AN ACT relating to coal mining.

Amend KRS 351.127 to reduce the number of emergency medical or mine emergency technicians required to be on shift at every active coal mine from two to one, if the number of employees on the shift is 10 or fewer.

Emergency Medical Services Energy Minerals and Mining Occupational Safety and Health Surface Mining Coal

Introduced: January 10, 2025

Last action: March 25, 2025

Became Law Without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 80)

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This bill changes the staffing rules for coal mines in Kentucky. Currently, every active coal mine shift must have two emergency medical or mine emergency technicians present; this bill would reduce that requirement to one technician for shifts with 10 or fewer workers. It applies to underground and surface coal mining operations subject to state oversight. Who it may affect: coal miners and coal mine operators, particularly at smaller mining operations with 10 or fewer workers per shift.

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