Ohio Code § 1565.15

§ 1565.15.

(A) As used in this section: (1) “EMT-basic,” “EMT-I,” “paramedic,” and “emergency medical service organization” have

the same meanings as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code . (2) “ First aid provider ” includes a mine medical responder, an EMT-basic, an EMT-I, a paramedic, or an employee

at a surface coal mine who has satisfied the training requirements established in

division (D)(1) of this section. (3) “ Mine medical responder ” means a person who has satisfied the requirements established in rules adopted under

division (E)(1) of this section or has been issued a certificate under division (E)(2)

of this section. (B) The operator of an underground coal mine where twenty or more persons are employed

on a shift, including all persons working at different locations at the mine within

a ten-mile radius, shall provide at least one mine medical responder, EMT-basic, or

EMT-I on duty at the underground coal mine whenever employees at the mine are actively

engaged in the extraction, production, or preparation of coal.  The operator shall provide mine medical responders, EMTs-basic, or EMTs-I on duty

at the underground coal mine at times and in numbers sufficient to ensure that no

miner works in a mine location that cannot be reached within a reasonable time by

a mine medical responder, an EMT-basic, or an EMT-I.  Mine medical responders, EMTs-basic, and EMTs-I shall be employed on their regular

coal mining duties at locations convenient for quick response to emergencies in order

to provide emergency medical services inside the underground coal mine and transportation

of injured or sick employees to the entrance of the mine.  The operator shall provide for the services of at least one emergency medical service

organization to be available on call to reach the entrance of the underground coal

mine within thirty minutes at any time that employees are engaged in the extraction,

production, or preparation of coal in order to provide emergency medical services

and transportation to a hospital. The operator shall make available to mine medical responders, EMTs-basic, and EMTs-I

all of the equipment for first aid and emergency medical services that is necessary

for those personnel to function and to comply with the regulations pertaining to first

aid and emergency medical services that are adopted under the “Federal Mine Safety

and Health Act of 1977,” 91 Stat. 1290, 30 U.S.C.A. 801 , and amendments to it.  The operator of the underground coal mine shall install telephone service or equivalent

facilities that enable two-way voice communication between the mine medical responders,

EMTs-basic, or EMTs-I in the mine and the emergency medical service organization outside

the mine that provides emergency medical services on a regular basis. (C) The operator of a surface coal mine shall provide at least one first aid provider

on duty at the mine whenever employees at the mine are actively engaged in the extraction,

production, or preparation of coal.  The operator shall provide first aid providers on duty at the surface coal mine

at times and in numbers sufficient to ensure that no miner works in a mine location

that cannot be reached within a reasonable time by a first aid provider.  First aid providers shall be employed on their regular coal mining duties at locations

convenient for quick response to emergencies in order to provide emergency medical

services and transportation of injured or sick employees to the entrance of the surface

coal mine.  The operator shall provide for the services of at least one emergency medical service

organization to be available on call to reach the entrance of the surface coal mine

within thirty minutes at any time that employees are engaged in the extraction, production,

or preparation of coal in order to provide emergency medical services and transportation

to a hospital. The operator shall provide at the mine site all of the equipment for first aid and

emergency medical services that is necessary for those personnel to function and to

comply with the regulations pertaining to first aid and emergency medical services

that are adopted under the “Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977,” 91 Stat.

1290, 30 U.S.C.A. 801 , and amendments to it. (D)(1) An employee at a surface coal mine shall be considered to be a first aid provider

for the purposes of this section if the employee has received from an instructor approved

by the chief of the division of mineral resources management ten hours of initial

first aid training as a selected supervisory employee under 30 C.F.R. 77.1703 and receives five hours of refresher first aid training as a selected supervisory

employee under 30 C.F.R. 77.1705 in each subsequent calendar year. (2) Each miner employed at a surface coal mine who is not a first aid provider shall

receive from an instructor approved by the chief three hours of initial first aid

training and two hours of refresher first aid training in each subsequent calendar

year. (3) The training received in accordance with division (D) of this section shall consist

of a course of instruction established in the manual issued by the mine safety and

health administration in the United States department of labor entitled “first aid,

a bureau of mines instruction manual” or its successor or any other curriculum approved

by the chief.  The training shall be included in the hours of instruction provided to miners in

accordance with training requirements established under 30 C.F.R. part 48 , subpart (B), as amended, and 30 C.F.R. part 77 , as amended. (E)(1) Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, the chief, in consultation

with persons certified under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code to teach in an emergency

medical services training program, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119.

of the Revised Code that do all of the following: (a) Prescribe training requirements for a mine medical responder that specifically focus

on treating injuries and illnesses associated with underground coal mining; (b) Prescribe an examination for a mine medical responder; (c) Prescribe continuing training requirements for a mine medical responder; (d) Establish the fee for examination for a mine medical responder; (e) Prescribe any other requirements, criteria, and procedures that the chief determines

are necessary regarding the training, examination, and continuing training of mine

medical responders. (2) The chief shall issue a mine medical responder certificate in accordance with Chapter

4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (a) The applicant holds a certificate in another state. (b) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a

private certification as described in that chapter as a mine medical responder in

a state that does not issue that certificate. (F) Each operator of a surface coal mine shall establish, keep current, and make available

for inspection an emergency medical plan that includes the telephone numbers of the

division of mineral resources management and of an emergency medical services organization

the services of which are required to be retained under division (C) of this section.  The chief shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code

that establish any additional information required to be included in an emergency

medical plan. (G) Each operator of an underground coal mine or surface coal mine shall provide or contract

to obtain emergency medical services training or first aid training, as applicable,

at the operator's expense, that is sufficient to train and maintain the certification

of the number of employees necessary to comply with division (B) of this section and

that is sufficient to train employees as required under division (D) of this section

and to comply with division (C) of this section. (H) The division may provide emergency medical services training for coal mine employees

by operating an emergency medical services training program accredited under section 4765.17 of the Revised Code or by contracting with the operator of an emergency medical services training program

accredited under that section to provide that training.  The division may charge coal mine operators a uniform part of the unit cost per

trainee. (I) No coal mine operator shall violate or fail to comply with this section.