In all designated escapeways, each operator shall provide lifeline cords, with attached reflective material at not to exceed twenty-five (25) foot intervals and devices indicating the direction to the surface at not to exceed one hundred (100) foot intervals, from outby the loading point; provided, that in case of a shaft mine, such lifeline cords shall extend from outby to the loading point to the bottom of the designated escape shaft. Such lifeline cord shall be of flame-resistant material sufficient to allow miners to see and to use effectively to guide themselves out of the mine in the event of an emergency. All lifeline cords shall be made of flame resistant material within one hundred eighty (180) days of June 26, 2007.
Effective: June 26, 2007
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 352.135

  • Mine: means any open pit or any underground workings from which coal is produced for sale, exchange, or commercial use, and all shafts, slopes, drifts, or inclines leading thereto, and includes all buildings and equipment, above or below the surface of the ground, used in connection with the workings. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
  • Operator: means the licensee, owner, lessee, or other person who operates or controls a coal mine. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
  • Shaft: means a vertical opening through the strata that is or may be used, in connection with the mining of coal, for the purpose of ventilation or drainage, or for hoisting men, coal, or materials. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010

History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 15, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 17, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch.
147, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.

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