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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training » Article 6. Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety

§22A-6-1. Declaration of Legislative Findings and Purpose

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) The Legislature concurs with the congressional declaration made in the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 that "the first priority and concern of all in the coal mining industry must be the health and safety of its most precious resource — the miner";

§22A-6-10. Compensation and Expenses of Board Members

Each member of the board not otherwise employed by the state shall be paid the same compensation, and each member of the board shall be paid the expense reimbursement, as is paid to members of the Legislature for their interim duties as recommended by the Citizens Legislative Compensation Commission and authorized by law for each […]

§22A-6-14. Study of Mandatory Substance Abuse Program

The Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety is directed to study the mandatory substance abuse screening policy and program requirements of article one-a of this chapter and make recommendations to the director regarding: (a) Establishment of guidelines to be employed by the Board of Appeals when administering disciplinary actions to certified persons pursuant to […]

§22A-6-2. Definitions

Unless the context in which a word or phrase appears clearly requires a different meaning, the words and phrases defined in section two, article one of this chapter have, when used in this article, the meaning therein assigned to them. For the purpose of this article, "board" means the Board of Coal Mine Health and […]

§22A-6-4. Board Powers and Duties

(a) The board shall adopt as standard rules the “coal mine health and safety provisions of this chapter”. Such standard rules and any other rules shall be adopted by the board without regard to the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety shall devote its time toward […]

§22A-6-5. Preliminary Procedures for Promulgation of Rules

(a) Prior to the posting of proposed rules as provided for in subsection (c), section four of this article, the board shall observe the preliminary procedure for the development of rules set forth in this section: (1) During a board meeting or at any time when the board is not meeting, any board member may […]

§22A-6-7. Coal Mine Safety and Technical Review Committee; Membership; Method of Nomination and Appointment; Meetings; Quorum; Powers and Duties of the Committee; Powers and Duties of the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety

(a) The State Coal Mine Safety and Technical Review Committee is continued, and commencing July 1, 2010, is a separate independent committee within the Department of Commerce. The purposes of this committee are to: (1) Assist the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety in the development of technical data relating to mine safety issues, […]

§22A-6-8. Effect of Rules

The standard rules and any rules promulgated by the board have the same force and effect of law as if enacted by the Legislature as a part of article two of this chapter and any violation of any such rule is a violation of law or of a health or safety standard within the meaning […]

§22A-6-9. Reports

Prior to each regular session of the Legislature, the board shall submit to the Legislature an annual report upon the subject matter of this article, the progress concerning the achievement of its purpose and any other relevant information, including any recommendations it deems appropriate.