§22A-10-2. First-Aid Training of Coal Mine Employees
Each coal mine operator shall provide every new employee within six months of the date of employment with the opportunity for first-aid training as prescribed by the Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training unless such employee has previously received such training. Each coal mine employee shall be required to take refresher […]
§22A-10-3. Certification Requirements for Emergency Medical Technician – Mining
(a) An applicant for certification as an emergency medical technician – mining shall: (1) Be at least 18 years old;
§22A-11-1. Legislative Findings, Purposes and Intent
The Legislature hereby finds and declares: (1) That the first priority and concern of all persons in the coal mining industry must be the health and safety of its most precious resource – the miner;
§22A-11-2. Mine Safety Technology Task Force Abolished and Duties Imposed Upon the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety
(a) The Mine Safety Technology Task Force hereby abolished. All duties and responsibilities imposed upon the Mine Safety Technology Task Force are transferred and hereby imposed upon the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety. On the effective date of the reenactment of this article and section of the code, all equipment and records necessary […]
§22A-11-3. The Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety’s Duties Regarding Mine Technology
(a) The board shall provide technical and other assistance to the office related to the implementation of the new technological requirements set forth in the provisions of section fifty-five, article two of this chapter, as amended and reenacted during the regular session of the Legislature in 2006 and requirements for other mine safety technologies. (b) […]
§22A-11-4. Approval of Devices
Prior to approving any protective equipment or device that has been evaluated by the board pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b), section three of this article, the director shall consult with the board and review any applicable written reports issued by the board and the findings set forth in the reports and shall consider […]
§22A-11-5. Existing State Rules to Be Revised
By August 31, 2017, all existing state rules promulgated pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall be revised to reflect the changes in this chapter enacted by the Legislature during the 2017 regular session.
§22A-12-1. Report on Enforcement Procedures
The director shall, by December 31, 2013, report to the Legislature and Governor on the need for revisions in the state's underground mine safety enforcement procedures. The director shall initiate the study using appropriate academic resources and mining safety organizations to conduct a program review of state enforcement procedures to evaluate what reforms will assure […]
§22A-8-7. Refusal to Issue Certificate; Appeal
If the director or the director's representative finds that an applicant is not qualified and competent, the director shall so notify the applicant not more than ten days after the date of examination. Any applicant aggrieved by an action of the director in failing or refusing to issue a certificate of qualification and competency may, […]
§22A-8-8. Limitations of Article
All persons possessing certificates of qualification heretofore issued by the Department of Mines of this state, or by the Division of Mines and Minerals, or hereafter by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training entitling them to act as mine foreman-fire bosses, or assistant mine foreman-fire bosses, are eligible to engage at any time […]