As used in this chapter:
(A) "Alternate operating procedure" means any
procedure relating to the operation or usage of underground diesel equipment
not specifically authorized in this chapter that the chief determines will not
cause an unsafe condition.
(B)
"Alternative technology" means any technology relating to the operation or
usage of underground diesel equipment not specifically authorized in this
chapter that the chief determines will not cause an unsafe condition.
(C) "Authorized representative of miners"
means a member of a mine health and safety committee elected by miners at a
mine, an individual employed by an employee organization representing miners at
a mine, or an individual authorized as the representative of miners of a mine
in accordance with MSHA regulations 30 C.F.R. Part
40.
(D) "Attended" means a diesel equipment
operator is within sight or sound of the diesel- powered equipment while it is
in operation.
(E) "Diesel fuel
tank" means a closed metal vessel specifically designed for the storage or
transport of diesel fuel.
(F)
"Diesel fuel transportation unit" means a self-propelled or portable wheeled
vehicle used to transport a diesel fuel tank.
(G) "Diesel engine" means any compression
ignition internal combustion engine using the basic diesel cycle where
combustion results from the spraying of fuel into air heated by
compression.
(H) "Diesel-powered
equipment package" means a diesel engine with an intake system, exhaust system,
and a safety shutdown system installed that meets the specific MSHA
permissibility
requirements
regulations for diesel-powered equipment packages
intended for use in underground coal mines.
(I) "Diesel technical advisory
committee" and "technical advisory committee" mean the two-member group
appointed by the chief pursuant to rule 1501:10-2-27of the Administrative Code
to provide the chief with technical advice and recommendations concerning the
technical operating aspects of underground diesel- powered equipment,
including, but not limited to, responses to requests for a change or variance
from any technical requirement in this chapter, or the use of an alternate
operating procedure, alternative technology, major operational change, or new
technology.
(J)(I) "Exhaust emission"
means any substance emitted to the atmosphere from the exhaust port of the
combustion chamber of a diesel engine including exhaust gas and
particulates.
(K)(J) "Exhaust emissions
control and conditioning system" means a device or combination of devices that
will collect and treat diesel exhaust emissions at the exhaust port of the
engine, and will reduce the volume of, or eliminate emissions of, diesel
particulate matter, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen in accordance with
the requirements and standards of 30 C.F.R.
Part
7.
(L)(K) "Fuel injection
system" means the fuel delivery system to the motor.
(M)(L) "Major operational
change in underground diesel-powered equipment usage" and "major operational
change" mean a use of underground diesel-powered equipment that the chief has
determined, upon review by and recommendation from the technical advisory
committee, deviates significantly from the rules and procedures established in
this chapter.
(N)(M) "Mine operator" and
"operator"
shall mean
means operator as defined in section
1513.01 of the Revised
Code.
(O)(N) "New underground
diesel technology" and "new technology" mean an advance in diesel technology
that is developed for safe application in underground coal mines after the
effective date of this rule.
(P)(O) "Long-term
underground diesel fuel storage facility" means a facility that is designed and
constructed to remain at one location for the storage or dispensing of diesel
fuel and which does not move as mining progresses and which has been installed
in full compliance with all applicable safety guidelines and procedures for an
underground fuel storage facility as provided in rule
1501:10-2-08 of the
Administrative Code.
(Q)(P) "Safety can" means
a metal container intended for the storage, transport or dispensing of diesel
fuel that has a nominal capacity of five gallons and is listed or approved by a
nationally recognized independent testing laboratory.
(R)(Q)
"Short-term underground diesel fuel storage facility" means an area of a mine
provided for the short-term storage of diesel fuel in a fuel transportation
unit which moves as mining progresses, and which has been installed in full
compliance with all applicable safety guidelines and procedures for an
underground diesel fuel storage facility as provided in rule
1501:10-2-08 of the
Administrative Code.
(S)(R) "Technical advisory
committee investigation" and "technical investigation" mean an investigation
and report by the diesel technical advisory committee on the impacts and safety
of an alternate operating procedure, alternative technology, major operational
change, or new technology related to the use of underground diesel
equipment.
(T)(S) "Underground diesel
fuel storage facility" means any facility designed and constructed to provide
for the storage of any mobile diesel fuel transportation unit or for the
dispensing of diesel fuel and includes short-term underground diesel fuel
storage facilities and long-term underground diesel fuel storage
facilities.
(U)(T) For dates of
federal rules referenced in this rule, see rule
1501:10-1-07 of the
Administrative Code.