TITLE 19 NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 6 MINE SAFETY

PART 5 NEW MEXICO MINE SAFETY CODE FOR ALL MINES INCLUDING OPEN-CUT AND

OPEN-PIT

19.6.5.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Mining Safety Board.

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19.6.5.2 SCOPE: All owners, employees and visitors of mining operations in New Mexico, utilizing hoist to access underground mining operations.

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19.6.5.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Section 69-8-4 NMSA 1978.

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19.6.5.4 DURATION: Permanent.

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19.6.5.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/01/08, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

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19.6.5.6 OBJECTIVE: Maintain a system of uniform hoist signals for all underground mines.

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19.6.5.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]

19.6.5.8 SIGNALS FOR ALL MINES. The following signal code shall be used in all mines:

A. 1 bell, stop immediately if in motion; 1-2-1 bells, hoist muck; 2-1-2 bells, release cage, skip or bucket; 2 bells, lower; 3-1 bells, hoist persons; 3-2 bells, lower persons, if bells rung slowly move slowly; 7 bells, danger signal, followed by station signal calls cage to that station. This signal takes precedence over all other except an accepted blasted signal.

B. Additional mine specific signals may be used if approved by the state mine inspector.

C. Automated hoists shall be exempt from compliance with the bell signal requirements.

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HISTORY OF 19.6.5 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History:

Rule MI 81-1, New Mexico Mine Safety Code for All Mines Including Open-cut and Open-pit, filed 5/11/1981.

History of Repealed Material:

Rule MI 81-1, New Mexico Mine Safety Code for All Mines Including Open-cut and Open-pit (filed 5/11/1981) repealed 06/01/08.

Other History:

Rule MI 81-1, New Mexico Mine Safety Code for All Mines Including Open-cut and Open-pit (filed 5/11/1981) was replaced by 19.7.20 NMAC, New Mexico Mine Safety Code for All Mines Including Open-cut and Open-pit, effective 06/01/08.

19.7.20 NMAC, New Mexico Mine Safety Code for all Mines Including Open-Cut and Open-Pit (filed 4/8/2008) was renumbered to 19.6.5 NMAC, New Mexico Mine Safety Code for all Mines Including Open-Cut and Open-Pit, effective 9/30/2008.