Title XVIII — LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

293.520. Experience required for miners, except trainees. — No person is permitted to engage in underground mining operations, except coal mining, for himself or for another unless he is to be employed by an operator as a trainee or to work under the supervision of an experienced…

293.530. Notice of opening and abandonment of mines — abandoned mines to be sealed. — 1. No person is permitted to open up new mines or mining property, unless he has reported his intention to the director, together with such other pertinent information as the director may requir…

293.540. Outlets may be required, when — location of shafts. — After a reasonable time has been allowed for drifting and development operations, the director may require that a noncoal mine operating through either a shaft, slope, or drift, have not less than two adequate and acc…

293.550. Ventilation of mines. — 1. The operator of every underground mine except coal mines shall provide and maintain an air current sufficient to remove smoke and noxious gases and to insure the health and safety of every employee. 2. The ventilation required by this section s…

293.560. State inspections for health safety — procedure when ventilation inadequate. — The director or state mine inspectors are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to thoroughly inspect all underground excavations in all mines other than coal, as often as the director of …

293.570. State inspection for dust — waterlines to be installed, when, sprinkling. — The director of the division of mine inspection and the inspectors are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to thoroughly inspect all underground excavations in all mines other than coal min…

293.580. Explosives, storage, handling and use. — 1. When used in or about mines other than coal mines, explosives and detonators shall be stored in separate surface magazines reasonably bulletproof and adequately constructed of incombustible material, with no metal exposed insid…

293.590. Hoisting equipment and operating regulations. — 1. A qualified hoisting engineer shall be on duty continuously when men are underground at noncoal mines where men are transported by hoists. Hoists used for handling men shall be equipped with overspeed, overtravel and aut…

293.600. Director may require crossheads in shaft sinking operations. — When necessary in shaft sinking operations, the director of the division of mine inspection shall order crossheads attached to the rope for the purpose of guiding the descent or ascent of the bucket or cage i…

293.610. Applicability of sections 293.510 to 293.600. — The provisions of sections 293.510 through 293.600 shall apply to all mines except coal mines. ­­-------- (L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 65)

293.620. Caves, inspection, to provide map — inspection fees. — 1. The division of mine inspection, in addition to other duties provided by law, is authorized and directed to inspect at least once a year all caves in the state held open to the public, to make rules and regulation…

293.630. Rules and regulations. — The director shall make and publish necessary rules and regulations which shall become effective only on approval by the labor and industrial relations commission as provided in section 286.060. ­­-------- (L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 3)

293.640. Inspectors and employees — appointment, salaries. — 1. The director shall appoint two coal mine inspectors and four noncoal mine inspectors, each of whom shall have had at least five years' experience and one year of practical mine safety training in the type of mining f…

293.650. Expenses of director and inspectors. — The director and mine inspectors shall be allowed actual and necessary expenses including office and clerical expenses for the division which together with all salaries shall be paid out of the general revenue and the mine inspectio…

293.660. Inspection of mines, when — rights and duties of inspectors — reports. — 1. Each mine in this state shall be examined by a mine inspector at least twice in every calendar year, and more frequently if it is deemed necessary or desirable in order to enforce the provisions …

293.670. Complaints as to dangerous conditions, procedure. — 1. Whenever the inspectors of mines receive a complaint in writing, signed by one or more persons, employed in a mine, or the certified collective bargaining agent of the employees, setting forth that the mine in which …

293.680. Judicial review of orders of director — effect of filing on order, procedure. — 1. Any person may appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the mine is situated or to the circuit court of Cole County, at the option of appellant, from any order, rule, regulation …

293.690. Violations of law, penalty. — Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which a punishment is not otherwise provided shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and each violation shall be a separate offense. ­­-------- (L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 68)