Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 705/2.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 306) Sec. 2.06. Public notice shall be given through the press or otherwise, not less than 10 days in advance, announcing the time and place at which any examinations provided for by this Article are to be held. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 70…

(225 ILCS 705/2.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 307) Sec. 2.07. The examinations provided for by this Article shall be conducted under rules, conditions and regulations prescribed by the Board. Such rules shall be made a part of the permanent record of the Board, and such of them as r…

(225 ILCS 705/2.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 308) Sec. 2.08. The Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals within the Department of Natural Resources shall be the executive officer of the Mining Board and shall execute the orders, rules and regulations made and promulgated by th…

(225 ILCS 705/2.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 309) Sec. 2.09. Three members of the Mining Board, or the Director may call a meeting of the Mining Board at any time and at any place within the State. Four members of the Mining Board and the executive officer shall constitute a quorum…

(225 ILCS 705/2.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 310) Sec. 2.10. In conducting the hearings before the Mining Board any member of the Mining Board shall have the power to administer oaths to any and all persons appearing before the Mining Board, and any person who shall willfully, corr…

(225 ILCS 705/2.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 311) Sec. 2.11. Subject to the procedure provided for in Section 2.14, in case of dispute between operators and miners on the proper interpretation of rules, regulations, and laws in relation to coal mines and subjects relating thereto, …

(225 ILCS 705/2.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 312) Sec. 2.12. The Mining Board shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and in connection with methods of coal mining affecting the health and safety of persons …

(225 ILCS 705/2.13) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 313) Sec. 2.13. In case operators or miners shall file formal written charges with the Department that any law or laws in relation to coal mines and subjects relating thereto and providing for the health and safety of persons employed th…

(225 ILCS 705/2.14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 314) Sec. 2.14. The Director shall promulgate rules, in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, necessary for the effective and orderly conduct of hearings held pursuant to this Act. These rules shall include, but not …

(225 ILCS 705/2.15) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 315) Sec. 2.15. The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the license, permit or certificate of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act adminis…

(225 ILCS 705/2.16) Sec. 2.16. Rules; Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Mining Board may adopt rules necessary for or incidental to the performance of duties or execution of powers conferred under this Act in accordance with provisions of the Illinois Administrative Proc…

(225 ILCS 705/20.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2001) Sec. 20.01. Black blasting powder shall not be used to break down coal on shift. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2002) Sec. 20.02. The breaking down of coal with compressed air, or by some mechanical or chemical-mechanical device which does not emit spark or flame, while men are in a mine, is permitted. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2003) Sec. 20.03. All "permissible explosives" for use in breaking down coal in the State of Illinois shall conform to the following specifications: (a) All permissible explosives offered for sale in the State of Illinois shall have pri…

(225 ILCS 705/20.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2004) Sec. 20.04. State Mine Inspectors, and the accredited representatives of the coal operators and coal miners shall have authority to sample explosives used for blasting purposes in coal mines in the State of Illinois or kept on han…

(225 ILCS 705/20.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2005) Sec. 20.05. If the State Mine Inspector or the accredited representatives of the coal operators or coal miners shall desire to have said sample tested for content, they shall send the same to the United States Bureau of Mines for …

(225 ILCS 705/20.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2006) Sec. 20.06. When such samples are intended to be tested for content, they must be taken at the mill or warehouse of the manufacturer or manufacturer's agent, or in the railroad car or other conveyance for shipment at said mill or …

(225 ILCS 705/20.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2007) Sec. 20.07. Explosives shall be stored in magazines constructed in accordance with plans that shall be approved by the State Mine Inspector of the district in which the mine is located. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2008) Sec. 20.08. Every magazine shall be provided with a wooden floor which shall be kept free from grit and dirt. If more than one kind of explosive is kept in the same magazine, the magazine shall be divided into rooms by partitions …

(225 ILCS 705/20.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2009) Sec. 20.09. Any person, firm or corporation changing any stamp, brand, or specification denoting the contents of any package or cartridge shall be subject to the penalties provided for herein. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2010) Sec. 20.10. The area surrounding magazines for not less than 25 feet in all directions shall be kept free of rubbish, dry grass, or other materials of a combustible nature. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2011) Sec. 20.11. If the magazines are illuminated electrically, the lamps shall be of explosion-proof type, installed and wired so as to present minimum fire and contact hazards. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2012) Sec. 20.12. Only non-metallic tools shall be used for opening containers. Extraneous materials shall not be stored in an explosives or detonator magazine. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.13) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2013) Sec. 20.13. Smoking, carrying smokers' articles, or open flame is prohibited in or near any magazine. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2014) Sec. 20.14. Individual containers used to carry permissible explosives or detonators shall be constructed of substantial non-conductive material. When explosives or detonators are transported underground by locomotive, rope, or sh…

