45.1-161.135 - Clearance on haulage roads. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.135. Clearance on haulage roads.

A. Track haulage roads in entries, rooms, and crosscuts shall have acontinuous clearance on one side of at least 24 inches from the farthestprojection of moving traffic. The clearance shall be kept free of anyobstruction to a height permitted by the height of the coal seam. When notpossible to maintain such clearance, close clearance signs shall be postedinby and outby the affected area.

B. Track haulage roads in entries, rooms, and crosscuts shall have acontinuous clearance, on the side opposite the clearance required bysubsection A, of at least six inches from the farthest projection of movingtraffic. When not possible to maintain such clearance, close clearance signsshall be posted inby and outby the affected area.

C. Haulage roads where trolley lines are used shall have the clearancerequired by subsection A on the side of the track opposite the trolley lines.This requirement shall not apply where the trolley lines are 6 1/2 feet ormore above the rail.

D. The clearance space on all track haulage roads shall be kept free of looserock, loose coal, supplies, and other loose materials. If the clearance spaceexceeds 24 inches, not more than 24 inches of the clearance space shall berequired to be kept free of such materials.

E. All parallel tracks shall be installed so as to provide a clearance of atleast 24 inches between the outermost projections of passing traffic.

F. Ample clearance shall be provided (i) at conveyor loading heads, (ii) atconveyor control panels, and (iii) along conveyor lines.

G. Belt conveyors shall be equipped with control switches to automaticallystop the driving motor in the event the belt is stopped by slipping on thedriving pulley, by breakage or other accident.

(Code 1950, §§ 45-14.1, 45-69.5; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-71,45.1-89; 1974, c. 323; 1978, c. 118; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28;1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2005, c. 3.)