Pennsylvania Act 1945-404 — COAL MINES - SAFETY

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COAL MINES - SAFETY
                 Act of May 29, 1945, P.L. 1132, No. 404              Cl. 52
                                  AN ACT

     Providing for the health and safety of persons employed in and
        about coal mines in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the
        protection and preservation of property connected therewith;
        the appointment of first aid and mine rescue instructors by
        the Secretary of Mines, with the approval of the Governor,
        fixing their salaries and qualifications; providing for the
        purchase of trucks and necessary equipment to carry on the
        work; and making an appropriation therefor.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 1404(b) of Act 346 of 1965 provided
            that Act 404 is repealed insofar as it relates to
            anthracite coal mines.
        Compiler's Note:  Section 705(b) of Act 339 of 1961 provided
            that Act 404 is repealed insofar as it relates to
            bituminous coal mines.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  On and after the effective date of this act, the
     Secretary of Mines, with the consent of the Governor, shall
     appoint three first-aid and three mine rescue instructors to
     carry on the work of instructing mine employes how to care for
     persons injured in and about the coal mines of this
     Commonwealth, and to train such other employes of the various
     coal companies who may voluntarily seek training in the use of
     self-contained breathing apparatus, gas masks, first-aid to the
     injured and such other things or practices essential to the safe
     and efficient conduct of the work of first-aid and mine rescue.
        Section 2.  The Secretary of Mines, with the consent of the
     Governor, shall purchase through the Department of Property and
     Supplies, three trucks equipped with the necessary breathing
     apparatus, gas masks, first-aid supplies, analytical apparatus
     and such other chemical and scientific instruments commonly used
     and necessary in the work of first-aid and mine rescue. One
     truck shall be used in the anthracite region and two in the
     bituminous region.
        Section 3.  The persons appointed to the position of first
     aid and mine rescue instructor shall not be under twenty-five
     (25) or over fifty (50) years of age on the date of their
     appointment. They shall be citizens of this Commonwealth and
     shall devote their whole time and attention to the duties of
     their office. They shall have a mine foreman's certificate,
     issued by the Department of Mines of this Commonwealth, and
     shall be in possession of a first-aid certificate issued by the
     Red Cross, or the Federal Bureau of Mines, or any other
     recognized authority on the subject of first aid. They shall
     also undergo an examination arranged and conducted by the
     Secretary of Mines. The examination so conducted by the
     Secretary of Mines shall pertain to the applicant's knowledge
     and experience in the use of such instruments and equipment as
     are commonly used in mine rescue work.
        Section 4.  (4 repealed May 31, 1961, P.L.237, No.133)
        Section 5.  The persons so trained in the work of first-aid
     and mine rescue as described in section one of this act shall,
     upon the completion of a course of training and instruction as
     may be prescribed by the Secretary of Mines, be granted a
     certificate of competency. Such certificate shall be issued by
     the Secretary of Mines upon written notice from the chief of
     crew that the applicant has completed in a satisfactory manner
     the course of training and instruction prescribed by the said
     Secretary of Mines.