(a) All hearings conducted by the Director of the Division of Labor and all orders, notices, and assessments shall conform to the requirements of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
(b) Service of any notice, order, or assessment may be made by delivery to the person to be ordered or notified or by mailing it, postage prepaid, addressed to the person at his or her principal place of business as last of record with the Division of Labor.
(c)
(1) Any administrative order issued by the director shall be final, unless within twenty (20) days after service of notice thereof, the person charged with the violation or any complainant entitled to such notice notifies the director in writing that the order is contested.
(2) A complainant entitled to notice is any person who has made a written complaint within the past three (3) years to the division regarding the blasting operations of the person charged with the violation.
(d) If an order is contested, a final administrative order shall be made after hearing.
(e) Any final administrative action is subject to appeal pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.