Indiana Code 22-10-1.5-7. Chief mine inspector; qualifications and salary; director’s powers and duties
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Sec. 7. (a) The director shall employ, subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the position of chief mine inspector, a chief mine inspector who has an Indiana mine examiner certificate and at least three (3) years underground mining experience.
(c) The director may, subject to IC 4-15-2.2, employ other mine inspectors and clerical employees.
(b) The chief mining inspector is entitled to receive an annual salary to be fixed by the commissioner of labor with the approval of the governor.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-10-1.5-7
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Director: means the director of the bureau of mines and mine safety established under IC 22-1-1-4. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
- Mine: means an underground commercial coal mine. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
- Mine examiner: means a properly certified person designated by the mine foreman to examine the mine for gas and other dangers. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
- Mine inspector: means the person appointed to assist in administering this article. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
(d) The director may:
(1) contract with any person to provide training for mine employees;
(2) provide mine rescue training for mine employees; and
(3) furnish mine rescue equipment at the site of mine accidents.
(e) The director shall:
(1) collect and index all active and inactive underground mine maps; and
(2) supervise and direct the state mine inspectors.
As added by P.L.37-1985, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.144-1988, SEC.2; P.L.215-1989, SEC.5; P.L.112-1992, SEC.3; P.L.35-2007, SEC.9; P.L.6-2012, SEC.160.