---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 850.15"
title: "30"
number: "850.15"
heading: "Certification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/850.15"
---

# §850.15. Certification.

- (a) **Issuance of certification.** The regulatory authority shall certify for a fixed period those candidates examined and found to be competent and to have the necessary experience to accept responsibility for blasting operations in surface coal mining operations.
- (b) **Suspension and revocation.**
  - (1) The regulatory authority, when practicable, following written notice and opportunity for a hearing, may, and upon a finding of willful conduct, shall suspend or revoke the certification of a blaster during the term of the certification or take other necessary action for any of the following reasons:
    - (i) **Noncompliance with any order of the regulatory authority.**
    - (ii) Unlawful use in the work place of, or current addiction to, alcohol, narcotics, or other dangerous drugs.
    - (iii) **Violation of any provision of the State or Federal explosives laws or regulations.**
    - (iv) **Providing false information or a misrepresentation to obtain certification.**
  - (2) If advance notice and opportunity for hearing cannot be provided, an opportunity for a hearing shall be provided as soon as practical following the suspension, revocation, or other adverse action.
  - (3) Upon notice of a revocation, the blaster shall immediately surrender to the regulatory authority the revoked certificate.
- (c) **Recertification.** The regulatory authority may require the periodic reexamination, training, or other demonstration of continued blaster competency.
- (d) **Protection of certification.** Certified blasters shall take every reasonable precaution to protect their certificates from loss, theft, or unauthorized duplication. Any such occurrence shall be reported immediately to the certifying authority.
- (e) **Conditions.** The regulatory authority shall specify conditions for maintaining certification which shall include the following:
  - (1) A blaster shall immediately exhibit his or her certificate to any authorized representative of the regulatory authority or the Office upon request.
  - (2) Blasters' certifications shall not be assigned or transferred.
  - (3) Blasters shall not delegate their responsibility to any individual who is not a certified blaster.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 95-87, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 9492, Mar. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted.