Top person certification

Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-534
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Each applicant for a top person certificate shall demonstrate to the Board of Coal Mining Examiners by written and oral examination that he has a thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of shaft and slope mine construction. In addition, each applicant shall pass the examinations in first aid and gas detection. The holder of a top person certificate issued by the Board may act as top person in any coal mine. 1980, c. 442, § 45.1-20.1; 1994, c. 28 , § 45.1-161.41; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387 .
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