Tennessee § 59-4-208 - Registration and certification requirements for mine foremen.
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§ 59-4-208. Registration and certification requirements for mine foremen.
It is unlawful for any person to act as mine foreman unless the person is registered as holder of a certificate of competency as required by this chapter. It is unlawful for an individual, partnership, firm, or corporation operating a mine or mines in this state to employ any person in the capacity of mine foreman unless the person is registered as a holder of such certificate of competency. Each mine foreman employed at an underground coal mine shall possess a Class “A” mine foreman certificate. Each mine foreman employed at an open pit mine, metal mine, or preparation plant shall possess a Class “C” mine foreman certificate. Acts 1915, ch. 169, §§ 12, 15, 18; Shan., §§ 3079a98, 3079a107, 3079a110; Code 1932, §§ 5581, 5590, 5593; Acts 1947, ch. 217, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 5581; Acts 1951, ch. 245, § 12 (Williams, § 5551); Acts 1953, ch. 86, § 14 (Williams, § 5638.14); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 58-411; Acts 1985, ch. 288, § 30. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Mines and Minerals, § 5.
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