PENNSYLVANIA REGULATORY PROGRAM STATUTES TABLE OF CROSS REFERENCES TO FEDERAL SMCRA NOTE: The Pennsylvania Statutes are copyrighted and cannot be reproduced on the OSM website. A "hotlink" to the publisher's website is not currently available. PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES ANNOTATED [P.S.] TITLE 52 MINES AND MINING CHAPTER 3 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE I APPLICATION, DEFINITIONS, ADMINISTRATION 52 P.S. Secs. 70-101 70-133 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 1. 52 P.S. Sec. 70-101 Short title 52 P.S. Sec. 70-102 Application 52 P.S. Sec. 70-103 Definitions 52 P.S. Sec. 70-104 The secretary and the deputy secretary 52 P.S. Sec. 70-105 Mine inspection districts; mine inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-106 Electrical inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-107 Eligibility for appointment as an anthracite coal mine inspector 52 P.S. Sec. 70-108 Eligibility for appointment as an electrical inspector 52 P.S. Sec. 70-109 Anthracite Mine Inspectors' and Electrical Inspectors' Examining Board 52 P.S. Sec. 70-110 Salary of mine inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-111 Salary of electrical inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-112 Mine inspector; expenses 52 P.S. Sec. 70-113 Electrical inspector; expenses 52 P.S. Sec. 70-114 Mine inspector; bond; oath 52 P.S. Sec. 70-115 Temporary mine inspectors and electrical inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-116 Removal of mine inspectors and electrical inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-117 Duties of mine inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-118 Inspector to have one or more inspectors accompany him for examination 52 P.S. Sec. 70-119 Inspector shall make record of visit 52 P.S. Sec. 70-120 Provide means necessary for inspection 52 P.S. Sec. 70-121 Inspector make inquiry and provide suggestions 52 P.S. Sec. 70-122 Inspector furnish secretary with stop orders 52 P.S. Sec. 70-123 Newly assigned mine inspector accompanied by predecessor or other representatives of department 52 P.S. Sec. 70-124 Duties of electrical inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-125 Inspections; reports of inspections 52 P.S. Sec. 70-126 Mine inspectors' orders; cease work 52 P.S. Sec. 70-127 Mine inspectors' reports to the secretary 52 P.S. Sec. 70-128 Discretionary power of mine inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-129 Appointment of a commission by the secretary 52 P.S. Sec. 70-130 Reports of operating mines and preparation plants 52 P.S. Sec. 70-131 Mine rescue station; equipment; instructors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-132 Mine rescue crews 52 P.S. Sec. 70-133 Supervision of mine rescue work CHAPTER 3 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE II BOARDS OF EXAMINERS; CERTIFICATION OF MINE FOREMEN, ASSISTANT MINE FOREMEN, MINERS, SUPERINTENDENTS; GENERAL MINING REQUIREMENTS 52 P.S. Secs. 70-201 70-283 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-201 Employment of mine foreman 52 P.S. Sec. 70-202 Boards of examiners; mine foreman, assistant foreman and mine examiner; certificates 52 P.S. Sec. 70-203 Compensation of boards of examiners 52 P.S. Sec. 70-204 Records of examinations 52 P.S. Sec. 70-205 Certificates of qualifications; fees 52 P.S. Sec. 70-206 Penalty for forged certificates 52 P.S. Sec. 70-207 Certification of miners 52 P.S. Sec. 70-208 Boards of examiners 52 P.S. Sec. 70-209 Organization of miners' examining boards 52 P.S. Sec. 70-210 Meeting place of miners' examining boards 52 P.S. Sec. 70-211 Registration books of miners' examining boards 52 P.S. Sec. 70-212 Application for registration 52 P.S. Sec. 70-213 Fee for miners' certificates; fee for registration 52 P.S. Sec. 70-214 Monthly meetings of miners' examining boards 52 P.S. Sec. 70-215 Qualifications for miners' certificates 52 P.S. Sec. 70-216 Unlawful to employ non-certified miners 52 P.S. Sec. 70-217 Present holders of miners' certificates exempted 52 P.S. Sec. 70-218 Miners' examining boards to investigate complaints 52 P.S. Sec. 70-219 Power to administer oaths 52 P.S. Sec. 70-220 Mine foreman, assistant mine foreman, agent of operators 52 P.S. Sec. 70-221 Mine foreman, assistant