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WV Code § 22A-1-30 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-30. Record of Examination

The mine foreman examiner shall send to the director the answers and all other papers of the applicants, together with the tally sheets and a list of the questions and answers as prepared by the mine foreman examiner which shall be filed in the office as public documents.
WV Code § 22A-1-32 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-32. Certification of Mine Foreman or Assistant Mine Foreman Whose License to Engage in Similar Activities Suspended in Another State

Any person whose license, certificate or similar authority to perform any supervisory or fire boss duties in another state has been suspended or revoked by that state cannot be certified under any provision of this chapter during the period of such suspension or revocation in the other state.
WV Code § 22A-1-33 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-33. Mine Rescue Stations; Equipment

The director is hereby authorized to purchase, equip and operate for the use of said office such mine rescue stations and equipment as he or she may deem necessary.
WV Code § 22A-1-34 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-34. Mine Rescue Crews

The director is hereby authorized to have trained and employed at the rescue stations, operated by the office within the state, such rescue crews as he or she may deem necessary. Each member of a rescue crew shall devote four hours each month for training purposes and shall be available at all times to assist in rescue work at explosions and mine fires. Regular members shall receive for such services the sum of $32 per month, and captains shall receive $35 per month, payable on requisition approved by the director. The director may remove any member of a rescue crew at any time.
WV Code § 22A-1-36 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-36. Mandatory Safety Programs; Penalties

 (a) The director, in consultation with the state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety, shall promulgate rules in accordance with §29A-1-1 et seq. of this code, detailing the requirements for mine safety programs to be established by coal operators, as provided in §22A-1-36(b) of this code. The rules may require different types of safety programs to be developed, depending upon the output of the particular mine, the number of employees of the particular mine, the location of the particular mine, the physical features of the particular mine, or any other factor deemed relevant by the director.(b) Within six months of the date when the rules required in §22A-1-36(a) of this code become final, each operator shall develop and submit to the director a comprehensive mine safety program for each mine, in accordance with such rules. Each employee of the mine shall be afforded an opportunity to review and submit comments to the director regarding the modification or revision of such program, prior to submission of such program to the director. Upon submission of such program the director has 90 days to approve, reject, or modify such program. If the program is rejected, the director shall give the operator a reasonable time to correct and resubmit such program. An up-to-date copy of each program shall be placed on file in the office and further copies shall be made available to the miners of each mine and their representatives. Each operator shall undertake all efforts necessary to assure total compliance with the appropriate safety program at each mine and shall fully implement all portions of such program. Once approved, a comprehensive mine safety program shall not be subject to annual review by the director: Provided, That a program may be subject to annual review by the director after a fatality or serious accident involving bodily harm has occurred, or, if the operator has shown a pattern of mine safety violations as defined by §22A-1-15(2) of this code, such a finding shall also warrant annual review by the director. The director shall promulgate emergency rules in order to comply with this subsection. (c) Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than six months, or both fined and imprisoned.
WV Code § 22A-1-37 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-37. Certification of Surface Mine Foremen

(a) In every surface mine, regulated under the provisions of article three or four, chapter twenty-two of this code, where five or more persons are employed in a period of twenty-four hours, the operator shall employ at least one person certified in accordance with the provisions of article seven of this chapter as a mine foreman. Each applicant for certification as a mine foreman shall, at the time of issuance of a certificate of competency: (1) Be a resident or employed in a mine in this state; (2) have had at least three years' experience in surface mining, which shall include at least eighteen months' experience on or at a working section of a surface mine, or be a graduate of the school of mines at West Virginia University or of another accredited mining engineering school and have had at least two years' practical experience in a surface mine, which shall include at least eighteen months' experience on or at a working section of a surface mine; and (3) have demonstrated knowledge of mine safety, first aid, safety appliances, emergency procedures relative to all equipment, state and federal mining laws and regulations and other subjects, by completing such training, education and examinations as may be required under article seven of this chapter.(b) In surface mines in which the operations are so extensive that the duties devolving upon the mine foreman cannot be discharged by one person, one or more assistant mine foreman may be designated. Such persons shall act under the instruction of the mine foreman who shall be responsible for their conduct in the discharge of their duties. Each assistant so designated shall be certified under the provisions of article seven of this chapter. Each applicant for certification as assistant mine foreman shall, at the time of issuance of a certificate of competency, possess all of the qualifications required of a mine foreman: Provided, That at the time of certification the person is required to have at least two years' experience in surface mining, which shall include eighteen months on or at a working section of a surface mine or be a graduate of the school of mines at West Virginia University or of another accredited mining engineering school and have had twelve months' practical experience in a surface mine, all of which shall have been on or at a working section.(c) The director shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
WV Code § 22A-1-38 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-38. Applicability and Enforcement of Laws Safeguarding Life and Property; Rules; Authority of Director Regarding Enforcing Safety Laws

