Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 850 - Training, Examination, and Certification of Blasters
Section 4VAC25-130-850.14 - Examination
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-130-850-14
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
(a) The division shall insure that candidates for blaster certification are examined by reviewing and verifying:
(1) The person has
passed the DM written examination covering blasting practices, transportation
and storage of explosives, DM rules and regulations, and blast controls;
and
(2) The person has also passed
the division's Blaster's Coal Surface Mining Endorsement Test covering Part
850, 4VAC25-130-816.61 through 4VAC25-130-816.68 and 4VAC25-130-817.61 through
4VAC25-130-817.68; and
(3) The
person must file an application and furnish proof of experience to the DM's
Board of Mine Examiners. The minimum experience shall be at least one year of
practical blasting field experience.
(b) Applicants for blasters certification shall be examined, by both the division and DM at a minimum, in the topics set forth in 4VAC25-130-850.13(c).
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
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