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2016 Code of Virginia
Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 14.2 - Coal Mine Safety Act
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 45.1-161.7. Short title
- § 45.1-161.8. Definitions
- § 45.1-161.9. Safety and health
- § 45.1-161.10. Special safety rules
- § 45.1-161.11. Persons not permitted to work in mines
- § 45.1-161.12. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law
- § 45.1-161.13. Safety materials and supplies
- § 45.1-161.14. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act
Article 2. Chief, Director and Mine Inspectors
- § 45.1-161.15. Appointment of Chief
- § 45.1-161.16. Qualification of Chief
- § 45.1-161.17. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, coal company, etc.; interest in coal mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed
- § 45.1-161.18. Appointment of mine inspectors
- § 45.1-161.19. Qualifications of mine inspectors generally
- § 45.1-161.20. Qualifications of inspectors of coal mines
- § 45.1-161.21. Duties of the Chief
- § 45.1-161.22. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.23. Technical specialists
Article 3. Certification of Coal Mine Workers
- § 45.1-161.24. Board of Coal Mining Examiners
- § 45.1-161.25. Meetings of Board of Coal Mining Examiners; compensation
- § 45.1-161.26. Records of Board of Coal Mining Examiners
- § 45.1-161.27. Nominations for Board of Coal Mining Examiners
- § 45.1-161.28. Certification of certain persons employed in coal mines; powers of Board of Coal Mining Examiners
- § 45.1-161.29. Examinations required for Coal Mining Certifications
- § 45.1-161.30. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty
- § 45.1-161.31. Examination fees; Coal Mining Examiners' Fund
- § 45.1-161.32. Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates
- § 45.1-161.33. Reciprocal acceptances of other certifications
- § 45.1-161.34. Continuing education requirements
- § 45.1-161.35. Revocation of certificates
- § 45.1-161.36. Reexamination
- § 45.1-161.37. General coal miner certification
- § 45.1-161.38. First-class mine foreman certification
- § 45.1-161.39. Surface foreman certification
- § 45.1-161.40. Chief electrician certification
- § 45.1-161.41. Top person certificate
Article 4. Certification of Mineral Mine Workers
Article 5. Licensing of Mines
- § 45.1-161.57. License required for operation of coal mines; term
- § 45.1-161.58. Fee to accompany application for license; fund; disposition of fees
- § 45.1-161.59. Application for license
- § 45.1-161.60. Denial or revocation of license
- § 45.1-161.61. Operating without license; penalty
- § 45.1-161.62. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership
- § 45.1-161.63. Notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance
- § 45.1-161.64. Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
- § 45.1-161.65. When the Chief may cause maps to be made; payment of expense
- § 45.1-161.66. Making false statements; penalty
Article 6. Rescue Crews; Rescue Teams
- § 45.1-161.67. Mine rescue and first aid stations
- § 45.1-161.68. Mine rescue crews
- § 45.1-161.69. Duty to train crew
- § 45.1-161.70. Qualification for crew membership; direction of crews
- § 45.1-161.71. Crew members to be considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation
- § 45.1-161.72. Requirements of recovery work
- § 45.1-161.73. State-designated mine rescue teams
- § 45.1-161.74. Mine Rescue Fund
- § 45.1-161.75. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator
- § 45.1-161.76. Workers' compensation; liability
Article 7. Mine Explosions; Mine Fires; Accidents
- § 45.1-161.77. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure
- § 45.1-161.78. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department
- § 45.1-161.79. Reports of other accidents and injuries
- § 45.1-161.80. Duties of mine inspectors
Article 8. Mine Inspections
- § 45.1-161.81. Frequency of mine inspections
- § 45.1-161.82. Evaluation of risks at mines
- § 45.1-161.83. Review of inspection reports and records
- § 45.1-161.84. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets
- § 45.1-161.85. Scheduling of mine inspections
- § 45.1-161.86. Denial of entry
- § 45.1-161.87. Duties of operator
- § 45.1-161.88. Duties of inspectors
- § 45.1-161.89. Certificates of inspection
Article 9. Enforcement and Penalties; Reports of Violations
- § 45.1-161.90. Notices of violations
- § 45.1-161.91. Closure orders
- § 45.1-161.92. Tolling of time for abating violations
- § 45.1-161.93. Injunctive relief
- § 45.1-161.94. Violations; penalties
- § 45.1-161.95. Prosecution of violations
- § 45.1-161.96. Fees and costs
- § 45.1-161.97. Reports of violations
Article 10. Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
- § 45.1-161.98. Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board continued; membership; appointments; expenses
- § 45.1-161.99. Meetings of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board; notices; quorum
- § 45.1-161.100. Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
Article 11. Miner Training
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