(225 ILCS 705/20.15) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2015) Sec. 20.15. If explosives and detonators are hauled in the same explosives car or in the same special container, they shall be separated by at least a 4 inch, substantially fastened, hardwood partition or the equivalent. When quan…

(225 ILCS 705/20.16) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2016) Sec. 20.16. Explosives and detonators kept near the working faces shall be stored in separate closed containers of substantial, non-conductive material, located not less than 15 feet from rail or power lines. Explosives and detona…

(225 ILCS 705/20.17) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2017) Sec. 20.17. Underground section boxes or magazines shall be of substantial construction and placed in a crosscut or idle room neck at least 10 feet from roadways or trolley wires and in a reasonably dry and well-rock-dusted place.…

(225 ILCS 705/20.18) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2018) Sec. 20.18. When section boxes or magazines are used, the explosives and detonators shall be kept in separate boxes or magazines. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.19) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2019) Sec. 20.19. Not more than a 48-hour supply of explosives, including any surplus remaining from the previous day, shall be stored underground in boxes or magazines. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.20) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2020) Sec. 20.20. No miner or other person shall alter or change any drill hole, by increasing its depth, diameter or otherwise, after the same shall have been approved by the driller and shooter or shot firer. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 70…

(225 ILCS 705/20.21) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2021) Sec. 20.21. No driller and shooter or shot firer, whether voluntarily, or by command or request of any person, shall fire any unlawful shot, or any shot which in his judgment, from his inspection thereof is not a workmanlike, prop…

(225 ILCS 705/20.22) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2022) Sec. 20.22. No person or persons shall order, command or induce by threat or otherwise, any driller and shooter or shot firer to fire any unlawful shot, or any shot which in his judgment, after due inspection, is not a workmanlike…

(225 ILCS 705/20.23) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2023) Sec. 20.23. No person shall drill or shoot a dead hole as hereinafter defined. A "dead hole" is a hole where the width of the shot at the point measured at right angles to the line of the hole is so great that the heel is not of s…

(225 ILCS 705/20.24) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2024) Sec. 20.24. Only wooden tamping bars or metal bars tipped with 5 inches of copper shall be used when charging holes. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.25) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2025) Sec. 20.25. Leg wires of electric detonators shall be kept shunted or the ends twisted together until ready to connect to the firing cable. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.26) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2026) Sec. 20.26. Adobe (mudcap) or other open, unconfined shots shall not be fired in any mine. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.27) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2027) Sec. 20.27. Blasting cables shall be short-circuited at the battery end until ready to attach to the blasting unit. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.28) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2028) Sec. 20.28. No person shall return to a missed shot, if lighted with fuse, until 8 hours have elapsed from the time of lighting the same. Where misfires occur with electric detonators, a waiting period of at least 5 minutes shall …

(225 ILCS 705/20.29) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2029) Sec. 20.29. Misfired explosives shall be removed only through the use of copper-tipped or wooden tools. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.30) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2030) Sec. 20.30. The handling of a misfired shot shall be under the direct supervision of the mine manager or a competent person designated by him. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.31) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2031) Sec. 20.31. No worker shall have at any time in the mine more than 25 pounds of permissible explosives. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the operator of any mine from taking into the mine, when miners are not …

(225 ILCS 705/20.32) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2032) Sec. 20.32. In solid shooting, the width of the shot at the point, in seams of coal 6 feet or less in height, shall not be greater than the height of the coal and in seams of coal more than 6 feet in thickness, the width of the sh…

(225 ILCS 705/20.33) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2033) Sec. 20.33. In undercut coal, no hole shall be drilled "on the solid" for any part of its length. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.34) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2034) Sec. 20.34. In no case shall more than one kind of explosive be used in the same drill hole. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/20.35) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2035) Sec. 20.35. Every shot hole shall be tamped full from the explosive to the mouth of the hole, and no coal dust or any material that is inflammable or that may create a spark, whether the same is wet or dry, shall be used for tampi…

(225 ILCS 705/20.36) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2036) Sec. 20.36. Before firing a shot, the person firing the same shall see that all persons are out of danger from the probable effect of such shot, and shall take measures to prevent any one approaching by shouting "fire" before ligh…

(225 ILCS 705/20.37) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2037) Sec. 20.37. Not more than one shot shall be lighted at the same time in any working place unless the firing is done by electricity or by fuses of such length that the interval between the explosions of any two shots shall be not l…

(225 ILCS 705/20.38) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2038) Sec. 20.38. Where fuse is used in firing shots, the length of the fuse shall not be less than 3 1/2 feet from the outside end of the charge, and no shot shall be fired unless there is at least one foot of fuse protruding from the …

(225 ILCS 705/20.39) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2039) Sec. 20.39. "CARDOX" shall not be fired "on shift", and while men are in the mine. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)