Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 805 - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET › Chapter 7 - Miner Training, Education and Certification › Section 805 KAR 7:030 - Annual retraining for underground and surface miners

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 351.106, 351.1291
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 351.106(1) and
				351.1291(2) require the Department for Natural Resources to establish an annual
				miner retraining program. KRS 351.106(12) authorizes the Secretary of the
				Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations
				necessary to implement KRS Chapter 351. This administrative regulation
				establishes the requirements and terms of the annual retraining program.
Section 1. Annual Retraining for Underground
			 Miners.
(1) A certified underground miner
			 shall receive a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of annual retraining.
(2) At least eight (8) hours of the annual
			 retraining shall:
(a) Be administered in a
			 classroom;
(b) Be conducted by a
			 Kentucky certified underground mining instructor;
(c) Include alcohol and substance abuse
			 education as required by KRS 351.106(1); and
(d) Be documented on the Mine Safety and
			 Health Administration Form 5000-23 and embossed with the instructor's
			 seal.
(3) The balance of
			 the annual retraining shall be administered in segments of not less than
			 fifteen (15) minutes. Training administered in this manner shall be provided
			 by, or under the direct supervision of, a Kentucky certified underground mining
			 instructor or a Kentucky certified mine foreman. A person who receives annual
			 retraining in this manner shall be notified that each segment is being
			 administered in satisfaction of the annual retraining requirement, and a record
			 of each segment, including dates, duration, subject and attendees, shall be
			 maintained at the mine site until the training form, Mine Safety and Health
			 Administration Form 5000-23 can be completed.
(4) Documentation of completed training
			 pursuant to subsections (1) through (3) of this section shall be made on the
			 Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 5000-23 and shall include the
			 following information:
(a) Full name of person
			 trained;
(b) Miner identification
			 number;
(c) Type of mining
			 operation;
(d) Type of training
			 received;
(e) Date training
			 completed;
(f) Subjects taught in
			 that training;
(g) Amount of
			 training;
(h) Signature of
			 instructor;
(i) Signature of miner;
			 and
(j) Date of
			 signatures.
(5) After
			 completion of his training, or upon the miner leaving employment with the
			 licensee, the miner shall receive a copy of all of his training
			 records.
(6) The annual retraining
			 courses shall include the following subjects:
(a) Transportation controls and
			 communications systems;
(b)
			 Barricading;
(c) Roof control and
			 ventilation plans;
(d) First
			 aid;
(e) Electrical hazards and
			 moving equipment;
(f) Accident
			 prevention;
(g) Self-rescue
			 devices;
(h) Explosives;
(i) Health and safety standards;
			 and
(j) Statutory rights of miners
			 and their representatives.