(a) The Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, working in conjunction with the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, shall maintain the Mine and Industrial Accident Emergency Operations Center, which shall be the official and primary state government 24-hour-a-day communications center for dealing with mine and industrial accidents.
(b) The emergency operations center shall be operated twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by emergency service personnel employed by the director to provide emergency assistance and coordination to mine and industrial accidents or emergencies.
(c) The emergency operations center shall be readily accessible twenty-four hours a day at a statewide telephone number established and designated by the director.
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Article 5B. Mine and Industrial Accident Rapid Response System
§15-5B-1. Legislative Purpose; Mine and Industrial Accident Rapid Response System Created
§15-5B-2. Mine and Industrial Accident Emergency Operations Center
§15-5B-3. Emergency Mine Response
§15-5B-3a. Industrial Facility Emergency Event Notification and Access
§15-5B-4. Study of Other Industrial Emergencies