Ohio Code § 1565.04

§ 1565.04.

The operator of each mine who is an employer as defined in section 4123.01 of the Revised Code , or any mine with three or more workers, shall employ a certified mine foreperson.  In gaseous underground mines, only a holder of a mine foreperson of gaseous mines

certificate that contains a notation by the chief of the division of mineral resources

management showing the holder to be at least twenty-three years of age and have at

least five years' actual practical experience in gaseous mines shall be employed as

the mine foreperson.  In other underground mines, the mine foreperson shall be a holder of a mine foreperson

of nongaseous mines certificate that contains a notation by the chief showing the

holder to be at least twenty-one years of age and have at least three years' actual

practical experience in mines.  All such underground mines shall have at least one certified foreperson on duty

at all times when workers are employed in the loading or mining of coal underground.  Each active working area of a surface coal mine and each active surface installation

of an underground coal mine shall be examined for hazardous conditions, at least once

during each working shift or more often if necessary for safety, by a certified mine

foreperson who is designated by the operator to conduct such examinations.  Any hazardous conditions noted during the examinations shall be reported to the

operator and shall be corrected by the operator.  A certified mine foreperson may conduct the examination that is required during

each shift at multiple mine sites, provided that the sites are within a ten-mile radius. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.