C.F.R. » Title 30 » CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › SUBCHAPTER H—EDUCATION AND TRAINING › PART 49—MINE RESCUE TEAMS › Subpart B—Mine Rescue Teams for Underground Coal Mines

30 C.F.R. § 49.50

Certification of coal mine rescue teams

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(a) For each mine rescue team designated to provide mine rescue coverage at an underground coal mine, the mine operator shall send the District Manager an annual statement certifying that each team meets the requirements of this subpart as listed in the following Table 49.50-A and Table 49.50-B.

(b) The operator shall notify the District Manager within 60 days of any change in team membership.

Table 49.50-A—Initial Criteria To Certify the Qualifications of Mine Rescue Teams

QualificationCriteria
(30 CFR)
(1) Team is available at all times when miners are underground49.12(a); 49.12(g)
(2) Except where alternative compliance is permitted, team has five members and one alternate49.12(b)
(3) Members have experience working in an underground coal mine49.12(c)
(4) Team is available within 1-hour ground travel time from the mine rescue station to the mine49.12(f)
(5) Appropriate mine rescue equipment is provided, inspected, tested, and maintained49.16
(6) Members are physically fit49.17
(7) Members have completed initial training49.18(a)

Table 49.50-B—Annual Criteria To Maintain Mine Rescue Team Certification

QualificationCriteria
(30 CFR)
(1) Members are properly trained annually49.18(b)
(2) Members are familiar with the operations of each covered mine49.20(a)(1)
(3) Members participate in at least two local mine rescue contests annually. Judges certify results49.20(a)(2)
(4) Members participate in mine rescue training at each covered mine49.20(b)(1); 49.20(b)(2)(iii); 49.20(b)(3)(ii); 49.20(b)(4)
(5) Members are knowledgeable about the operations and ventilation of each covered mine49.20(b)(2)(ii); 49.20(b)(3)(i); 49.30
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2009–2009 · leading case: Int'l Union, United Mine Workers v. Dep't of Labor & Mine Saf. & Health Admin., 554 F.3d 150 (D.C. Cir. 2009).
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Int'l Union, United Mine Workers v. Dep't of Labor & Mine Saf. & Health Admin., 554 F.3d 150 (D.C. Cir. 2009). “30 C.F.R. § 49.50 (a). But the Act merely requires MSHA to establish the certification criteria; it does not specify who is to determine whether particular mine rescue teams have met the criteria.”
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