Chapter 225, PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 710/45.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4264) Sec. 45.11. Whims in use at or in the mine shall be provided with a suitable stopper or some other reliable device to prevent running back of the bucket or other conveyance. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4265) Sec. 45.12. All vertical shafts from which hoisting is done by means of a bucket shall be provided with suitable guides, and in connection with the bucket there shall be a cross head traveling upon these guides, the heights of whi…

(225 ILCS 710/45.13) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4266) Sec. 45.13. Every shaft, if exceeding 50 feet in depth shall be provided with an efficient means of interchanging distinct and definite signals between the lowest level and the top of the shaft and the various intermediate levels …

(225 ILCS 710/45.14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4267) Sec. 45.14. Special care shall be taken to keep the signaling apparatus in good order, and all proper precautions shall be taken to prevent electric signal and telephone wires from coming into contact with other electric conductio…

(225 ILCS 710/45.15) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4268) Sec. 45.15. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with or impede any signaling in any mine, or knowingly to damage any signal system or knowingly to give or cause to be given any wrong signal within the mine or to ride …

(225 ILCS 710/45.16) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4269) Sec. 45.16. Bell signals. The following signals shall be used: one bell, hoist (when engine is at rest); one bell, stop (when engine is in motion); 2 bells, lower; 3 bells, people on cage about to ascend or descend; 4 bells (when …

(225 ILCS 710/45.17) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4270) Sec. 45.17. Special signals in addition to the above, or signals in lieu thereof, may be used in any mine, provided they are easily distinguishable by their sound or otherwise, and do not interfere with them in any way. (Source: L…

(225 ILCS 710/45.18) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4271) Sec. 45.18. An easily legible copy of the above code, or of any special code adopted in any mine, shall be printed in letters at least one-half inch high, on a board or metal plate not less than 18 by 18 inches, and shall be secur…

(225 ILCS 710/45.19) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4272) Sec. 45.19. The timbers in all manways in daily use shall be cleaned of all loose rock lodged upon them at least once in every 24 hours. Manways in daily use shall be kept clear of obstruction. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.20) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4273) Sec. 45.20. Shafts to be securely timbered. Every shaft, incline, slope, tunnel, level or drift and any working place in the mine shall be, when necessary, kept securely timbered or protected to prevent injury to any person from f…

(225 ILCS 710/45.21) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4274) Sec. 45.21. It shall be the duty of the operator to see that all miners in the mine are supplied at all times with such timbers as are necessary to keep their working places in a safe condition. For the purpose of this and the suc…

(225 ILCS 710/45.22) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4275) Sec. 45.22. If for any cause, necessary timbers cannot be supplied to any miner when required, it shall be the duty of the mine foremen to instruct the miner or miners to vacate all such working places until supplied with the timb…

(225 ILCS 710/45.23) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4276) Sec. 45.23. All abandoned shafts, temporarily out of use, or shafts used only as airways, shall be securely covered or fenced and shall be so maintained. All mill holes, glory holes, or cavernous stopes opening to the surface shal…

(225 ILCS 710/45.24) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4277) Sec. 45.24. Any wilful removal of, injury to, or destruction in whole or in part of, any covering or fences provided for in Section 45.23 of this Act shall constitute a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2537.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.25) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4278) Sec. 45.25. Stationary lights shall be provided during the working hours of all shaft stations during the time the same are in actual use, and also at all stations on the levels where hoisting or hauling is effected by means of ma…

(225 ILCS 710/45.26) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4279) Sec. 45.26. All places where hoisting, pumping, or other machinery is erected and in the proximity of which persons employed in the mines are working or moving about shall be so lighted that the moving parts of such machinery can …

(225 ILCS 710/45.27) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4280) Sec. 45.27. In every mine in which mechanical haulage is employed there shall be at intervals of not more than 100 feet on each main haulage way, except in shafts, places of refuge affording a space of at least 2 feet in width bet…

(225 ILCS 710/45.28) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4281) Sec. 45.28. Every such place of refuge shall be kept constantly clear, and no refuse shall be placed therein and no persons shall in any way prevent access thereto. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.29) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4282) Sec. 45.29. No raise shall be allowed to approach within 10 feet of any part of a winze, stope, or other opening in which there is dangerous accumulation of water, unless such winze or stope be first unwatered by bailing or pumpin…

(225 ILCS 710/45.30) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4283) Sec. 45.30. When advancing a drift, adit level, or incline toward a mine working that is suspected to be filled with water a bore hole shall be kept at least 15 feet in advance of the breast of the drive when in the vicinity of su…

(225 ILCS 710/45.31) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4284) Sec. 45.31. In every mine where, in the opinion of the inspector of mines, there is danger of a sudden inburst of water, such additional raises, drifts, or other workings shall be constructed as are necessary in the opinion of the…

(225 ILCS 710/45.32) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4285) Sec. 45.32. As to all mines which are in operation on the effective date of this section, the distance between the center of the rungs of a ladder shall not exceed fourteen inches and shall not vary more than one-half inch in any …

(225 ILCS 710/45.33) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4286) Sec. 45.33. The rungs of a ladder shall in no case be less than 4 inches from the wall of the shaft or any opening in which the ladder shall be used. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.34) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4287) Sec. 45.34. Every ladderway with an inclination of more than 45 degrees from the horizontal, the vertical distance between the top and the ascent and descent of persons working in the mines, shall have substantial platforms at int…

