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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section 5. The Coal Mining Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 11.01, 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, and 11.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | and by adding Sections 1.26, 1.27, 1.28, 1.29, 1.30, and 1.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (225 ILCS 705/1.26 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sec. 1.26. "State mine rescue station" means a facility | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | maintained by the Department for the sole purpose of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | responding to and preparing for emergencies in the coal mines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | of Illinois. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (225 ILCS 705/1.27 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Sec. 1.27. "Mine rescue team" means a group of miners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | trained to serve as emergency responders during a mine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | emergency. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (225 ILCS 705/1.28 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Sec. 1.28. "Mine complex rescue team" means a mine rescue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | team comprised of individuals from 2 or more operating mines, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | owned by the same operator, that are within a 5-mile radius of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | each other when measured portal to portal. |
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1 | (225 ILCS 705/1.29 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 1.29. "State mine rescue team" means a mine rescue | ||||||
3 | team or mine complex rescue team assigned to a State mine | ||||||
4 | rescue station. | ||||||
5 | (225 ILCS 705/1.30 new) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 1.30. "Mine rescue services" means services or work | ||||||
7 | to search for, rescue, or transport a person or persons | ||||||
8 | endangered, trapped, injured, or killed in a mine disaster or | ||||||
9 | emergency situation. "Mine rescue services" includes any | ||||||
10 | firefighting or rehabilitation work in the mine needed to | ||||||
11 | accomplish the goals of the mine rescue services. Any | ||||||
12 | additional services requiring mine rescue team members shall | ||||||
13 | be through an agreement between operators. | ||||||
14 | (225 ILCS 705/1.31 new) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 1.31. "Mine rescue station superintendent" means the | ||||||
16 | person or persons charged with the responsibility of | ||||||
17 | supervising State mine rescue station operations. | ||||||
18 | (225 ILCS 705/11.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1101) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 11.01. State mine Mine rescue stations. For the | ||||||
20 | purpose of providing prompt and efficient means of fighting | ||||||
21 | fires and of saving lives and property jeopardized by fires, | ||||||
22 | explosions or other accidents in coal mines in Illinois, there |
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1 | shall be constructed, equipped , and maintained at public | ||||||
2 | expense 4 State mine rescue stations , certified by the Mine | ||||||
3 | Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of | ||||||
4 | Labor, to serve the coal fields of the State. Notwithstanding | ||||||
5 | any other law of this State, the primary responsibility for | ||||||
6 | the control and maintenance of the State mine rescue stations | ||||||
7 | shall be vested with the Department. Each station shall be | ||||||
8 | equipped with a mobile mine rescue unit. The Department may | ||||||
9 | establish, equip and maintain 3 three additional substations | ||||||
10 | for preservation of health and safety if the conditions | ||||||
11 | warrant. Temporary certification may be issued by the Mining | ||||||
12 | Board for a maximum of 6 months after the effective date of | ||||||
13 | this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 94-1041, eff. 7-24-06.) | ||||||
15 | (225 ILCS 705/11.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1102) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 11.02. The Department shall provide or purchase or | ||||||
17 | accept as a gift, suitably located sites for the State mine | ||||||
18 | rescue stations, temporary and permanent quarters and suitable | ||||||
19 | equipment and materials for the work. The Department shall | ||||||
20 | further arrange for cooperation in the work with mine owners, | ||||||
21 | miners and State and federal organizations so as to render the | ||||||
22 | service of the utmost efficiency. | ||||||
23 | (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701 .) | ||||||
24 | (225 ILCS 705/11.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1103) |
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1 | Sec. 11.03. State mine Mine rescue station operation. The | ||||||
2 | Department shall employ a State mine rescue station | ||||||
3 | superintendent for each station. The Department is authorized | ||||||
4 | to employ pay for such assistants as may be needed in giving | ||||||
5 | instruction in first aid to the injured and such other | ||||||
6 | assistants as may be needed from time to time to properly carry | ||||||
