- A. All blasters performing blasting at Virginia surface coal mines and the surface at underground coal mines shall be certified by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners (BCME) and meet DMLR recertification requirements.
- B. As stated in 4VAC25-20-40 of the BCME certification requirements, the board may grant certificates by reciprocity.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.254 and 45.1-161.286 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-05-97, Part II, eff. December 11, 1985; amended, Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 22, eff. August 18, 1999.