Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 35, August 30, 2024
Section 48-8-7 - Exceptions7.1. Mining equipment manufacturer's service representatives, electrical contractors, employees of preparation plants and employees working on the surface area at underground mines, which does not require a miner's certificate, may receive an apprentice electrician card in the following manner: (a) Be enrolled in an approved electrical training program for twelve (12) months, or;(b) Be enrolled in an approved alternative apprentice electrical program set forth in 48 CSR Series 8, and;(c) Eight (8) hours of classroom training in the hazards of electricity and his or her employer must submit a request in writing to the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training that an apprentice electrician card be issued.7.2. All electrical work performed by the apprentice electrician must be under the direct supervision of a certified electrician. A log must be kept at the job site describing the work which was performed. The log must be dated and signed by both the apprentice electrician and the certified electrician observing the work performed.7.3. After completing the approved (12) month electrical training program the apprentice may file an application and challenge the electrical certification test and become a certified electrician, or become a qualified person-electrician if enrolled in an approved alternative apprentice electrical training program as set forth in Section 8.1.7.4. After becoming a certified electrician if he or she seeks employment in a job that requires a miners' certificate by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety & Training, all electrical work performed must be under the direct supervision of a certified electrician who is also qualified as a certified miner. A written record shall be kept at the mine site reflecting the work which was performed. After the employee has obtained a valid miner's certificate and has worked at least (6) months and one hundred eight (108) shifts, he or she would be qualified to perform duties as an unsupervised certified electrician.