45.1-161.37 - General coal miner certification. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.37. General coal miner certification.

A. Every person working in a coal mine in Virginia shall hold a general coalminer certificate issued by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners. Any personwho has been employed to work in a coal mine in Virginia prior to January 1,1996, shall submit a complete application for certification as a general coalminer by September 30, 2007. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners shall issue ageneral coal miner certification upon submittal of a complete application.

B. Each applicant for a general coal miner certificate who has not beenemployed to work in a Virginia coal mine prior to January 1, 1996, shallprove to the Board that he has knowledge of first aid practices and has ageneral working knowledge of the provisions of this Act, and applicableregulations, pertaining to coal mining health and safety. Each applicantshall have completed the new miner training requirements of 30 CFR Part 48 orsubmit proof of at least one year of experience in a coal mine prior toissuance of the General Coal Miner certification.

(1994, c. 28; 2005, c. 3; 2007, cc. 894, 914.)