Alabama § 25-9-5 Qualifications and Residence of Chief of Division

Alabama Statutes

§ 25-9-5 — Qualifications and Residence of Chief of Division

Alabama § 25-9-5

Title 25Industrial Relations and Labor

Ch. 9Coal Mine Safety

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 25-9-5 (2026).

Text

(a)The Chief of the Division of Safety and Inspection shall:

(1)Be a qualified elector;

(2)Have had 12 or more years’ experience in the working, ventilating and drainage of coal mines in this state or eight years of such experience plus four years’ experience as a state or federal coal mine inspector;

(3)Have a practical scientific knowledge of all noxious and dangerous gases found in such mines;

(4)Have a mine foreman certificate of competency of the State of Alabama; and

(5)Be not less than 30 years of age.

(b)The chief shall be stationed in a city or town as near the center of the mining industry as is practical.

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(a) The Chief of the Division of Safety and Inspection shall:
(1) Be a qualified elector;
(2) Have had 12 or more years’ experience in the working, ventilating and drainage of coal mines in this state or eight years of such experience plus four years’ experience as a state or federal coal mine inspector;
(3) Have a practical scientific knowledge of all noxious and dangerous gases found in such mines;
(4) Have a mine foreman certificate of competency of the State of Alabama; and
(5) Be not less than 30 years of age.
(b) The chief shall be stationed in a city or town as near the center of the mining industry as is practical.