                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS EMPLOYED IN COAL MINES; POWERS AND DUTIES OF
THE BOARD (§ 45.2-520)

A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners may require certification of persons who
work in coal mines and persons whose duties and responsibilities in relation to
coal mining require competency, skill, or knowledge in order to perform in a
manner consistent with the preservation of the health and safety of persons and
property. Each of the following certificates shall be issued by the Board, and a
person who holds such a certificate is authorized to perform the tasks that the
Act or any regulation adopted by the Board or by the Department requires to be
performed by such certified person:

   1. First-class mine foreman;

   2. First-class shaft or slope foreman;

   3. Surface foreman;

   4. Preparation plant foreman;

   5. Electrical maintenance foreman;

   6. Dock foreman;

   7. Top person;

   8. Underground shot firer;

   9. Surface blaster;

   10. Hoisting engineer;

   11. Electrical repairman;

   12. Automatic elevator operator;

   13. Mine inspector;

   14. Qualified gas detector;

   15. Diesel engine mechanic;

   16. Diesel engine mechanic instructor;

   17. First aid instructor;

   18. Advanced first aid;

   19. Chief electrician; and

   20. General coal miner.

B. Certification shall also be required for any additional tasks that the Board
requires by regulation.

C. The Board may adopt regulations necessary or incidental to the performance of
duties or the execution of powers conferred under this title. Such regulations
shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (&#xA7; 2.2-4006
et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act.

D. The Board may adopt regulations regarding on-site examinations of mine
foremen conducted by mine inspectors pursuant to &#xA7; 45.2-528.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 45-23, 45-28, 45-31, 45-33.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c.
594, §§ 45.1-12, 45.1-14; 1972, c. 784; 1978, c. 729; 1980, c. 442; 1984, c.
237; 1993, c. 442; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.28; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.