Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 48-7-8 - Criteria for Apprentice Electrical Training Program8.1. Apprentice electrician card. An apprentice electrician card shall be issued by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training when applied for by the miner, with a statement from the mine operator stating that the applicant has attended an eight (8) hour classroom training course in the hazards of electricity, has been issued an experienced miner card, and will be in an approved electrical training program or in an alternative electrician training program established and approved pursuant to Section 8.3., for the next twelve (12) months. The apprentice electrician card will be issued for eighteen (18) months and may be extended for valid reasons by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training.8.2. Approved electrical training program. A minimum of forty (40) hours of classroom training is required, and shall cover the following subjects: 8.2.1. State and Federal laws which apply to electricity;8.2.4. Basic electricity;8.2.5. Schematic reading;8.2.6. Gas detection. The twelve (12) month training program shall include electrical and mechanically related work, with twenty percent (20%) of the twelve (12) months being involved directly with electrical work. The apprentice must attend at least eighty percent (80%) of all regularly scheduled days during the twelve (12) month training program.
8.3. Criteria and standards for alternative electrical training programs must be adopted by unanimous approval of the Director and the Board of Miner Training, Education and Certification. An alternative electrical training program will not become effective until approved by the Secretary of State as an emergency rule or by the Legislature as an amendment to this rule.8.4. Failure to complete apprentice training. If for valid reasons accepted by the Director, an apprentice electrician is unable to complete the twelve (12) month apprentice training program within twelve (12) consecutive months, the Director may permit the individual a time extension to complete the required training: Provided, that the time period extension may not exceed two (2) years.