mine foreman and mine examiner, agent of Commonwealth 52 P.S. Sec. 70-222 Mine foreman; ventilation 52 P.S. Sec. 70-223 Mine examiner; examine all mines prior to entrance of workmen; report of examination recorded in book 52 P.S. Sec. 70-224 Mine foreman; examine working places while men are or should be at work 52 P.S. Sec. 70-225 Mine foreman; examine slopes, shafts, main roads, etc. 52 P.S. Sec. 70-226 Mine foreman, assistant; weekly inspection; a ccessible abandoned portions of mine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-227 Proof of examination 52 P.S. Sec. 70-228 Stations at entrance to mine or parts of mine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-229 Withdrawal of workmen, noxious gases 52 P.S. Sec. 70-230 Operator, superintendent, mine foreman to furnish supplies 52 P.S. Sec. 70-231 Failure to furnish supplies, negligence 52 P.S. Sec. 70-232 Unlawful to employ person not competent to understand regulations concerning explosive gases 52 P.S. Sec. 70-233 Mine foreman, permission for blasts in mine where locked safety lamps are in use 52 P.S. Sec. 70-234 Certified miners only to blast coal or rock 52 P.S. Sec. 70-235 Firing lines, supervision of mine foreman 52 P.S. Sec. 70-236 Mine foreman to supervise misfires 52 P.S. Sec. 70-237 Passageways, well drained 52 P.S. Sec. 70-238 Regulations, places approaching inaccessible workings 52 P.S. Sec. 70-239 Secure roof and sides 52 P.S. Sec. 70-240 Tight cartridge not to be rammed into blast hole 52 P.S. Sec. 70-241 Issue warning to all persons in proximity before firing blast 52 P.S. Sec. 70-242 Leg wires of electric detonators to be kept shunted 52 P.S. Sec. 70-243 Examine for gas before and after firing blast 52 P.S. Sec. 70-244 Shall not detonate blast in presence of methane 52 P.S. Sec. 70-245 Extinguish gas ignited by blast, notify mine foreman 52 P.S. Sec. 70-246 Misfired explosives not to be withdrawn 52 P.S. Sec. 70-247 Thirty minute waiting period before returning to misfire 52 P.S. Sec. 70-248 Method of removing misfired explosives 52 P.S. Sec. 70-249 Order props, ties, rails, timber, materials at least one day in advance 52 P.S. Sec. 70-250 Notify mine foreman of any dangerous condition 52 P.S. Sec. 70-251 Penalty endangering lives, health of workmen, security of property 52 P.S. Sec. 70-252 Accumulation of gas not to be removed by brushing 52 P.S. Sec. 70-253 Props or timbers supporting roof not to be removed by cutting, removed by blasting or prop puller 52 P.S. Sec. 70-254 System of roof support 52 P.S. Sec. 70-255 Examine place for gas prior to start of work and other times 52 P.S. Sec. 70-256 Correct unsafe roof, face or rib conditions before other work started 52 P.S. Sec. 70-257 Roof support to be placed promptly as soon as room available 52 P.S. Sec. 70-258 Props, timbers, properly hitched, spragged, blocked, lined and lagged 52 P.S. Sec. 70-259 Mine not to be operated without supervision of mine foreman 52 P.S. Sec. 70-260 Superintendent shall direct and provide means for law compliance 52 P.S. Sec. 70-261 Superintendent or operator, supervision, direction and control of all employes 52 P.S. Sec. 70-262 Safety committee; superintendent; monthly report of safety meeting 52 P.S. Sec. 70-263 Superintendent to provide supplies and materials to mine foreman 52 P.S. Sec. 70-264 Authorize mine foreman to employ assistants 52 P.S. Sec. 70-265 Superintendent or operator to provide and maintain constant and adequate supply of pure air for mine or colliery 52 P.S. Sec. 70-266 Superintendent or operator to employ outside foreman 52 P.S. Sec. 70-267 Superintendent or operator to have right to hire and discharge employes 52 P.S. Sec. 70-268 Superintendent or operator to furnish reports to mine inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-269 Minimum timbering or other roof support methods adopted 52 P.S. Sec. 70-270 Roof support plan not to exceed six feet centers 52 P.S. Sec. 70-271 Roof-bolt support requirements 52 P.S. Sec. 70-272 Employment of boys under eighteen years of age 52 P.S. Sec. 70-273 Posting of copy of mining law in pamphlet form 52 P.S. Sec. 70-274 Gassy mines--no light or fire except approved safety lamps and electric lamps 52 P.S. Sec. 70-275 Gassy mines--unlawful to employ persons unable t o understand regulations 52 