(225 ILCS 710/45.35) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4288) Sec. 45.35. Platforms. All such platforms, except for an opening large enough to permit the passage of a person, shall be closely covered. (Source: P.A. 87-1133.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.36) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4289) Sec. 45.36. Ladders shall project at least 3 feet above every platform in the ladderway and at least 3 feet above the collar of the shaft, unless hand rails shall be fixed at such places. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.37) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4290) Sec. 45.37. In vertical workings not exceeding 100 feet in depth or height, ladders may be fixed vertically; no vertical ladders shall be used with a greater height or depth than 100 feet. Provided, however, that around every such…

(225 ILCS 710/45.38) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4291) Sec. 45.38. Under no circumstances shall any ladder inclining backward from the vertical be installed. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.39) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4292) Sec. 45.39. Ladderways shall be provided in all shafts in the course of sinking to within such a distance from the bottom as will secure them from damages by blasting. From the end of such ladderways, chain, wire rope or wooden ex…

(225 ILCS 710/45.40) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4293) Sec. 45.40. It shall be the duty of the superintendent to enforce the carrying out of sections 45.32 to 45.39. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.41) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4294) Sec. 45.41. All sumps shall be securely covered except when being cleaned or repaired or for similar purposes. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.42) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4295) Sec. 45.42. In stopes timbered with square sets the working floors shall be closely and securely lagged over. Lagging shall be long enough to reach entirely across the caps or girts, or shall reach to the center of the cap or girt…

(225 ILCS 710/45.43) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4296) Sec. 45.43. Winzes opening directly from the floor of a drift or stope shall be kept covered by a substantial hatch, or shall be planked over, except when in use, or shall be barred off by a substantial railing not less than 3 1/2…

(225 ILCS 710/45.44) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4297) Sec. 45.44. Stopes opening directly from the floor of a drift shall be protected by a fence or a substantial hand rail not less than 3 1/2 feet nor more than 4 feet in height above the floor of the drift or such stopes shall be se…

(225 ILCS 710/45.45) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4298) Sec. 45.45. Drifts used as manways intersecting overhead workings through which material is dropped shall be closed to the passage of persons by a substantial rail not less than 3 1/2 feet nor more than 4 feet in height above the …

(225 ILCS 710/45.46) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4299) Sec. 45.46. At all shaft stations a gate or guard rail not less than 3 1/2 feet or more than 4 feet above the floor shall be provided and kept in place across the shaft, except when the cage, skip, bucket or other conveyance is be…

(225 ILCS 710/45.47) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4300) Sec. 45.47. The top of all shafts shall be protected by a tight fence or railing, which may be provided with the necessary gates or bars to give access to the shaft, but such gates or bars shall be kept closed when access to the s…

(225 ILCS 710/45.48) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4301) Sec. 45.48. If hoisting be done from greater depth than 100 feet by means of a bucket, shaft doors shall be constructed that will prevent any material from falling into the shaft while the bucket is being dumped, and such doors sh…

(225 ILCS 710/45.49) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4302) Sec. 45.49. All stations or levels shall have such a passage way through or around the working shaft that crossing through the hoisting compartment may be avoided; entering or crossing the hoisting compartment of a shaft except to…

(225 ILCS 25/45.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 45.5. Third-party financing for dental services. (a) As used in this Section: "Agent of a dentist" means a person or company that is permitted, authorized, or contracted to act on behalf of a dentist or…

(225 ILCS 710/45.50) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4303) Sec. 45.50. The safety catches of cages shall be kept well oiled and in good working order, and shall be tested at least once a month. Such test shall consist of releasing the cage suddenly in some suitable manner so that the safe…

(225 ILCS 710/45.51) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4304) Sec. 45.51. Every mine thawing dynamite or other explosives containing nitroglycerine shall be provided with a separate place for that purpose on the surface or with a special underground chamber which shall be a separate drift or…

(225 ILCS 710/45.52) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4305) Sec. 45.52. Dynamite or other explosives containing nitroglycerin shall not be thawed by any means other than a steam or hot water device, or by manure, or by electrical current. If steam or water be the agent employed, the stove,…

(225 ILCS 710/45.53) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4306) Sec. 45.53. It shall be unlawful to thaw dynamite, or other explosive containing nitroglycerin, by placing it near a fire or near a steam boiler. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.54) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4307) Sec. 45.54. It shall be unlawful to thaw dynamite or other explosives containing nitroglycerin, by direct contact with steam. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.55) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4308) Sec. 45.55. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to distribute frozen dynamite, or other explosives containing nitroglycerin, to any person working in any mine, unless such explosive is to be thawed in accordance with sec…

(225 ILCS 710/45.56) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4309) Sec. 45.56. It shall be unlawful to carry explosives on an electric locomotive, or in a car next to an electric locomotive or on a gasoline locomotive or in any car hauled by a gasoline locomotive. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)…

(225 ILCS 710/45.57) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4310) Sec. 45.57. It shall be unlawful to place or leave explosives near live electric wires. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.58) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4311) Sec. 45.58. No person shall remove any explosive from a mine without the written consent of the superintendent of the mine. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)

(225 ILCS 710/45.59) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4312) Sec. 45.59. No fuse shall be used in any mine that burns faster than 3 feet in 80 seconds or slower than 3 feet in 130 seconds. From every consignment of fuse received two coils shall be selected at random and pieces cut from such…