Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 705/16.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1608) Sec. 16.08. No one shall ride on a cage containing either a loaded or empty mine car. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1609) Sec. 16.09. No coal or other materials shall be on the cage while the cage is being used for hoisting or lowering men into or out of the mine. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1610) Sec. 16.10. When workers have finished their day's work, or have been prevented from further work, and come to the bottom to be hoisted out an empty cage shall be given to them for that purpose, unless there is an available exit b…

(225 ILCS 705/16.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1611) Sec. 16.11. Socketed ropes shall be cut off and resocketed pursuant to the manufacturer's recommendation, if found to be damaged or defective, and a notice shall be posted in the engine room giving the date when the rope was insta…

(225 ILCS 705/16.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1612) Sec. 16.12. Hoisting ropes attached to all cages or trips shall be adequate in size to handle the load and have a proper factor of safety as defined in the American Standards Association's Wire Rope Standards and shall be replaced…

(225 ILCS 705/17.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1701) Sec. 17.01. (a) Away from the pillar for the mine bottom, crosscuts between entries shall not be made more than 60 feet apart without permission of the Mining Board. But such consent shall not be granted except in case of fault or…

(225 ILCS 705/17.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1702) Sec. 17.02. When undercut or sheared, or undercut and sheared, the entry, crosscut, and room-neck may be advanced concurrently, but not more than one cutting shall be shot in the room-neck until the crosscut is finished. (Source: …

(225 ILCS 705/17.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1703) Sec. 17.03. When not undercut or sheared, the entry and crosscut may be advanced concurrently, but no room shall be opened in advance of the last open crosscut; and after the entry has advanced 15 feet beyond the location of a new…

(225 ILCS 705/17.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1704) Sec. 17.04. A crosscut, where practicable, shall be provided at or near the face of each entry or room before the place is abandoned. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/17.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1705) Sec. 17.05. In crosscuts connecting main and cross entry inlet and outlet air courses, the permanent stoppings shall be erected of masonry, concrete, or other incombustible material, and shall be erected within 600 feet of the fac…

(225 ILCS 705/17.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1706) Sec. 17.06. The first crosscut between all rooms off any entry shall not be more than 60 feet from the rib of the entry. Additional room crosscuts shall not be more than 60 feet apart. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/17.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1707) Sec. 17.07. If the conditions are such that in the judgment of the Mining Board, expressed in writing, it is considered equally safe and more advantageous to leave a blind pillar between not less than every three rooms, the Mining…

(225 ILCS 705/18.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1801) Sec. 18.01. After the effective date of this Act, overhead power lines on the surface, carrying greater than 600 volts potential, shall be installed on insulators and shall be supported and guarded against contact with other circu…

(225 ILCS 705/18.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1802) Sec. 18.02. Power circuits on the surface shall be protected against lightning. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1803) Sec. 18.03. Electric wiring shall be installed so as to present minimum fire and contact hazards in buildings on the surface. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1804) Sec. 18.04. Permanent surface transformers shall be elevated eight feet or more above the ground, or be enclosed in a transformer house, or be surrounded by a fence at least 6 feet high. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1805) Sec. 18.05. Transformers containing flammable oil and installed on the surface, if the transformers are located within 10 feet of mine openings, shall be provided with a drain, or catch basin, to confine the oil. (Source: Laws 195…

(225 ILCS 705/18.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1806) Sec. 18.06. The operator of every mine where motor generator sets or transformers are installed underground shall designate or cause to be designated on the map provided for in this Act, the location of transformer stations and mo…

(225 ILCS 705/18.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1807) Sec. 18.07. "DANGER-HIGH VOLTAGE" signs shall be posted conspicuously on all transformer stations, high-voltage switchboards and other installations. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1808) Sec. 18.08. Pull switches, circuit breakers, and other power controls shall be mounted on slate or other insulating material of equal or superior insulating qualities. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1809) Sec. 18.09. All wires carrying electric current passing through curtains or flammable material, shall be properly protected so as not to ignite said curtains or flammable material. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1810) Sec. 18.10. When the main line track is used as a return conductor, both rails shall be well-bonded at every joint, and one rail on secondary haulage roads, when used as a return conductor, shall be bonded, unless other equally ef…

(225 ILCS 705/18.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1811) Sec. 18.11. All trolley and positive feed wires crossing places where persons or animals are required to travel, shall be safely guarded or protected from such persons or animals coming in contact therewith. (Source: Laws 1953, p.…

(225 ILCS 705/18.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1812) Sec. 18.12. Casings of transformers shall be grounded effectively. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.13) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1813) Sec. 18.13. All main power circuits entering the mine from the outside shall have disconnecting switches above and below ground. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1814) Sec. 18.14. Electric light wires shall be supported by suitable insulators. Electric lights shall be installed so that they cannot come in contact with combustible materials. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.15) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1815) Sec. 18.15. Dry wooden platforms, rubber mats, or other electrically non-conductive material shall be kept in place at each switchboard and power-control switch; and at stationary machinery where shock hazards exist. (Source: Laws…

(225 ILCS 705/18.16) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1816) Sec. 18.16. Trolley wires or other exposed electrical wires shall not carry more than 275 volts. Terminal ends of all positive wires shall be guarded against persons coming in contact therewith. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.17) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1817) Sec. 18.17. In a gassy mine, permissible junction or distribution boxes shall be used for making multiple-power connections in working places or other places where dangerous quantities of methane may be present or may enter the ai…

(225 ILCS 705/18.18) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1818) Sec. 18.18. In all mines, trolley and feeder wires shall not extend beyond the last open crosscut and shall be kept at least 150 feet from pillar workings. (Source: Laws 1957, p. 2413.)