P.S. Sec. 70-276 Safety lamps or electric lamps property of operator; competent person to examine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-277 Matches, smokers' articles in gassy mine unlawful; mine foreman to cause search 52 P.S. Sec. 70-278 Acetylene burners or blow torches 52 P.S. Sec. 70-279 Notices of accidents to mine inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-280 Scene of accident; preservation of evidence 52 P.S. Sec. 70-281 Notices to mine inspector from operators or superintendents 52 P.S. Sec. 70-282 Monthly report of tonnage, man hours, source and quantity of coal 52 P.S. Sec. 70-283 Annual report February first for previous year CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE III. MAPS AND PLANS 52 P.S. Secs. 70-301 70-312 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-301 Operator or superintendent--map scale 1"=100' 52 P.S. Sec. 70-302 Map to show boundary lines, pipe lines, streams, roads, etc. 52 P.S. Sec. 70-303 Copy of map or plan furnished mine inspector 52 P.S. Sec. 70-304 Extensions placed on inspector's map every two months 52 P.S. Sec. 70-305 Mine worked out maps extended; certified copies 52 P.S. Sec. 70-306 Operator fails to furnish map to inspector, stop order issued 52 P.S. Sec. 70-307 Inspector finds map inaccurate, inspector to apply to court for accurate map 52 P.S. Sec. 70-308 Commonwealth liable for expense map not inaccurate 52 P.S. Sec. 70-309 Penalty when operator knowingly furnishes inaccurate map 52 P.S. Sec. 70-310 Inspector's maps property of Commonwealth 52 P.S. Sec. 70-311 Inspector's map open for inspection during business hours 52 P.S. Sec. 70-312 Barrier pillar between adjoining properties CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE IV. MACHINERY, STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS 52 P.S. Secs. 70-401 70-415 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-401 Machinery to be guarded 52 P.S. Sec. 70-402 Competent person not under eighteen years of age to run breaker engine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-403, No person under eighteen years of age to oil machinery; machinery not oiled while in motion 52 P.S. Sec. 70-404 Persons not to interfere with machinery 52 P.S. Sec. 70-405 Signals to be established in breaker 52 P.S. Sec. 70-406 Dust to be controlled in preparation plants, washeries, etc. 52 P.S. Sec. 70-407 Preparation plants to be heated 52 P.S. Sec. 70-408 Boilers generating steam not less than one hundred feet to preparation plant; does not apply to boilers less than fifteen pounds 52 P.S. Sec. 70-409 Fireman in charge of boilers to keep constant watch 52 P.S. Sec. 70-410 Explosive magazines provided on surface 52 P.S. Sec. 70-411 Naphtha in lamp houses stored in containers not to exceed five gallons 52 P.S. Sec. 70-412 Operator or superintendent to provide wash houses where ten or more men are employed 52 P.S. Sec. 70-413 Buildings constructed of incombustible material 52 P.S. Sec. 70-414 Penalty for failure to comply with section 413 52 P.S. Sec. 70-415 Fines, violation of this act CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE V. VENTILATION 52 P.S. Secs. 70-501 70-524 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-501 Operator or superintendent to provide and maintain constant and adequate supply of pure air for each mine 2. 52 P.S. Sec. 70-502 Main fans installed on surface; auxiliary fans underground to be fire resistant, 52 P.S. Sec. 70-503 Furnace not to be used to ventilate mine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-504 Minimum quantity provided--two hundred cubic feet per minute for each person 52 P.S. Sec. 70-505 Mine foreman in charge of ventilation; speed of ventilators 52 P.S. Sec. 70-506 Ventilators to be provided with ventilating pressure recording instruments 52 P.S. Sec. 70-507 Ventilating currents sufficient to render harmless all gases 52 P.S. Sec. 70-508 Worked out or abandoned parts of mine to be kept free of bodies of gases 52 P.S. Sec. 70-509 Not more than seventy-five persons employed on one split 52 P.S. Sec. 70-510 Inlet and return air passages separated by pillar of stone or coal 52 P.S. Sec. 70-511 Air passages sufficient in area to allow passage of not less than two hundred cubic feet of air per minute per person 52 P.S. Sec. 