(a) The Chief of the Division of Safety and Inspection shall:
(1) Be a qualified elector;
(2) Have had 12 or more years' experience in the working, ventilating and drainage of coal mines in this state or eight years of such experience plus four years' experience as a state or federal coal mine inspector;
(3) Have a practical scientific knowledge of all noxious and dangerous gases found in such mines;
(4) Have a mine foreman certificate of competency of the State of Alabama; and
(5) Be not less than 30 years of age.
(b) The chief shall be stationed in a city or town as near the center of the mining industry as is practical.
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.