Section 351.107 - Requirements for certification as shotfirer(1) A person desiring to obtain experience as a shotfirer may not charge or detonate explosives in an underground mine unless he or she is under the direction and within sight and sound of a certified shotfirer. No person shall charge or detonate explosives within an underground mine unless that person has successfully completed a training program and passed a test administered by the department. The test shall include at a minimum a determination of the person's ability to test for mine gases and to safely handle and detonate explosives in an underground coal mine.(2) The commissioner shall issue a shotfirer's certificate to the person upon successfully passing the test.Effective:7/14/2000
Amended 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 8, effective7/14/2000. -- Amended 1996, Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 9, effective 4/9/1996. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 7.