(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall act as fire boss in any coal mine in this state unless he or she is in possession of a fire boss's certificate of competency or a mine foreman's certificate of competency.
(b) If it is impossible for an operator, owner, or lessee to secure the immediate service of a certified mine foreman or fire boss, he or she may employ a person, who holds a valid underground coal mine foreman certification issued by another state, has worked in an underground mine in Alabama for at least 30 calendar days, and meets the qualifications to work as a mine foreman in this state, as concurred in by the chief, or mine inspector delegated by the chief, to act as a temporary mine foreman or fire boss until the date of the next mine foreman examination that the person is eligible to take.
(c) The requirements for a temporary mine foreman or fire boss shall be no more stringent than those contained in federal regulations.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 25-9-1 - Short Title; Purpose of Chapter.
Section 25-9-3 - Appointment of Mine Inspectors and Other Employees.
Section 25-9-4 - Certain Persons Not to Have Interest in Alabama Coal Mines.
Section 25-9-5 - Qualifications and Residence of Chief of Division.
Section 25-9-6 - Qualifications and Residence of Mine Inspectors and Head Mine Inspector.
Section 25-9-8 - Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Required.
Section 25-9-9 - Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Board of Examiners.
Section 25-9-10 - Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Examinations; Fees.
Section 25-9-16 - Failure of Fire Boss to Perform Required Duties.
Section 25-9-17 - Persons Authorized to Act as Fire Boss; Temporary Fire Boss or Mine Foreman.
Section 25-9-18 - Qualifications of Mine Foremen in Underground Mines.
Section 25-9-19 - Inspection of Working Places and Abandoned Areas of Mines by Foreman.
Section 25-9-20 - Schedule of Mine Inspections.
Section 25-9-21 - Instruments for Measurement of Air and Gases in Mines.
Section 25-9-22 - Witnesses at Proceedings Under Chapter Generally.
Section 25-9-24 - Reporting and Correction of Unsafe Conditions.
Section 25-9-26 - Persons Not Employees Not to Enter Mines Without Consent of Operator, Etc.
Section 25-9-27 - Entry Into Mine While Intoxicated; Transporting Intoxicating Liquor Into Mine.
Section 25-9-29 - Giving of Orders Requiring Violation of Chapter.
Section 25-9-30 - Persons Under 18 Not to Work in or About Mines.