70-512 Crosscuts closed with brick or other suitable building material 52 P.S. Sec. 70-513 Doors hung so as to be self-closing 52 P.S. Sec. 70-514 Main doors to have attendant 52 P.S. Sec. 70-515 Main doors placed to prevent temporary stoppage of air current 52 P.S. Sec. 70-516 Extra main door kept standing open 52 P.S. Sec. 70-517 Frame work in main doors to be secured in stone; brick to be laid in cement 52 P.S. Sec. 70-518 Air bridges to be of incombustible material 52 P.S. Sec. 70-519 Line brattice used from crosscut to face 52 P.S. Sec. 70-520 Chamber, breast shall have crosscut at face when finished 52 P.S. Sec. 70-521 Quantities of air measured weekly with anemometer by mine foreman recorded in report book; report of measurement sent to inspectors before twelfth of the month for preceding month 52 P.S. Sec. 70-522 Face of chamber, breast not to be advanced more than sixty feet beyond last open crosscut 52 P.S. Sec. 70-523 Persons failing to comply with provisions guilty of offense 52 P.S. Sec. 70-524 Sewage dumping into active abandoned mine prohibited CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE VI. EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING 52 P.S. Secs. 70-601 70-638 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-601 Definition of explosives 52 P.S. Sec. 70-602 Manufactured articles not to be held as explosives 52 P.S. Sec. 70-603 Definition of magazine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-604 Separate surface magazines for explosives and detonators 52 P.S. Sec. 70-605 Surface explosive magazine requirements 52 P.S. Sec. 70-606 Locations of surface magazines 52 P.S. Sec. 70-607 Surface detonator magazines 52 P.S. Sec. 70-608 Area surrounding surface magazines to be free of combustible material 52 P.S. Sec. 70-609 Type of electric lamps for surface magazines 52 P.S. Sec. 70-610 Extraneous materials not to be stored in surface magazines 52 P.S. Sec. 70-611 Open flame, smoking and smokers' articles prohibited 52 P.S. Sec. 70-612 Requirements as to explosives one hundred twenty-five pounds or less; underground transportation 52 P.S. Sec. 70-613 Explosives or detonators to be carried in special containers 52 P.S. Sec. 70-614 Transportation of explosives and detonators underground 52 P.S. Sec. 70-615 Transportation of explosives and detonators underground by belt 52 P.S. Sec. 70-616 Transportation of explosives, detonators, conveyors, etc., forbidden 52 P.S. Sec. 70-617 Quantity of explosives stored in a mine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-618 Method of storing explosives in a mine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-619 Explosives and detonators to be kept in containers 52 P.S. Sec. 70-620 Tools, materials not to be stored with explosives 52 P.S. Sec. 70-621 Black blasting powder not to be used underground 52 P.S. Sec. 70-622 Blasts fired in mine using safety lamps only by permission of mine foreman 52 P.S. Sec. 70-623 Tight cartridge not to be rammed into hole 52 P.S. Sec. 70-624 Tamping tools of nonmetallic material 52 P.S. Sec. 70-625 Examination made before and after firing blast in gassy mine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-626 Blast not to be fired where methane is detected by flame safety lamp 52 P.S. Sec. 70-627 Explosive which has misfired not to be withdrawn or hole reopened 52 P.S. Sec. 70-628 Thirty minute waiting period before returning to misfired hole 52 P.S. Sec. 70-629 Explosives misfired--hole to be removed by drilling hole two feet distant 52 P.S. Sec. 70-630 Search for explosives after detonating misfired hole 52 P.S. Sec. 70-631 Handling of misfired blast under supervision of mine foreman 52 P.S. Sec. 70-632 Leg wires of electric detonators to be kept shunted 52 P.S. Sec. 70-633 Power or signal circuit not to be used to fire blast 52 P.S. Sec. 70-634 Mixed type of explosives not to be used in same blast hole 52 P.S. Sec. 70-635 Miner to give sufficient alarm before firing blast 52 P.S. Sec. 70-636 Mudcaps or other unconfined shots shall not be fired underground 52 P.S. Sec. 70-637 Gas ignited by blast to be extinguished and mine foreman notified 52 P.S. Sec. 70-638 Firing lines CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE VII. SHAFTS, SLOPES, OPENINGS AND OUTLETS 52 P.S. Secs. 70-701 70-732 