All provisions of this chapter intended to safeguard life and property shall extend to all surface-mining operations, regulated under articles three and four, chapter twenty-two of this code, insofar as such laws are applicable thereto. The director shall promulgate reasonable rules in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to protect the safety of those employed in and around surface mines. The enforcement of all laws and rules relating to the safety of those employed in and around surface mines is hereby vested in the director and shall be enforced according to the provisions of this chapter.
WV Code § 22A-1-39 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-39. Reciprocity of Mine Foreman Certification and Experienced Miner Certification

(a) Beginning April 1, 1999, and notwithstanding any other provisions in this code to the contrary, the director, in consultation with the board of miner training, education and certification, established pursuant to the provisions of article seven of this chapter, shall make reciprocity of mine foreman certification and experienced miner certification available to any person certified by a state which accepts West Virginia's mine foreman or experienced miner certifications, if that state's qualifications, examination and certification criteria are substantially equivalent to those utilized by this state.(b) A person requesting either of these certifications by reciprocity shall submit photographic identification, a current copy of his or her certification card or certificate, verifiable documentation of all degrees held, continuing education successfully completed, and documentation of other training, if required for the certification, and shall also comply with any other criteria as the director, in consultation with the board of miner training, education and certification, may reasonably require from time to time to effectively carry out the provisions of this section: Provided, That the criteria shall include, but is not limited to, the following minimum requirements: (1) When a reciprocity agreement applicable to mine foreman certification has been established with another state, any applicant holding a mine foreman certificate from that state shall take the component of the West Virginia mine foreman certification examination that pertains only to specific West Virginia mining laws and rules and shall pass the examination with a score of at least eighty percent prior to being issued a West Virginia mine foreman certificate; (2) when a reciprocity agreement applicable to experienced miner certification has been established with another state, any applicant holding an experienced miner's certificate from that state shall receive hazard training in accordance with provisions contained in 30 CFR Part 48.11 if the applicant is an underground miner, or in accordance with the provisions contained in 30 CFR Part 48.31 if the applicant is a surface miner, and shall receive instruction in West Virginia mining laws and rules pertinent to any duties that are or will be assigned the miner prior to the miner performing any duties; and (3) records of all training and instruction shall be kept in a book provided exclusively for that purpose which shall be made available upon request to an authorized representative of the director and to authorized representatives of miners in or at the mine.
WV Code § 22A-1-40 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-40. Reporting Violations, Accident Investigations; Witness Interviews

(a) To the extent permitted by law, any person meeting with, or providing a statement to, the director may request to do so on a confidential basis without the consent, presence, involvement or knowledge of any third party. Upon such a request, the director shall keep the identity of any individual providing such a statement and the statement itself confidential, to the extent permitted by law, and the statement shall be exempt from disclosure under article one, chapter twenty-nine-b of this code. Nothing in this section precludes a person from being represented when speaking with the director. Further, nothing in this section precludes a person under subpoena or who is voluntarily speaking with the director from authorizing any other person from participation in such meeting or statement.(b) If any miner is entrapped, fatally injured or otherwise unable, as the result of an accident, to designate a representative to observe witness interviews and investigatory hearings conducted in an accident investigation, the miner's closest relative may designate one representative who may, subject to subsection (a) of this section, attend witness interviews and investigatory hearings regarding the accident for the sole purpose of observing such interviews and hearings and conveying information to the accident victim's family: Provided, That the right of a designated representative to observe witness interviews and investigatory hearings pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to subsection (a) of this section and shall not extend to interviews or investigatory hearings of a criminal nature conducted by state or federal inspectors or other state or federal law enforcement officers. No more than five representatives designated pursuant to this section may attend witness interviews and investigatory hearings for the purpose of observing such interviews and hearings and conveying information to accident victims' families.(c) The director shall, in consultation with the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety, develop a list of persons skilled in the fields of grief and crisis management, communications and family support. Following any mining accident involving entrapped miners or fatal injuries, the director shall promptly provide the list of such individuals to the families of the accident victim or victims. The individuals contained on the list developed by the director shall be available as a resource to families of accident victims who seek their assistance. The list shall also contain a reference to this code section and a statement that the family has the right to designate a representative of their choosing regardless of whether that person is named on the list.
WV Code § 22A-1-42 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-42. Surface Ground Control Plan; Automated External Defibrillator

(a) The MSHA-approved surface ground control plan shall serve as the state-approved plan, and the operator, upon approval by MSHA, shall provide a copy of the MSHA-approved surface ground control plan to the director.(b) Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) shall be required on all surface mining operations. The director shall promulgate emergency rules in order to comply with this section of code, giving special consideration to the climate sensitive nature of AEDs.
WV Code § 22A-1-43 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-43. Hold Harmless Clause; Decision to Enter Mine