7 | on the operations work of the State mine rescue stations. Not | ||||||
8 | more than 2 assistants shall be employed for each mobile mine | ||||||
9 | rescue unit. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 88-472.) | ||||||
11 | (225 ILCS 705/11.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1104) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 11.04. The Department shall supervise the operations | ||||||
13 | of work at each of the State mine rescue stations, shall | ||||||
14 | purchase necessary supplies, and shall keep a complete record | ||||||
15 | of all operations and expenditures and an invoice of all | ||||||
16 | supplies on hand. The Department shall provide that at each | ||||||
17 | State mine rescue station some representative shall be on duty | ||||||
18 | or within call at all hours of day and night for each day of | ||||||
19 | the year. | ||||||
20 | (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.) | ||||||
21 | (225 ILCS 705/11.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1105) | ||||||
22 | Sec. 11.05. Whenever the mine rescue station | ||||||
23 | superintendent of any State mine rescue station shall be | ||||||
24 | notified by any responsible person that an explosion or |
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1 | accident requiring mine rescue his services has occurred at | ||||||
2 | any mine in the State, he shall proceed immediately with | ||||||
3 | suitable equipment and on arrival at the said mine shall | ||||||
4 | superintend the work of the State mine rescue teams corps in | ||||||
5 | saving lives. The mine rescue station superintendent life and | ||||||
6 | property; and he shall cooperate co-operate with the State | ||||||
7 | Mine Inspector , and the management of the mine , and State and | ||||||
8 | federal organizations in rescue work to such extent as is | ||||||
9 | necessary , for the protection of human life in the mine , | ||||||
10 | during such time as members of the State mine rescue teams | ||||||
11 | corps are underground and while there is a reasonable | ||||||
12 | expectation that persons men in the mine may be alive. | ||||||
13 | Recovery operations that are intended solely for the purpose | ||||||
14 | of securing property are not covered by this Section. | ||||||
15 | Additional mine rescue services for the purpose of securing | ||||||
16 | property are the responsibility of the operator of the | ||||||
17 | property. | ||||||
18 | (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.) | ||||||
19 | (225 ILCS 705/11.07) | ||||||
20 | Sec. 11.07. Mine rescue Rescue teams. | ||||||
21 | (a) Each coal producing mine must maintain a fully | ||||||
22 | equipped mine rescue team or mine complex rescue team with a | ||||||
23 | responsible person in charge of training and recordkeeping and | ||||||
24 | at least one member trained in the maintenance of the | ||||||
25 | breathing apparatuses. New coal operations are exempt from the |
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1 | requirements of this subsection for a period of one year | ||||||
2 | commencing from the date that coal is first extracted from the | ||||||
3 | mine. | ||||||
4 | (b) Mine rescue teams shall be based out of each State mine | ||||||
5 | rescue station to serve the Illinois coal industry as either a | ||||||
6 | primary or secondary responder. Every coal producing mine in | ||||||
7 | the State must assign its mine rescue team or mine complex | ||||||
8 | rescue team to a State mine rescue station and must compensate | ||||||
9 | these employees at their regular rate of pay. The Mining Board | ||||||
10 | shall establish training requirements for mine rescue teams | ||||||
11 | and mine complex rescue teams. | ||||||
12 | (c) Coal producing mines that maintain a mine rescue | ||||||
13 | station are exempt from providing a mine rescue team or mine | ||||||
14 | complex rescue team to serve the State mine rescue station if: | ||||||
15 | (1) the State mine rescue station maintains a minimum | ||||||
16 | of 2 mine rescue teams assigned to serve the State mine | ||||||
17 | rescue station; and | ||||||
18 | (2) the operator of the coal producing mine agrees to | ||||||
19 | assist the State with mine rescue services if an emergency | ||||||
20 | occurs. | ||||||
21 | (d) No person performing mine rescue services for a State | ||||||
22 | mine rescue station and no operator of a mine whose employee | ||||||
23 | participates as a member of a State mine rescue operation is | ||||||
24 | liable in any civil action that arises under the laws of this | ||||||
25 | State for damage or injury. A person performing mine rescue | ||||||
26 | services for a State mine rescue station may be liable if the |
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1 | member acted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a | ||||||
2 | wanton or reckless manner. | ||||||
3 | (e) All costs incurred in a rescue operation shall be the | ||||||
4 | responsibility of the operator having the emergency event. | ||||||
5 | Rescue teams shall be based out of each mine rescue station to | ||||||
6 | serve the Illinois coal industry as either a primary or | ||||||
7 | secondary responder. Every operator in the State must provide | ||||||
8 | employees to serve on a rescue team and must compensate these | ||||||
9 | employees who are serving as rescue team members at their | ||||||
10 | regular rate of pay. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 94-1041, eff. 7-24-06.) |