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A graduate of an approved course in mining engineering at a baccalaureate institution of higher education shall be given credit for three of the five years of practical experience required. An applicant who possesses a degree in mining technology shall be given credit for two of the five years of required practical experience. Each applicant shall demonstrate to the Board of Coal Mining Examiners a thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of surface coal mining by making 85 percent or more on the written examination. In addition, each applicant shall pass the examination in gas detection. The holder of a surface foreman certificate issued by the Board shall be authorized to act as surface foreman at any surface coal mine.B\n\nEach candidate for certification as a surface foreman shall complete, at a minimum, a 24-hour course of instruction in advanced first aid taught by a certified advanced first aid instructor in accordance with subsection A of &#xA7; 45.2-579 and pass an examination relating thereto approved by the Board. No course or examination shall be required of a candidate holding a current higher level of emergency medical certification from the State Department of Health.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245578,"text":"An applicant for a surface foreman certificate shall be at least 23 years of age and have had at least five years of experience in a coal mine, at least three years of which shall have been in a surface coal mine. A graduate of an approved course in mining engineering at a baccalaureate institution of higher education shall be given credit for three of the five years of practical experience required. An applicant who possesses a degree in mining technology shall be given credit for two of the five years of required practical experience. Each applicant shall demonstrate to the Board of Coal Mining Examiners a thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of surface coal mining by making 85 percent or more on the written examination. In addition, each applicant shall pass the examination in gas detection. 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It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1972, chapter 784; in 1978, chapter 729; in 1980, chapter 442; in 1984, chapter 237; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0028\">28<\/a>; in 2007, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0894\">894<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0914\">914<\/a>; in 2010, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0809\">809<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0857\">857<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84763,"section_number":"45.2-579","catch_line":" First aid training of coal miners","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-579\/"}],"permalink":{"id":222801,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67791,"identifier":"45.2-532","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/3\/45.2-532","url":"\/45.2-532\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-532\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/3\/45.2-532","dublin_core":{"Title":" Surface foreman certification","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-532","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> An applicant for a surface <span class=\"dictionary\">foreman<\/span> certificate shall be at least 23 years of age and have had at least five years of experience in a coal mine, at least three years of which shall have been in a surface coal mine. A graduate of an approved course in mining engineering at a baccalaureate institution of higher education shall be given credit for three of the five years of practical experience required. An applicant who possesses a degree in mining technology shall be given credit for two of the five years of required practical experience. Each applicant shall demonstrate to the Board of Coal Mining Examiners a thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of surface coal mining by making 85 percent or more on the written examination. In addition, each applicant shall pass the examination in gas detection. The holder of a surface <span class=\"dictionary\">foreman<\/span> certificate issued by the Board shall be authorized to act as surface <span class=\"dictionary\">foreman<\/span> at any surface coal mine. <a id=\"paragraph-245578\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-532\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Each candidate for certification as a surface <span class=\"dictionary\">foreman<\/span> shall complete, at a minimum, a 24-hour course of instruction in advanced first aid taught by a certified advanced first aid instructor in accordance with subsection A of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\" First aid training of coal miners\" href=\"\/45.2-579\/\">45.2-579<\/a> and pass an examination relating thereto approved by the Board. No course or examination shall be required of a candidate holding a current higher level of emergency medical certification from the State <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Health. <a id=\"paragraph-245579\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-532\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n SURFACE FOREMAN CERTIFICATION (\u00a7 45.2-532)\n\nA. An applicant for a surface foreman certificate shall be at least 23 years of\nage and have had at least five years of experience in a coal mine, at least\nthree years of which shall have been in a surface coal mine. A graduate of an\napproved course in mining engineering at a baccalaureate institution of higher\neducation shall be given credit for three of the five years of practical\nexperience required. An applicant who possesses a degree in mining technology\nshall be given credit for two of the five years of required practical\nexperience. Each applicant shall demonstrate to the Board of Coal Mining\nExaminers a thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of surface coal mining\nby making 85 percent or more on the written examination. In addition, each\napplicant shall pass the examination in gas detection. The holder of a surface\nforeman certificate issued by the Board shall be authorized to act as surface\nforeman at any surface coal mine.\n\nB. Each candidate for certification as a surface foreman shall complete, at a\nminimum, a 24-hour course of instruction in advanced first aid taught by a\ncertified advanced first aid instructor in accordance with subsection A of\n&#xA7; 45.2-579 and pass an examination relating thereto approved by the Board.\nNo course or examination shall be required of a candidate holding a current\nhigher level of emergency medical certification from the State Department of\nHealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-23, 45-28; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-12;\n1972, c. 784; 1978, c. 729; 1980, c. 442; 1984, c. 237; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7\n45.1-161.39; 2007, cc. 894, 914; 2010, cc. 809, 857; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}