Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
Agency 25. Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy |
Chapter 110. Regulations Governing Blasting in Surface Mining Operations |
Section 20. Certification
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A. All blasters performing blasting at Virginia surface coal mines and the surface at underground coal mines shall be certified by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners (BCME) and meet DMLR recertification requirements.
B. As stated in 4VAC25-20-40 of the BCME certification requirements, the board may grant certificates by reciprocity.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-05-97, Part II, eff. December 11, 1985; amended, Volume 15, Issue 22, eff. August 18, 1999.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.254 and 45.1-161.286 of the Code of Virginia.