(225 ILCS 705/19.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1901) Sec. 19.01. Every coal mine in this State, whether worked by shaft, slope or drift, shall be provided and maintained, in addition to the hoisting shaft or other place of delivery, with an escapement shaft or opening to the surface…

(225 ILCS 705/19.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1902) Sec. 19.02. In mines sunk after July 1, 1911, the first escapement shaft shall be separated from the main shaft by such extent of natural strata as may be agreed upon by the State Mine Inspector of the district and the owner of th…

(225 ILCS 705/19.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1903) Sec. 19.03. It is unlawful to employ underground, at any one time, more men than, in the judgment of the State mine inspector, are necessary to complete speedily the connections with the escapement shaft or adjacent mine; and said…

(225 ILCS 705/19.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1904) Sec. 19.04. The time allowed for completing such escapement shaft or making such connections with an adjacent mine, as is required by the terms of this Act, shall be 3 months for shafts 200 feet or less in depth, and 6 months for …

(225 ILCS 705/19.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1905) Sec. 19.05. The escapement shaft at every mine opened after the passage of this Act shall be equipped with a substantial stairway, set at an angle not greater than forty-five degrees, which shall be provided with hand rails and wi…

(225 ILCS 705/19.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1906) Sec. 19.06. In all coal mines more than 200 feet in depth, and opened on or after July 1, 1919, the escapement shaft shall be equipped with both a cage and stairway. However, if the coal mine is equipped with a stairway in the mai…

(225 ILCS 705/19.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1907) Sec. 19.07. If any escapement shaft, on July 1, 1911, is equipped with a cage for hoisting men, such shaft, cage and all equipment used in connection therewith must conform to the requirements of this Act in reference to the hoist…

(225 ILCS 705/19.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1908) Sec. 19.08. Where an escapement way is connected to a compartment in which coal is hoisted in such manner that men using the escapement way are endangered by falling coal or by themselves falling into such hoisting compartment, th…

(225 ILCS 705/19.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1909) Sec. 19.09. The escapement shaft or opening or communication with a contiguous mine shall be constructed in connection with every seam of coal working in such mine, and all passageways communicating with the escapement shaft or pl…

(225 ILCS 705/19.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1910) Sec. 19.10. Mine openings at isolated locations, where there is danger of fire entering the mine, shall have adequate protection against surface fires entering the mine. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/19.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1911) Sec. 19.11. Travelable passageways; obstructions; ventilation of escape ways. There shall be at least two travelable passageways, to be designated as escape ways, from each working section to the surface whether the mine openings …

(225 ILCS 705/19.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1912) Sec. 19.12. If a designated escape way is a slope of not less than 20 degrees nor more than 45 degrees, it shall be equipped with a stairway or adequate walkway with cleats. If the slope is more than 45 degrees, stairways shall be…

(225 ILCS 705/19.13) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1913) Sec. 19.13. If upon examination any obstructions to the free passage of men are found in the escape ways or shafts leading thereto or shafts and passage ways leading thereto, their location and nature shall be stated in the examin…

(225 ILCS 705/19.14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1914) Sec. 19.14. When operators of adjacent mines have, by agreement, established underground communications between said mines as an escapement outlet for the men employed in both, the intervening doors shall remain unlocked and ready…

(225 ILCS 705/19.15) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1915) Sec. 19.15. When such communication has once been established between contiguous mines, the operator of either shall not close the same without the consent of the operator of the contiguous mine and of the State Mine Inspector for…

(225 ILCS 705/2.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 301) Sec. 2.01. The Mining Board in the Department of Natural Resources shall administer this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-937, eff. 5-27-22.)

(225 ILCS 705/2.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 302) Sec. 2.02. The Mining Board shall be authorized, empowered and required to make formal inquiry into and pass upon the practical and technological qualifications and personal fitness of men seeking appointment as State Mine Inspector…

(225 ILCS 705/2.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 303) Sec. 2.03. One of the coal miner members of the Mining Board shall be elected as secretary. The Board may appoint a chief clerk and may employ such other persons as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its powers and duties;…

(225 ILCS 705/2.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 304) Sec. 2.04. The Board shall hold such meetings from time to time as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its duties. The Board shall meet once during each year, the date and place to be fixed by said Board, for the purpose of…

(225 ILCS 705/2.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 305) Sec. 2.05. For the examination of persons seeking certificates of competency as mine managers, hoisting engineers, and mine examiners, the Board shall hold meetings at such times and places within the State as shall, in the judgment…