                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 SURFACE FOREMAN CERTIFICATION (§ 45.2-532)

A. 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. 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. Each 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.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 45-23, 45-28; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-12;
1972, c. 784; 1978, c. 729; 1980, c. 442; 1984, c. 237; 1994, c. 28, §
45.1-161.39; 2007, cc. 894, 914; 2010, cc. 809, 857; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.