Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Section 48-9-4 - Criteria for Outby Mine Examiner Certification4.1. Prior to any person being issued an Outby Mine Examiner certification, such applicant must: 4.1.1. Possess a miner's certification (see 48 CSR 2-2.9., "Guidelines for Issuing Underground Miner's Certificate");4.1.2. Have a minimum of two (2) years' experience and provide evidence on a form prescribed by the Director.4.2. The experience requirements set out in Section 4.1.2 are intended to ensure that such individual possesses a basic and general knowledge of the mine environment and related hazards.4.3. For those individuals currently holding a belt examiner certification issued by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training issued prior to August 1, 2023 may gain certification as an Outby Mine Examiner by: 4.3.1. Providing proof of said belt examiner certification;4.3.2. Applying for the Outby Mine Examiner certification;4.3.3. Attending a four (4) hour course of instruction provided by the OMHST covering at a minimum the following topics/requirements:4.3.3.c. Refuge Alternative.4.3.3.d. Mine Ventilation and Controls - overcast, undercasts, regulators and seals.4.3.3.e. Actions Required for excessive methane4.3.3.f. Haulage Safety and track components if applicable; and4.3.4. At the completion of the course of instruction in subsection 4.3.3, the trainee will be issued a 5000-23 form by a OMHST instructor documenting completion of the course. A copy of the completed 5000-23 form will be submitted with the application for outby mine examiner certification.