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2 In these Regulations,

chief electrician

chief electrician  means a mine electrician who holds a first class certificate as a mine electrician and who is appointed to supervise all other mine electricians in a coal mine; (électricien en chef)

coal miner

coal miner  means an employee who holds a certificate as a coal miner and who is appointed to work underground at cutting, shearing, breaking or otherwise loosening coal or stone from a working face; (mineur de charbon)

mine electrician

mine electrician  means an employee who holds a first or second class certificate as a mine electrician and who is appointed as a mine electrician; (électricien de mine)

mine examiner

mine examiner  means an employee who holds a certificate as a mine examiner and who is appointed as a mine examiner; (inspecteur de mine)

mine manager

mine manager  means, in respect of a coal mine, an employee who holds a first class certificate as a mine official and is employed by the employer as the manager of the mine pursuant to a written contract; (directeur de mine)

mine mechanic

mine mechanic  means an employee who holds a first or second class certificate as a mine mechanic, including an employee who holds a stationary engineer’s certificate issued before April 1, 1986, and who is appointed as a mine mechanic; (mécanicien de mine)

mine rescue station superintendent

mine rescue station superintendent  means a mine rescue worker who holds a certificate as a mine examiner and who is appointed as a mine rescue station superintendent under paragraph 151(2)(b); (surintendant de station de sauvetage)

mine rescue team captain

mine rescue team captain  means a mine rescue worker who holds a certificate as a mine examiner and who is appointed as a mine rescue team captain under paragraph 151(2)(a); (capitaine d’équipe de sauvetage)

mine surveyor

mine surveyor  means an employee who holds a certificate as a mine surveyor and who is appointed as a mine surveyor; (arpenteur minier)

overman

overman  means an employee who holds a third class certificate as a mine official and who is appointed as an overman; (maître mineur)

shotfirer

shotfirer  means an employee who holds a certificate as a mine examiner and who is appointed as a shotfirer; (tireur de mine)

underground manager

underground manager  means an employee who holds a second class certificate as a mine official and who is appointed as an underground manager; (directeur de fond)

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• (2) The employer shall submit a written report to a safety officer at the district office of any hazardous occurrence referred to in section 163 that had one of the following results, as soon as possible but not later than 48 hours after becoming aware of that result, namely,

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• (3) The employer shall, as soon as the investigation referred to in paragraph 163(a) is completed, submit a written report of the findings of the investigation to a safety officer at the district office.

• 47 (1) The employees employed in a coal mine may, for the purpose of an inspection and test for gas on behalf of the employees, be represented by any of the following persons identified by them for that purpose:

  • (a) a person who holds a certificate as a mine examiner; and

  • (b) two persons who belong to one of the following categories, namely,

    • (i) two employees who are employed in the coal mine, at least one of whom holds a certificate as a mine examiner, or

    • (ii) two persons each of whom holds a certificate as a coal miner and has at least five years’ experience of work underground in a mine from which coal is extracted, and at least one of whom holds a certificate as a mine examiner.

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• (4) A person who is selected as the subject of a search under this section may, instead of being searched by another person, search himself in the presence of the witnesses referred to in subsection (3) and two witnesses of the person’s own choosing.

• (5) Where a person who has entered a coal mine is found to have in the person’s possession any thing referred to in subsection 142(1), the person shall

  • (a) be instructed to leave the coal mine as soon as this may be done without jeopardizing the safety of others; and

169 Sections 4 to 166 do not apply to employment in a mine that is entered after having been closed if the employer has adopted and implemented the safety code referred to in section 167 and as long as the employer does not significantly disturb the ground.

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