KRS 351.193: Safety rights of miners -- Settlement of disputes.

No miner shall be required to operate any equipment or work in any condition which he

reasonably believes to be unsafe. If the miner invokes his or her safety rights under this

section, the miner shall have the right to be relieved from the assignment in d ispute. The

employee may be assigned to correct the condition or may be assigned to other duties

until such time as the condition is resolved or corrected. No other miner shall be assigned

to perform this job until the condition is corrected. The miner or his authorized

representative and the company shall review the condition immediately and attempt to

resolve the dispute. Should the miner not have an authorized representative, he may

represent himself in the dispute. If the dispute is not settled by the company and the miner

or his or her authorized representative, either party reserves the right to call in the

commissioner or his authorized representative immediately and the dispute shall be

settled on the basis of the inspector's finding with a written copy of his finding given to

the company and the miner and his authorized representative. In the event no

representative of the miner exists, the employee shall have the right to have the dispute

resolved based on the inspector's findings. No disciplinary action shall be taken against a

miner by a licensee unless the miner is found by the commissioner or his authorized

representative to have acted in bad faith and without good cause in making an allegation

as to unsafe equipment or working conditions.