Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 25-9-8 - Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Required.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall act as fire boss in any coal mine in this state unless he is in possession of a certificate of competency.
(b) No person shall be employed as mine foreman in any coal mine in this state unless he is in possession of a certificate of competency as provided for in this article.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.

Chapter 9 - Coal Mine Safety.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 25-9-1 - Short Title; Purpose of Chapter.

Section 25-9-2 - Definitions.

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 25-9-7 - Duties of Mine Inspectors Generally; Accompanying of Inspectors on Inspections by Representatives of Miners; Mine Examination Reports.

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 25-9-11 - Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Qualifications of Mine Foreman.

Section 25-9-12 - Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Qualifications of Fire Boss.

Section 25-9-13 - Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Replacement of Lost Certificates.

Section 25-9-14 - Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Forged or Counterfeit Certificates; Uttering False Certificates; False Statements or Misrepresentations in Applications.

Section 25-9-15 - Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Suspension, Cancellation, or Revocation; Voluntary Surrender of Certificate.

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 25-9-23 - Expenses of Executing Subpoenas, Attendance of Witnesses, and Contempt Proceedings.

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 25-9-28 - Solicitation of Funds From Employees for Purposes of Retaining or Procuring Employment, Etc.

Section 25-9-30 - Persons Under 18 Not to Work in or About Mines.