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-701 Two openings in every mine and in each lift of mine in each seam 52 P.S. Sec. 70-702 Not applicable to new mine or opening new lift of a mine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-703 Operator to petition court for second opening on adjoining lands 52 P.S. Sec. 70-704 Shafts or slopes to be fitted with available appliances for escape 52 P.S. Sec. 70-705 Slopes with angle inclination of fifteen degrees or less separate traveling way must be provided 52 P.S. Sec. 70-706 Inflammable structures shall be two hundred feet from mine opening 52 P.S. Sec. 70-707 At top of each shaft and slope, intermediate lifts to be securely fenced off 52 P.S. Sec. 70-708 Inactive openings to be properly fenced off at entrance 52 P.S. Sec. 70-709 Underground entrances to inactive places to be properly fenced off 52 P.S. Sec. 70-710 Operator or superintendent to provide telephones 52 P.S. Sec. 70-711 Handrails and safety catches to be attached to cover overhead; every cage surface landing and other landings of shafts to be provided with gates controlled by shaft cage; headman and footman, provided with safety headgear 52 P.S. Sec. 70-712 Safety holes provided at bottom of all slopes and planes 52 P.S. Sec. 70-713 Safety blocks placed at head of every shaft, slope or plane 52 P.S. Sec. 70-714 Cage or gun-boat on slopes to be provided with protector 52 P.S. Sec. 70-715 Main link chain connecting rope to cage to be of best quality of iron; bridle chains to be of same quality of iron and attached to main link rope or rope socket when persons are being lowered 52 P.S. Sec. 70-716 Ropes, safety catches, links and chains to be examined every day and a report of the examination recorded in book; test of safety catches to be made every two months and a record made of results of tests to mine inspector 52 P.S. Sec. 70-717 Brake attached to every drum used for lowering or raising persons or material in any mine 52 P.S. Sec. 70-718 Flanges or horns to prevent rope slipping off drum to be provided and attached to drum; machines used for lowering or hoisting persons in mines to be provided with indicator 52 P.S. Sec. 70-719 Not more than ten persons hoisted or lowered at one time in any shaft or slope; whenever five or more persons arrive at bottom of shaft or slope they shall be hoisted 52 P.S. Sec. 70-720 Persons ascending or descending shaft or slope; headman or footman shall notify engineer 52 P.S. Sec. 70-721 Shaft or slope where persons are hoisted or lowered headman or footman shall be designated by superintendent at proper places 52 P.S. Sec. 70-722 No person except man giving signal shall jump on car, cage or gun-boat after signal start is given 52 P.S. Sec. 70-723 Empty trip to be hoisted in shaft or slope where engine standing idle one hour or more before men hoisted or lowered in shaft or slope, 52 P.S. Sec. 70-724 No person shall travel on gravity plane while cars are being hoisted or lowered 52 P.S. Sec. 70-725 Structure to be erected over shafts which are being sunk 52 P.S. Sec. 70-726 Structure erected after shaft is sunk to depth of fifty feet 52 P.S. Sec. 70-727 Landing truck constructed to prevent material falling in shaft 52 P.S. Sec. 70-728 Rock and coal from shafts being sunk to be raised in bucket on cage 52 P.S. Sec. 70-729 Shafts being sunk to be provided with guides to within seventy-five feet from bottom 52 P.S. Sec. 70-730 Strata secured by casing, lining or otherwise 52 P.S. Sec. 70-731 Rules to apply in sinking of shafts 52 P.S. Sec. 70-732 Shafts abandoned after effective date of this act CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE VIII. TRANSPORTATION 52 P.S. Secs. 70-801 70-815 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-801 Safety holes to be not more than one hundred fifty feet apart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-802 Use of internal combustion engines underground 52 P.S. Sec. 70-803 Rerailing devices and jacks to be provided on locomotives; warning devices and headlights to be provided 52 P.S. Sec. 70-804 No person to ride on or against loaded car, cage or gun-boat or on outside of empty car or gun-boat in shaft, slope or plane 52 P.S. Sec. 70-805 Cars not to be coupled or uncoupled while in motion 52 P.S. Sec. 70-806 Runner