Underground Foreman (41-50)

In order to get 100%, you must answer all of the following correctly.

41. What site specific program is required by law to be developed and submitted by each coal operator or independent contractor to address health and safety concerns regarding the extraction, production, processing, and/or preparation activities conducted by the coal operator or independent contractor?

A roof control plan
A ventilation plan
A comprehensive mine safety program
No such requirement exists

42. What types of switches must all underground belt conveyors be equipped with?

Slippage and sequence
Sensor and remote
Solenoid and centrifugal
Gravity and mercury

43. How far must a detonator magazine be located from an explosives magazine underground?

Not less than 5 feet
10 feet
15 feet
50 feet

44. What must be installed at each main and secondary belt conveyor drive underground?

Deluge type water sprays
Water sprinklers or heat-activated foam generators
Dry chemical sprinkler systems
Any of the above

45. What dimensional requirements apply to mandoors installed in intake and return stopping lines?

30 square inches
They must be at least 30 inches square or the height of the coal seam if the seam is lower than 30 inches
48 square inches
There are no dimensional requirements

46. How must the operating switch be constructed on electric drills or other electrically operated rotating tools intended to be held in the hand?

Continuously
Out of metal
So as to break the circuit when the hand releases the switch
So that polarity can be reversed according to hand pressure

47. Out of what material must all run through check curtains be substantially constructed?

Conveyor belting material
Polypropylene material
Translucent material
Readily available material

48. When must an employee wear a seat belt while operating a vehicle on the surface areas of an underground mine?

When there is danger of overturning
When the vehicle is equipped with rollover protection
When the vehicle is rated at 5 ton or greater
All of the above

49. When must an onshift examination be conducted of all underground construction and rehabilitation work areas while persons are working at such locations?

Anytime during the shift
Within 3 hours prior to the oncoming shift
Between the 3 and 5th hours
Onshift examinations are not required in such areas

50. If a person's first class mine foreman certification has been revoked in Virginia, what mining certifications would that person be eligible for in West Virginia?

None
Any certification except mine foreman
Only certifications that do not require statutory examinations
West Virginia law does not address this issue

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