Ohio Admin. Code 1501:10-1-03 - Tag lines and tie-off lines
(A) "Tag line" and "tie-off line" mean a
durable rope or tether, or equivalent material, that allows members of a mine
crew to link together while evacuating the mine during an emergency.
(B) A tag line or tie-off line is acceptable
when it allows all members of a mine crew to physically link together while
evacuating the mine during an emergency.
(C) The operator of an underground coal mine
shall
is to
have, for each miner at the mine, tag lines or tie-off lines stored and
available for emergency use and escape. The operator shall provide, and employees of the mine shall use, tag lines
or tie-off lines in accordance with the requirements
and procedures established in this rule. The operator
shall
is to
provide and store tag lines and tie-off lines in accordance with
the requirements of
30 C.F.R.
75.1714-6 and paragraphs (a)(1) and (b) of
30 C.F.R.
75.1714-4.
(D) Inspection and approval of the use of tag
lines and tie-off lines in a mine. As part of the regular quarterly inspection
of a mine pursuant to section
1561.31 of the Revised Code, a
deputy mine inspector shall
will inspect tag lines and tie-off lines to
verify that they meet the requirements of
this rule and section
1567.64 of the Revised
Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1561.03, 1561.05, 1567.64
Rule Amplifies: 1567.64
Prior Effective Dates: 11/17/2012
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