2006 Code of Virginia § 45.1-161.101 - First aid training of coal miners

45.1-161.101. First aid training of coal miners.

A. The Chief shall establish specifications for first aid and refreshertraining programs for miners at coal mines. Such specifications shall be noless than, but may exceed, the minimum requirements of such training programswhich underground and surface operators are required to provide for theiremployees by the federal mine safety law. The Chief is authorized to utilizethe Department's educational and training facilities in the conduct of suchtraining programs and may require the cooperation of operators in making suchprograms available to their employees.

B. Each operator of a coal mine, upon request, shall make available to everyminer employed in such mine the course of first aid training, includingrefresher training, as is required by subsection A.

(1977, c. 679, 45.1-101.2; 1978, c. 94; 1984, c. 590; 1994, c. 28.)