Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVIII. Mines and Minerals § 351.060.Qualifications of director of Division of Mine Safety

(a) The different systems of working and ventilating coal mines;

(b) The nature, chemistry, and properties of noxious, poisonous, and explosive gases, the dangers due to these gases, and the prevention of these dangers;

(c) The dangers incident to blasting and the prevention of these dangers;

(d) The methods for the management and extinguishment of mine fires;

(e) The methods for rescue and relief work in mine disasters;

(f) The application of electricity in mining operations;

(g) The application of mechanical loading in mining operations;

(h) The equipment and explosives manufactured for use in coal mines;

(i) The methods used in locating oil and gas wells when drilled through any coal seam;

(j) The proper manner of drilling and plugging oil and gas wells;

(k) Mining engineering; and

(l) The methods for the prevention of explosions in mines due to gas or dust.