30 CFR § 75.155
Qualified hoisting engineer; qualifications.
(a)(1) A person is a qualified hoisting engineer within the
provisions of Subpart O of this part, for the purpose of operating a
steam-driven hoist in a coal mine, if he has at least 1 year experience as
an engineer in a steam-driven hoisting plant and is qualified by the State
in which the mine is located as a steam-hoisting engineer; or
(2) If a State has no program for qualifying persons as
steam-hoisting engineers, the Secretary may qualify persons for this purpose
if the operator of the coal mine in which such persons are employed, or the
independent contractor, makes an application and a satisfactory showing that
each such person has had 1 year experience in operating steam-driven hoists
and has held the position of hoisting engineer for a periond of 6 months
immediately preceding the application. A person's qualification is valid for
as long as this person continues to satisfy the requirements necessary for
qualification and is employed at the same coal mine or by the same
independent contractor.
(b)(1) A person is a qualified hoisting engineer within the
provisions of Subpart O of this part, for the purpose of operating an
electrically driven hoist in a coal mine, if he has at least 1 year
experience operating a hoist plant in a mine or maintaining electric-hoist
equipment in a mine and is qualified by the State in which the mine is
located as an electric-hoisting engineer; or
(2) If a State has no program for qualifying persons as
electric-hoisting engineers, the Secretary may qualify persons for this
purpose if the operator of the coal mine in which such persons are employed,
or the independent contractor, makes an application and a satisfactory
showing that each such person has had 1 year experience in operating
electric-driven hoists and has held the position of hoisting engineer for a
period of 6 months immediately preceding the application. A person's
qualification is valid for as long as this person continues to satisfy the
requirements for qualification and is employed at the same coal mine or by
the same independent contractor.
(c) Applications for Secretarial qualification should be submitted to
the Health and Safety Activity, Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Certification and Qualification Center, P.O. Box 25367, Denver Federal
Center, Denver, Colo. 80225.
[35 FR 17894, Nov. 20, 1970, as amended at 43 FR 12320, Mar. 24, 1978; 54 FR
30515, July 20, 1989]