to ride on rear end of cars running by gravity roads by sprags spaced not less than two feet on at least one side of the tracks 52 P.S. Sec. 70-807 Handling of cars in breasts or chambers 52 P.S. Sec. 70-808 Mine car bumpers to be of sufficient length to separate cars by not less than twelve inches 52 P.S. Sec. 70-809 Driver or motorman to leave trip of cars in safe place 52 P.S. Sec. 70-810 Cars running to haulageway; person running the cars to determine if safe to proceed 52 P.S. Sec. 70-811 Transportation of men 52 P.S. Sec. 70-812 Engineer hoisting persons to be not less than twenty-one years of age 52 P.S. Sec. 70-813 Engineer to work engine slowly; no one to interfere with engineer 52 P.S. Sec. 70-814 Engineer to be in constant attendance while men are underground 52 P.S. Sec. 70-815 Engineer hoisting persons shall not work more than eight hours out of each day of twenty-four hours CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE IX. AMBULANCES, HOSPITALS, CARE OF THE INJURED 52 P.S. Secs. 70-901 70-910 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-901 Operator or superintendent to provide ambulance 52 P.S. Sec. 70-902 Motor ambulance construction 52 P.S. Sec. 70-903 Injured persons removed by ambulance 52 P.S. Sec. 70-904 Exceptions to requirements of ambulance 52 P.S. Sec. 70-905 Registration certificate and number tags to be furnished by Commonwealth 52 P.S. Sec. 70-906 Mine hospital supplies 52 P.S. Sec. 70-907 Mine foreman to treat injured workmen 52 P.S. Sec. 70-908 Mine foreman to maintain record of injured employes 52 P.S. Sec. 70-909 Mine inspector to examine hospitals each two months 52 P.S. Sec. 70-910 Right of action by injured persons when violation of act occurs CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE X. INQUESTS 52 P.S. Secs. 70-1001 70-1006 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1001 Notice of loss of life to be given by superintendent to inspector 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1002 Inspector to investigate loss of life and notify coroner for inquest 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1003 Coroner's inquest inspector to be present 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1004\ Notice of inquest of coroner to be given inspector 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1005 Coroner to notify inspector of neglect or default 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1006 Persons interested personally in mine or employes not to serve on jury CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE XI. RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 52 P.S. Secs. 70-1101 70-1138 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1101 Duties of mine foreman and superintendent 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1102 Definitions 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1103 Plan of electrical system 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1104 Protection against shock 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1105 Restoration from shock 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1106 Report of defective equipment 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1107 Damage or alteration to mine electrical system 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1108 Capacity 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1109 Joints in conductors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1110 Cables entering fittings 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1111 Underground power wires and cables 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1112 Underground transmission cable 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1113 Switches, fuses and circuit breakers 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1114 Lightning protection 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1115 Underground power supply 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1116 Storage battery equipment 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1117 Steam cleaners 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1118 Electrical face equipment 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1119 Inspection of equipment 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1120 