Alabama § 25-9-250 - Use of Electrical Equipment; Maintenance, Etc., in Tipples and Cleaning Plants.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 25-9-250 — Use of Electrical Equipment; Maintenance, Etc., in Tipples and Cleaning Plants., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-9-250. Use of Electrical Equipment; Maintenance, Etc., in Tipples and Cleaning Plants.
(a) In dangerously dusty locations, electric motors, switches, and controls shall be of dust-tight construction or enclosed with reasonably dust-tight housing or enclosures. Open-type motors, switches, or controls now in use in tipples and cleaning plants in dusty locations may be continued in use until such dust-tight equipment can be procured or until they can be corrected with reasonably dust-tight housing or enclosures.
(b) Structures shall be kept free of excessive coal dust accumulations.
(c) Where coal is dumped at or near air intake openings, reasonable provisions shall be made to prevent the dust from entering the mine.
(d) Where repairs are being made to the plant, proper scaffolding and proper overhead protection shall be provided for workmen wherever necessary.
(e) Welding shall not be done in dusty atmosphere or dusty locations, and firefighting apparatus shall be readily available during welding.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-9-250 ("Use of Electrical Equipment; Maintenance, Etc., in Tipples and Cleaning Plants.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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