45.1-161.137 - Shelter holes. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.137. Shelter holes.

A. Track haulage roads shall have shelter holes at intervals not to exceedthe interval permitted for crosscuts. Except at points where more than sixfeet of side clearance, measured from the rail, is maintained and at roomswitches, shelter holes shall be provided at manually operated doors and atswitch throws.

B. Except for shelter holes at underground slope landings where men pass andcars are handled, (i) the depth of shelter holes shall not be less than fivefeet, (ii) the width of shelter holes shall not be greater than four feetunless a room neck or crosscut width exceeding four feet is used as a shelterhole, and (iii) height of shelter holes shall not be less than six feet or,if the height of the traveling space is less than six feet, as high as thetraveling space.

C. Shelter holes at underground slope landings where men pass and cars arehandled shall be at least (i) ten feet in depth, (ii) four feet in width, and(iii) six feet in height.

D. Shelter holes shall be kept free of refuse, loose roof, and otherobstructions.

(Code 1950, § 45-69.5; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-71; 1994, c. 28.)