Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 351.101, 351.102, 351.1291
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 351.102(3) and
351.106(1) require the Department for Natural Resources to establish a program
of education and training for a prospective miner to obtain a permit as an
inexperienced underground or surface miner. 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 procedure for public and private entities to submit
training programs to the Division of Mine Safety for approval.
Section 1. A training program to obtain a
permit as an inexperienced underground or surface miner shall be approved by
the Division of Mine Safety if:
(1) The
proposed program meets the criteria and objectives of 805 KAR 7:020;
and
(2) The instructors teaching
the program have been certified by the Kentucky Department for Natural
Resources and the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Section
2.
(1) A person who desires to
provide a training program to prospective miners shall submit the proposed
training program to the Division of Mine Safety, 300 Sower Blvd, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601, for review.
(2) The
proposed training program shall contain the following information:
(a) The address and location of the training
facility to be used;
(b) A
description of the equipment and facilities to be used;
(c) A list of the participating
instructors;
(d) The content areas
in the training program for which each instructor shall be
responsible;
(e) The approximate
number of students per class;
(f)
The dates on which the training program will be conducted;
(g) The name and address of the person
responsible for the formulation and implementation of the training
program;
(h) An outline of the
proposed program showing how it meets the criteria and objectives of 805 KAR 7:020;
(i) A list of instructional
material to be used including films or programmed material and noting where the
material will be used within the instructional sequence; and
(j) A description of the instructional
methods to be used throughout the program including lecture-demonstration,
personalized instruction, and team-teaching.
Section 3.
(1) Approval granted by the Division of Mine
Safety in accordance with the provisions of this administrative regulation
shall be conditional upon the practical implementation of the training program
in a manner consistent with the criteria and objectives of 805 KAR 7:020.
(2) The Division of Mine
Safety may monitor an approved program without prior
notice.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 351.070(13), 351.102(3), 351.106(1),
(12), 351.1291(1)
