§ 34-22-109 — Examinations - content

(1) Applicants shall pass such
reasonable and practical examinations as may be prescribed by the board for
certification. Examinations shall be designed to demonstrate whether the applicant
possesses sufficient practical and theoretical knowledge for competent
performance of the position for which certification is sought and whether the
applicant has knowledge of the state and federal mine health and safety laws.

(2) An applicant for certification as a mine foreman or fire boss in
underground coal mines shall be sufficiently knowledgeable as to coal mining,
mechanical equipment, the different systems of working and ventilating coal mines,
the nature and properties of noxious, explosive, poisonous gases of mines, and the
nature and properties of coal dust.

(3) To qualify for certification, an applicant for certification as a shot-firer
must be sufficiently knowledgeable as to explosives, breaking agents, and blasting
accessories used in coal mines, the proper placement of drill holes made for the
purpose of breaking or dislodging coal and rock, the digital gas detector and its use
in detecting inflammables and noxious gases, and the proper ventilation in the
working places of coal mines.

Legislative History

Source: L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1192, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2020: (3) amended, (HB 20-1208), ch. 119, p. 495, � 4, effective June 23.