Illinois Code § 26.12
Illinois Code § 26.12. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 26.12.
No accumulation of ice or obstructions of any kind shall be permitted in any shaft in which men are hoisted or lowered; nor shall any dangerous gases or steam be discharged into the shaft in such quantities or at such times as to interfere with the safe passage of men. All surface or other water which flows therein shall be conducted by rings or otherwise to receptacles provided for the same in such manner as to prevent water from falling upon men while passing into or out of the mine or while in the discharge of their duties about the shaft bottom. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 26.12
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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