KRS 351.107: Requirements for certification as shotfirer.

(1) A person desiring to obtain experience as a shotfirer may not charge or detonate

explosives in an underground mine unless he or she is under the direction and

within sight and sound of a certified shotfirer. No person shall charge or detonate

explosives wi thin an underground mine unless that person has successfully

completed a training program and passed a test administered by the department. The

test shall include at a minimum a determination of the person's ability to test for

mine gases and to safely han dle and detonate explosives in an underground coal

mine.

(2) The commissioner shall issue a shotfirer's certificate to the person upon successfully

passing the test.