Stationary motors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1121 Underground illumination 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1122 Telephones and signalling 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1123 Direct current installation grounding 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1124 Voltage limitations 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1125 Incoming feeder disconnect switches 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1126 Bonding 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1127 Trolley installation 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1128 Connections to trolley 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1129 Guarding 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1130 Locomotives 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1131 Alternating current installations 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1132 Surface transmission lines 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1133 Outdoor substation 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1134 High voltage underground transmission system 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1135 Load center 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1136 Distribution centers 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1137 Technological improvement 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1138 Installation made prior to effective date of act CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE XII. INJUNCTIONS 52 P.S. Secs. 70-1201 70-1201 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1201 Inspector to apply to court for injunction CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE XIII. PENALTIES 52 P.S. Secs. 70-1301 70-1308 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1301 Affidavit presented to judge of court of quarter sessions 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1303 Liable to higher penalty in opinion of court 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1304 Offenses; misdemeanors 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1305 Violation of duty by mine inspector 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1306 Fines paid to county treasury 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1307 Conviction or acquittal under act not received in evidence in any action for damages 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1308 Criminal penalties CHAPTER 3. ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 ARTICLE XIV. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 52 P.S. Secs. 70-1401 70-1403 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1401 Compliance and construction 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1402 Adoption of new items or methods 52 P.S. Sec. 70-1403 Severability CHAPTER 4. ANTHRACITE COAL MINES IN GENERAL 52 P.S. Secs. 105 688 ANTHRACITE COAL MINE ACT OF 1965 P.S. Sec. No. [Act Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 105 Duration of examination 52 P.S. Sec. 193 Certificates of qualification to mine foremen and assistant mine foremen; record of; cost of; lost or destroyed certificates 52 P.S. Sec. 631 Discharge of coal, culm or refuse into stream prohibited 52 P.S. Sec. 632 Penalty for violations 52 P.S. Sec. 641 Sale to certain institutions required 52 P.S. Sec. 642 Violations of act; penalty 52 P.S. Sec. 651 Weighing of coal for purpose of ascertaining compensation of miners 52 P.S. Sec. 652 Removal of ticket showing who has loaded coal-car a misdemeanor; penalty 52 P.S. Sec. 653 Record of coal mined 52 P.S. Sec. 654 Penalty for violations 52 P.S. Sec. 655 Contracts to fix method of recording 52 P.S. Sec. 656 Definitions 52 P.S. Sec. 657 Reports to Department of Mines 52 P.S. Sec. 658 Contents of report on reconsignment 52 P.S. Sec. 659 Wholesaler to furnish destinations 52 P.S. Sec. 660 Publications by Department of Mines to disclose totals of industry 52 P.S. Sec. 660a Penalty 52 P.S. Sec. 661 Mining so as to cause collapse of certain structures or places prohibited 52 P.S. Sec. 662 Maps and plans of workings or excavations; deposit with mayors or county commissioners; public records 52 P.S. Sec. 663 Designation and marking of coal