351.060 Qualifications of director of Division of Mine Safety. (1) The director of the Division of Mine Safety shall be a citizen of Kentucky and shall be thoroughly familiar with all methods of safety pertaining to the operation of mines. (2) The director shall have a practical knowledge of: (a) The different systems of working and ventilating coal mines; (b) The nature, chemistry, and properties of noxious, poisonous, and explosive gases, the dangers due to these gases, and the prevention of these dangers; (c) The dangers incident to blasting and the prevention of these dangers; (d) The methods for the management and extinguishment of mine fires; (e) The methods for rescue and relief work in mine disasters; (f) The application of electricity in mining operations; (g) The application of mechanical loading in mining operations; (h) The equipment and explosives manufactured for use in coal mines; (i) The methods used in locating oil and gas wells when drilled through any coal seam; (j) The proper manner of drilling and plugging oil and gas wells; (k) Mining engineering; and (l) The methods for the prevention of explosions in mines due to gas or dust. (3) The director shall be capable of efficiently reporting on any proposed development in mining operations or the possibility of operating any coal or clay seam. (4) The director shall hold a mine inspector's or mine safety specialist's certificate. Effective: June 24, 2015 History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 10, effective June 24, 2015. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 58, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 3, effective April 9, 1996. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 14. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 386, sec. 64. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739-4. Legislative Research Commission Note (4/9/96). The action taken with respect to this statute by 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 308 was to have become effective April 8, 1996, under Section 51 of that Act. The Act, however, did not become effective until April 9, 1996, when the Governor's signed copy of the Act was filed with the Secretary of State.
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