mine shall provide and maintain, in safe condition for the purpose provided, two separate and distinct traveling ways from the interior workings of the mine, each of which shall be available to at least one opening to the surface. One of such traveling ways may be designated by such operator as the pr…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.19
Slopes and mechanical haulageways - refuge holes.
The operator of a mine worked by shaft shall provide, and keep free from obstruction, a traveling way or passageway from one side of the shaft bottom to the other. Slopes and mechanical haulageways used as traveling ways by persons employed in a mine shall be made of a sufficient width to give not less than three feet…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.20
Track in mines - minimum clearance.
For the protection of transportation workers, track shall be laid to provide a minimum clearance of fourteen inches on the side of the entry opposite the trolley or feed wire at all haulage turnouts and crossovers between butt entries, on gathering passageways, on room entries, and chutes between room entries, except t…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.21
Location of boilers.
The permanent boilers used for generating steam, and the buildings containing the boilers, shall not be nearer than sixty feet to any mine opening, or to a building or inflammable structure connected with or surrounding such opening.No owner, lessee, agent, or operator of a mine shall violate this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.23
Bathing facilities, clothing change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities to be provided.
Each operator of an underground coal mine shall provide bathing facilities, clothing change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities in a location at each mine convenient for the use of all mine employees. All such bathing facilities, change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities shall be constructed and equipped so as to…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.24
Mine foreperson of gaseous mine - powers and duties.
In all mines generating methane in such quantities as to be considered a gaseous mine under section 1563.02 of the Revised Code, the mine foreperson of such a mine shall: (A) Employ a sufficient number of competent persons holding foreperson of gaseous mines or fire boss certificates, except as provided in section 1565…
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.25
Accumulation of combustible materials prohibited.
Coal dust, loose coal, and other combustible materials shall not be permitted to accumulate in any active workings. Where mining operations raise an excessive amount of dust into the air, water or water with a wetting agent added to it, or other effective methods, shall be used to allay such dust at its source.No opera…
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