Mont. Admin. r. 17.24.524 - SIGNS AND MARKERS
(1) All signs required
to be posted by the operator must be of a standard design throughout the operation
that can be seen and read easily and must be made of durable material. Signs must
not be placed where their visibility is reduced by parked vehicles, splashed mud, or
other causes. The signs and other markers must be maintained during all operations
to which they pertain and must conform to local ordinances and codes, where
applicable.
(2) Signs identifying the
mine area must be displayed at all points of access to the permit area from public
roads and highways. Signs must show the name, business address and telephone number
of the permittee, identification numbers of current mining and reclamation permits
and the mine safety and health administration identification number for the site,
and, where the operation is conducted for the permittee by a contractor, the name,
business address and telephone number of the person who conducts the mining
activities. Such signs must not be removed until after release of all
bonds.
(3) The perimeter of the permit
area must be clearly marked by durable and easily recognized markers or by other
means approved by the department. Each marker must be visible from each adjacent
marker, or markers must be joined by fencing or other durable means approved by the
department. Such markers must be designed so that their visibility will not be
reduced in general by operation of equipment, weather effects, and other normally
occurring effects. The markers must be in place before the start of any mining
activities.
(4) Buffer zones as defined
in ARM 17.24.518 may or may not be included
within the permit area. If included within the permit area, the boundaries of buffer
zones must be marked separately and distinctly from perimeter markers wherever the
boundaries of both do not coincide. Wherever the boundaries do coincide, only
perimeter markers are necessary as described in (3).
(5) If blasting is necessary to conduct surface
coal mining operations, signs reading "Blasting Area" must be displayed
conspicuously along the edge of any blasting area that comes within 50 feet of any
road within the permit area, or within 100 feet of any public road right-of-way. The
operator shall also:
(a) conspicuously flag, or
post within the blasting area, the immediate vicinity of charged holes;
and
(b) place at all entrances to the
permit area from public roads or highways conspicuous signs that state "Warning!
Explosives in Use", and that clearly explain the blast warning and all clear signals
in use and explain the marking of blast areas.
(6) Where soil or other vegetation-supporting
material is segregated and stockpiled, the stockpiled materials must be clearly
marked. Markers must remain in place until the material is removed.
Notes
AUTH: 82-4-205, MCA; IMP: 82-4-231, MCA
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