Ohio Administrative Code
Title 1501:10 - Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mine Safety
Chapter 1501:10-1 - Division of Mines and Reclamation-Mine Safety-Accident Reports; Investigations
Section 1501:10-1-04 - Mine medical responder
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 1501:10-1-04
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Training . A mine medical responder, as defined in section 1565.15 of the Revised Code, shall be trained and certified in accordance with this rule. Mine medical responder training will include all of the following:
(1) An initial mine medical responder
training course of a minimum of eighty-three hours, taught by a mine medical
responder certification instructor. The training course
will be
developed by the mine safety program of the division of mineral resources
management and approved by the chief and
will include a
course agenda and material that specifically focus on treating injuries and
illnesses associated with underground coal mining;
(2) A final examination, developed by the
mine safety program of the division of mineral resources management and
approved by the chief, taken at the completion of the initial training course,
that directly measures the skills, abilities and learned proficiencies of the
student. Part of this examination will be written; part
will be
verbal and hands-on, during which the student
will exhibit
acquired skills and proficiencies for the treatment of injured miners including
splinting, bandaging, control of bleeding and preparation for
transport;
(3) A mine medical
responder refresher training course of a minimum of sixteen hours every two
years following initial certification as a mine medical responder, taught by a
mine medical responder certification instructor. The training course
will be
developed by the mine safety program of the division of mineral resources
management and approved by the chief and
will include a
course agenda and material that specifically focus on treating injuries and
illnesses associated with underground coal mining; and
(4) Any other requirements, criteria or
procedures that the chief determines are necessary regarding the training,
examination, and refresher training of mine medical responders.
(B) Eligibility for mine medical responder.
(1) Persons with a current EMT or paramedic
certificate.
(a) An EMT-basic, EMT-I or
paramedic, as defined in section
1565.15 of the Revised Code,
whose certification is current
will automatically receive the mine medical
responder certification upon submission to the chief of an application for
certification and presentation of his or her current EMT or paramedic
certificate. An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic from a state other than Ohio
is to
also submit to the chief a letter from the certifying authority stating that
the applicant's EMT or paramedic certification is current and in good standing
in that state.
(b) An EMT-basic,
EMT-I or paramedic who automatically receives the mine medical responder
certification under paragraph (B)(1)(a) of this rule and who does not renew his
or her EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic certificate pursuant to rule
4765-8-04 of the Administrative
Code will continue to meet the requirements of a mine
medical responder provided he or she applies for and successfully completes the
mine medical responder refresher training course described in paragraph (A) (3)
of this rule during the same calendar year as the date of the expiration of his
or her EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic certificate.
Attendance at the entire mine medical responder
refresher training course is necessary in order
to successfully complete it.
(2) Persons applying for initial mine medical
responder training and certification. A person who applies for initial
training, examination, and certification as a mine medical responder
is to meet the
following conditions:
(a) Be able to
read and write the English language; and
(b) Show proof of successful completion of
new miner training, including all parts of the new miner training
set
forth in
30 C.F.R.
48.5 with the exception of the approximately
eight hours of training that
will be given at the minesite as
set
forth in paragraph (a) of
30 C.F.R.
48.5.
(C) Fees for initial training, examination, and refresher training.
(1) An applicant for
initial training as a mine medical responder
will pay a non-
refundable fee in an amount determined by the
chief, submitted on the first day of the initial mine medical responder
training course.
(2) An applicant
for the mine medical responder final examination
will pay a
non-refundable fee in an amount determined by the
chief, submitted at the time the examination is taken.
(3) An applicant applying to retake part or
all of the final examination
will pay a non-refundable fee
in
an amount determined by the chief, submitted at the time the examination
is retaken.
(4) An applicant for
mine medical responder refresher training
will pay a non-
refundable fee in an amount determined by the chief, submitted on the
first day of the mine medical responder refresher training course.
(5) The fee
will not be
refunded if the applicant does not successfully complete the mine medical
responder training course, examination, or refresher training course.
(6) Fees collected under paragraph (C) of
this rule
will be paid into the state treasury to the credit of
the mining regulation and safety fund created in section
1513.30 of the Revised Code.
(D) Certification.
(1) The chief
will issue a
mine medical responder certificate to each applicant for mine medical responder
certification who successfully completes the initial mine medical responder
training course under paragraph (A)(1) of this rule and passes the final
examination of paragraph (A)(2) of this rule.
(a)
Attendance at all parts of
the training course is necessary in order to
successfully complete it.
(b)
Attaining a grade of eighty per cent or higher on
each part of the examination is necessary to
pass.
