Certification required for employment; persons certified in other
states; inexperienced miner identification pending certification
Sec. 12. (a) It is unlawful for any person to serve in the capacity
of mine foreman, assistant mine foreman, fire-boss, shot-firer,
hoisting engineer, electrician, or belt examiner at any time unless he
is properly certified. However, any person who meets the appropriate
experience requirements of this chapter and who is properly certified
in one (1) of these capacities or their equivalent in another state
which recognizes the certification of Indiana may serve in such a
capacity until the next examination by the board, whereupon the
person must apply to the board for a certificate of competency in his
particular classification.
(b) It is unlawful for an operator of a mine in this state to employ
any person in the capacity of mine superintendent, assistant mine
superintendent, mine foreman, assistant mine foreman, fire-boss,
shot-firer, hoisting engineer, mine electrician, or belt examiner at any
time unless the person is properly certified.
(c) Before any person certified in another state may perform in the
capacity of mine superintendent, assistant mine superintendent, mine
foreman, assistant mine foreman, fire-boss, shot-firer, hoisting
engineer, electrician, or belt examiner in Indiana, he must personally
present to the director or a member of the board evidence of the
out-of-state certificate or certificates.
(d) Every inexperienced miner is required to wear an orange hard
hat until the miner receives a certificate of competency.
(Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.26; Acts 1971, P.L.358, SEC.6.) As
amended by Acts 1979, P.L.231, SEC.6; P.L.231-1983, SEC.9;
P.L.37-1985, SEC.50; P.L.112-1992, SEC.7.
Last modified: May 27, 2006