The designation of a Deputy Safety Inspector shall be reported to the Regional Office by whom?

• A. Employer
• B. Regional Office
• C. Safety Committee
• D. Mine Manager

Answer: (A)

Understanding who must inform the regulator about appointing a Deputy Safety Inspector is about regulatory reporting duties. The obligation lies with the employer: they are the entity responsible for safety compliance at the mine and must notify the Regional Office when they designate someone as a Deputy Safety Inspector. This formal notification ensures the regulator has an up-to-date roster of authorized safety personnel, knows who can act in the Safety Inspector’s absence, and can coordinate inspections and enforcement accordingly. The Regional Office is the recipient of this notice, not the sender, and the other groups—such as the Safety Committee or the Mine Manager—do not have the duty to make this regulatory report. The Safety Committee provides input for safety matters, but it doesn’t handle official notifications to the regulator, and the Mine Manager, while part of daily operations, does not carry the formal reporting burden for appointments to regulatory authorities.