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225 ILCS 705/8.01

(225 ILCS 705/8.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 801)

Sec. 8.01.

No person shall be employed or engaged at the face of
the coal as a coal loader, loading machine operator, cutting machine
operator, driller or shooter, timberman or roof bolter in any coal mine in this State
without having first obtained a certificate of competency from the Mining Board,
and having completed a course of instruction in first aid to the injured
and mine rescue methods
and appliances prescribed by the Department,
except that any such certified miner may have one person
working with him and under his direction as an apprentice for the purpose
of learning the business of mining and becoming qualified to obtain a
certificate of competency.

No person who enters employment as an apprentice miner shall be
employed as an apprentice miner for a period longer than 12
months after becoming eligible to obtain a first class
certificate of competency, except in the event of illness or
injury, when time extensions may be permitted in a manner
established by the Mining Board.

(Source: P.A. 102-937, eff. 5-27-22.)