(c) An applicant not
attaining a passing grade on one part of the examination may apply to retake
that part only. An applicant not attaining a passing grade on two or more parts
of the examination may apply to retake the
entire examination no sooner than thirty days after
receiving notice of their grades. An applicant
may retake
the examination only one time.
(d)
An applicant who fails to pass the examination after retaking all or part of it
will
not be certified unless he or she again successfully completes the initial mine
medical responder training course of paragraph (A)(1) of this rule and then
passes the final examination of paragraph (A)(2) of this rule.
(2) Certification
will
expire two years after the date of issuance unless the mine medical responder
applies for and successfully completes the mine medical responder refresher
training course described in paragraph (A)(3) of this rule during the same
calendar year as the date of expiration of the certification.
Attendance at the entire refresher training course
is necessay in order to successfully complete it.
The mine safety program of the division of mineral resources management
will
establish a regular schedule for mine medical responder refresher
training.
(3) A person who allows
his or her mine medical responder certification to expire may apply to the
chief for recertification, including with the application a detailed
explanation of why the certification was not renewed on time. The chief
will
review such an application on a case-by-case basis and
determine whether the person may be
recertified by successfully completing the mine medical responder refresher
training course of paragraph (A)(3) of this rule or by successfully completing
the initial mine medical responder training course and passing the final
examination of paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this rule.
(E) Credentials for mine medical responder certification instructors. A mine medical responder certification instructor is to have at least the following credentials:
(1)
An employee of the division of mineral resources management who is an EMT-
basic, EMT-I or paramedic, as defined in section
1565.15 of the Revised
Code;
(2) An EMT-basic, EMT-I or
paramedic, as defined in section
1565.15 of the Revised Code,
contracted by the division of mineral resources management to provide mine
medical responder instruction; or
(3) An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic who
has complied with paragraph (F) of this
rule.
(F) Mine medical responder training provided by an operator. A operator of an underground coal mine who wishes to provide mine medical responder training for his or her own employees is to comply with the following:
(1) Mine medical responder certification
instructors hired by an operator. An operator may use an employee or a
contracted worker to conduct the initial mine medical responder training of
paragraph (A)(1) of this rule and the mine medical responder refresher training
of paragraph (A)(3) of this rule provided the employee or contracted worker is
an EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic, as defined in section
1565.15 of the Revised Code, who
meets the following qualifications:
(a)
The EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic
is to apply to the chief to be approved as a mine
medical responder certification instructor, successfully complete the initial
mine medical responder training course of paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, pass
the examination of paragraph (A) (2) of this rule, and pay the fees
under paragraphs (C)(1) and (C)(2)
of this rule. An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic from a state other than Ohio
is to
also submit to the chief a letter from the certifying authority stating that
the applicant's EMT or paramedic certification is current and in good standing
in that state. An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic who meets the
qualifications set forth in
this paragraph
will be
approved by the chief as a mine medical responder certification instructor;
and
(b) An EMT-basic, EMT-I or
paramedic who is approved by the chief as a mine medical responder
certification instructor
is to annually submit to the chief documentation
to show that his or her EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic certification is
current.
(2) Initial mine
medical responder training. An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic who is approved by
the chief as a mine medical responder certification instructor under paragraph
(F)(1) of this rule
will use the initial mine medical responder
training course of paragraph (A)(1) of this rule to conduct initial mine
medical responder training and
will complete and sign an MSHA form 5000-23 for
each applicant who, pursuant to paragraph (D)(1)(a) of this rule, successfully
completes the initial mine medical responder training. The applicant
is to
submit a copy of the completed and signed MSHA form 5000-23 to the chief when
applying to take the final examination of paragraph (A)(2) of this
rule.
(3) Mine medical responder
refresher training. An EMT-basic, EMT-I or paramedic who is approved by the
chief as a mine medical responder certification instructor under paragraph
(F)(1) of this rule
will use the refresher training course of
paragraph (A)(3) of this rule to conduct mine medical responder refresher
training and
will complete and sign an MSHA form 5000-23 for each
applicant who, pursuant to paragraph (D)(2) of this rule, successfully
completes the refresher training. The applicant
is to submit a
copy of the completed and signed MSHA form 5000-23 to the chief to show that he
or she has met the refresher training requirements of paragraph (D)(2) of this
rule.
(4) Modified fee structure
for mine medical responder training provided by an operator. An applicant for
initial mine medical responder training who is being trained pursuant to
paragraph (F)(2) of this rule
will not pay the fee
set forth
in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule. An applicant for mine medical responder
refresher training who is being trained pursuant to paragraph (F)(3) of this
rule
will not pay the fee
set forth
in paragraph (C)(4) of this rule.
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