(a) "Contractor certified person" means a person who is a contractor employee that is certified by the State Mining Council or the Certified Person Certificate issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
(b) "Contractor employee" means any miner working at a surface coal mine who is not an employee of the mine operator.
(c) "Hands-on experience" means work experience involving the type of work activities that the contractor employee performs at a surface coal mine.
(d) "Surface coal mine" means any surface work areas of a surface coal mine.
053-7 Wyo. Code R. § 7-2