Alabama § 25-9-17 - Persons Authorized to Act as Fire Boss; Temporary Fire Boss or Mine Foreman.
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§ 25-9-17. Persons Authorized to Act as Fire Boss; Temporary Fire Boss or Mine Foreman.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall act as fire boss in any coal mine in this state unless he or she is in possession of a fire boss’s certificate of competency or a mine foreman’s certificate of competency.
(b) If it is impossible for an operator, owner, or lessee to secure the immediate service of a certified mine foreman or fire boss, he or she may employ a person, who holds a valid underground coal mine foreman certification issued by another state, has worked in an underground mine in Alabama for at least 30 calendar days, and meets the qualifications to work as a mine foreman in this state, as concurred in by the chief, or mine inspector delegated by the chief, to act as a temporary mine foreman or fire boss until the date of the next mine foreman examination that the person is eligible to take.
(c) The requirements for a temporary mine foreman or fire boss shall be no more stringent than those contained in federal regulations.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-9-17 ("Persons Authorized to Act as Fire Boss; Temporary Fire Boss or Mine Foreman.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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