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...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a person who applies for a certificate as a mine electrician shall be able to read and write the English language, and prior to the date of the application for examination either shall have had at least one year's experience in performing electrical work underground in a coal mine, in the surface work area of an underground coal mine, in a surface coal mine, or ...

..., and not upon technical education, but consideration shall be given such technical education as the applicant possesses. This examination shall be held as soon after application is made as practicable in the district from which the applicant makes application. (B) The chief may require an applicant for a certificate as mine foreperson, foreperson, mine electrician, shot firer, surface mine blaster, or fire boss to...

...practical experience obtained by actual contact with gas in mines and have knowledge of the dangers and nature of noxious and explosive gases and ventilation of gaseous mines. An applicant for a certificate as a foreperson of gaseous mines shall meet the same requirements, except that the applicant shall have had at least three years' actual practical experience in the underground workings of a gaseous mine or the eq...

...ngaseous coal mine. (D) The chief, in consultation with a statewide association representing the coal mining industry and a statewide association representing employees of coal mines, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of the following: (1) Prescribe requirements, criteria, and procedures for the recertification of a mine foreperson or a foreperson of a nongaseous co...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a person who applies for a certificate as a mine foreperson of surface mines shall be able to read and write the English language and shall have had at least five years' actual practical experience in surface mines. An applicant for a certificate as a foreperson of surface mines shall meet the same requirements, except that the applicant shall have had at least ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a person who applies for a certificate as a surface mine blaster shall be able to read and write the English language; shall have had at least one year's actual practical experience in surface mines or the equivalent thereof in the judgment of the chief of the division of mineral resources management; shall have knowledge of the dangers and nature of the use of ...

...ertification or other authorization may continue to operate under the temporary certificate until it expires or the chief suspends or revokes it. (D) Except as provided in sections 1561.16 and 1561.17 of the Revised Code, any certificate issued by the former mine examining board prior to October 29, 1995, shall remain in effect notwithstanding the new classifications of certificates established by this section.

...vision of mineral resources management determines; and one such station may be maintained at the mine laboratory provided for in section 1561.27 of the Revised Code. In establishing such stations the chief may use quarters owned by or in the possession and control of the state, if available, or may lease other quarters therefor. Each station shall be equipped with rescue and first aid apparatus and other ...

...on the surface, which includes the time consumed by those members in traveling to and from the scene of the emergency when the scene is away from the station of the members, and the sum of seven dollars per hour for all work underground at the emergency, and in addition thereto, the necessary living expenses of the members when the emergency is away from their home station, all payable on requisition approved by the ...

... immunity from civil liability that is conferred on an employee of the division by any other provision of the Revised Code or by case law.

...perated by, and under the direction and control of, the chief of the division of mineral resources management. The chief shall employ not more than three chemists, and such clerical help as conditions require. The necessary equipment and supplies to maintain such laboratory shall be supplied by the chief.

... to the inspection of mines. They shall conduct such research and experimental work and tests as will provide for better working, health, and safety conditions in the mines and quarries, and will aid in the development and furtherance of such industries.

...l, noting particularly the location and condition of buildings, the condition of the boiler, machinery, workings of the mine, the traveling ways and haulageways, the circulation and condition of the air and drainage, and the condition of electrical circuits and appliances. The inspector shall make tests for poisonous, explosive, and noxious gases, and shall specifically order compliance with any section of this...

... inspectors shall examine surface and underground electrical installations at all mines for fire, shock, and explosion hazards, and for compliance with the electrical requirements of this chapter and Chapters 1563., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code, at least once each year. In gaseous mines such examinations shall be made of all underground installations at least once each six months. A written report of each exa...

...ines, the date of each examination, the condition of each mine examined, whether the laws relating to mines and mining are being observed or violated, and if violated, the nature and extent of such violations, the progress made in safeguarding the lives and protecting the health of the employees in and about the mines, and other facts of public interest concerning the condition of mines and the development and progre...

...n in charge of employees at once of the condition the deputy mine inspector has found, and require them to exercise their authority to remedy the situation; in all such instances, the deputy mine inspector shall stop all workings in the particular section in which the deputy mine inspector found the dangerous condition, or the entire mine if necessary, until the condition found is remedied. Before leaving the mine pr...

...ds that any matter, thing, or practice connected with any mine and not prohibited specifically by law is dangerous or hazardous, or that from a rigid enforcement of this chapter and Chapters 1563., 1565., and 1567. and applicable provisions of Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code, the matter, thing, or practice would become dangerous and hazardous so as to tend to the bodily injury of any person, the deputy mine ...

...puty mine inspector who makes a finding concerning a violation of this chapter or Chapter 1563., 1565., or 1567. or section 1509.09, 1509.12, 1509.13, 1509.14, 1509.15, 1509.17, or 1509.18 of the Revised Code that involves mining safety shall notify the owner, operator, lessee, agent, and representative of the miners of the mine involved of the finding. The owner, operator, lessee, or agent of the mine involved may ...

...ent, and make a written report upon the condition of that part of the mine wherein the accident occurred and the cause of the accident. The chief shall file such report in the chief's office, and mail a copy thereof to the general office of the owner, lessee, or agent of such mine.

...When a deputy mine inspector receives notice of the occurrence of a fatal or serious accident occurring at any mine in the deputy mine inspector's district, the deputy mine inspector shall go immediately to such mine, to investigate fully into the cause of the accident, and shall make a report thereon to the chief of the division of mineral resources management in writing. A copy of such report shall be mailed to the...

...controversy or disagreement between the deputy mine inspector and the owner, lessee, or agent of a mine, or persons working therein, or in case of emergency requiring counsel, the deputy mine inspector may call upon the chief of the division of mineral resources management for such assistance and counsel as is necessary.

...s collected by reason of prosecutions under this chapter and Chapters 1563., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code shall be paid to the chief of the division of mineral resources management, and by the chief paid into the state treasury to the credit of the mining regulation and safety fund created in section 1513.30 of the Revised Code.

...ision of mineral resources management under sections 1561.16 to 1561.20 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the chief into the state treasury to the credit of the mining regulation and safety fund created in section 1513.30 of the Revised Code.

...inds any violation of law, or any other conditions that constitute an imminent and substantial threat to miners' health or safety, the chief of the division of mineral resources management may issue, modify, or revoke reasonable orders requiring the operator to abate the violation or condition within a reasonable period of time. No operator shall violate or fail to comply with any order issued under this section.

...All money collected under sections 1561.14, 1561.16, 1561.17, 1561.19, 1561.20, 1561.45, and 1561.46 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the mining regulation and safety fund created by section 1513.30 of the Revised Code. The department of natural resources shall use the money in the fund to pay the operating expenses of the division of mineral resources management.