pillars 52 P.S. Sec. 664 Access by municipal officers to mines 52 P.S. Sec. 665 Mining where pillars not designated; preventing mining in violation of act 52 P.S. Sec. 666 Exceptions from operation of act 52 P.S. Sec. 667 Violations of act; penalty 52 P.S. Sec. 668 Restraining violations of act 52 P.S. Sec. 669 Construction of act 52 P.S. Sec. 670 Partial invalidity of act 52 P.S. Sec. 671 Time of taking effect of act 52 P.S. Sec. 672.1 Mining so as to cause collapse of certain structures or places prohibited; criteria 52 P.S. Sec. 672.2 Maps and plans of workings or excavations; deposit with mayors or county commissioners; public records 52 P.S. Sec. 672.3 Designation and marking of coal pillars 52 P.S. Sec. 672.4 Access by municipal officers to mines 52 P.S. Sec. 672.5 Mining where pillars not designated; preventing mining in violation of act 52 P.S. Sec. 672.6 Exceptions from operation of act 52 P.S. Sec. 672.7 Violation of act; penalty; liability for damages 52 P.S. Sec. 672.8 Restraining violations of act 52 P.S. Sec. 672.9 Construction of act 52 P.S. Sec. 672.10 Partial invalidity of act 52 P.S. Sec. 681.1 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Purpose of act 52 P.S. Sec. 681.2 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Short title 52 P.S. Sec. 681.3 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Definitions 52 P.S. Sec. 681.4 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] License; application; fee; renewal; penalty; refusal 52 P.S. Sec. 681.5 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Permit; application; map; cross-sections; information; overburden; backfilling 52 P.S. Sec. 681.5a [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Inspection; report; notice; suspending license; cease and desist order; immediate stopping order 52 P.S. Sec. 681.6 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Bond; deposit; cash; securities 52 P.S. Sec. 681.7 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Renewal of permit; amended permits 52 P.S. Sec. 681.8 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] New bonds; annual reports 52 P.S. Sec. 681.9 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Charges against bond or deposit; additional bonds; release of excess of bond or deposit 52 P.S. Sec. 681.11 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Backfilling; distance from spoil banks to stream; relocation of road or stream 52 P.S. Sec. 681.13 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Drainage of excavation 52 P.S. Sec. 681.14 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Planting surface of spoil banks and backfills 52 P.S. Sec. 681.15 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Completion report; map 53. 52 P.S. Sec. 681.16 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Release of bond or deposit after completion of work 52 P.S. Sec. 681.17 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Forfeiture of bond or deposit for non-compliance with law 52 P.S. Sec. 681.18 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Deferring backfilling and planting when deep mining contemplated 52 P.S. Sec. 681.19 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Hearing and appeal 52 P.S. Sec. 681.20 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Blasting 52 P.S. Sec. 681.20a [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Land Restoration Board 52 P.S. Sec. 681.20b [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Bureau of Anthracite Conservation and Reclamation; Director 52 P.S. Sec. 681.20c [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Operations; jurisdiction; rules and regulations; enforcing act 52 P.S. Sec. 681.21 [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Strip mining without permit; punishment 52 P.S. Sec. 681.21a [ANTHRACITE STRIP MINING LAW] Anthracite Coal Open Pit Mining Reclamation Fund 52 P.S. Sec. 682 Federal aid; acceptance by Commonwealth 52 P.S. Sec. 683 Department of Mines and Mineral Industries, duties; costs, State's liability 52 P.S. Sec. 684 Statements to Secretary of the Interior 52 P.S. Sec. 685 Appropriation; retaining part; water control and drainage 52 P.S. Sec. 686 Commission; name; members; chairman; compensation; vacancies 52 P.S. Sec. 687 Duties 52 P.S. Sec. 688 Report