(a) If any injury or death shall occur to any person who has entered any mine, whether active workings, inactive workings, or abandoned workings, without permission, neither: (1) The owner of that mine or property; nor (2) The State of West Virginia or any of its political subdivisions, or any agency operating under color of law thereunder; nor (3) Any person, organization, or entity involved in any rescue or attempted rescue of such person who has committed an entry without permission, shall be held liable in any court or other forum for such injury or death. (b) The director is authorized to make the decision on whether a mine is too dangerous, and this decision is not subject to review by a court of this state.(c) A company shall not be required or ordered to conduct rescue operations.
WV Code § 22A-1-44 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Enforcement|§22A-1-44. Temporary Exemption for Environmental Regulations

In the event of an unauthorized entry by any person or persons into any mine whether active workings, inactive workings, or abandoned workings, neither the owner of that mine or property, nor any other person, organization, or entity involved in any rescue or attempted rescue of such person, may be held liable for any violation of any environmental regulation, if such violation occurred as part of any rescue efforts.
WV Code § 22A-1A-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1A. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Substance Abuse|§22A-1A-3. Disclosure of Records Exempt; Exceptions

Records of substance abuse and alcohol screening tests, written or otherwise, received by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, its employees, agents and representatives are confidential communications and are exempt from disclosure under article one, chapter twenty-nine-b of the code, except as follows:(a) Where release of the information is authorized solely pursuant to a written consent form signed voluntarily by the person tested. The consent form shall contain the following:(1) The name of the person who is authorized to obtain the information;(2) The purpose of the disclosure;(3) The precise information to be disclosed;(4) The duration of the consent; and(5) The signature of the person authorizing the release of the information;(b) Where the release of the information is compelled by the Board of Appeals or a court of competent jurisdiction;(c) Where the release of the information is relevant to a legal claim asserted by the person tested;(d) Where the information is used by the entity conducting the substance abuse or alcohol screening test in defense of a civil or administrative action related to the testing or results, or to consult with its legal counsel; or(e) Where release of the information is deemed appropriate by the Board of Appeals or a court of competent jurisdiction in a disciplinary proceeding.
WV Code § 22A-1A-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 1A. Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; Administration; Substance Abuse|§22A-1A-4. Effective Date

The provisions of this article are effective beginning January 1, 2013.
WV Code § 22A-2-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 2. Underground Mines|§22A-2-2. Submittal of Detailed Ventilation Plan to Director

(a) A mine operator shall give the director a copy of the United States Department of Labors Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-approved plan and any addenda as soon as the operator receives the approval from MSHA. The MSHA-approved plan shall serve as the state-approved plan: Provided, That the MSHA-approved plan shall comply with all provisions of state mining law as set forth in this code or state rules.(b) In the event of an unforeseen situation requiring immediate action on a plan revision, the operator shall submit the proposed revision to the director and the miners" representative, if any, employed by the operator at the mine when the proposed revision is submitted to MSHA. The director shall work with the operator to review and comment on the proposed plan revision to MSHA as quickly as possible. (c) Upon approval by MSHA, the plan is enforceable by the director. The approved plan and all revisions and addenda thereto shall be posted on the mine bulletin board and made available for inspection by the miners at that mine for the period of time that they are in effect.
WV Code § 22A-2-4a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 2. Underground Mines|§22A-2-4a. Use of Belt Air

(a) Definitions. — For purposes of this section, “belt air” means the use of a belt conveyor entry as an intake air course to ventilate the working sections of a mine or areas where mechanized mining equipment is being installed or removed.(b) Upon the effective date of the enactment of this section, belt air may not be used to ventilate the working sections of a mine or areas where mechanized mining equipment is being installed or removed: Provided, That if an alternative method of ventilation will at all times guarantee no less than the same measure of protection afforded the miners of an underground mine by the foregoing or if the application of the foregoing to an underground mine will result in a diminution of safety to the miners in the mine, the director may approve the interim use of belt air pursuant to the following. The MSHA-approved plan for use of belt air shall serve as the state-approved plan: Provided, That the MSHA-approved plan shall contain all provisions of state mining law as set forth in state code or code of state rules.
WV Code § 22A-2-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 22A. Miners' Health, Safety and Training|Article 2. Underground Mines|§22A-2-6. Requirements for Movement of Off-Track Mining Equipment in Areas of Active Workings Where Energized Trolley Wires or Trolley Feeder Wires Are Present; Premovement Requirements; Certified and Qualified Persons

Mining equipment being transported or trammed underground, other than ordinary sectional movements, shall be transported or trammed by qualified personnel. When equipment is being transported or trammed where trolley wire is energized on the split of air in which said equipment is being transported or trammed, no person shall be permitted to be inby the equipment in the ventilating split that is passing over such equipment, except those directly involved with transporting or tramming the equipment, and shall be under the supervision of a certified foreman. To avoid accidental contact with power lines, face equipment shall be insulated and assemblies removed, if necessary, so as to provide clearance.