On or after the effective date of this act, the secretary, with the consent and approval of the Governor, shall appoint such certified electrical inspectors as he may deem necessary to inspect twice a year or more often if necessary all electrical equipment used in anthracite coal mines to properly protect the lives of the workmen and the property of the operator, and to perform such other inspections of electrical equipment in and around the anthracite coal mines of the Commonwealth as may be deemed necessary by the secretary.