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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 14.3 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines
§ 45.1-161.236. Housekeeping; noxious fumes
Universal Citation: VA Code § 45.1-161.236 (2018)
A. Good housekeeping shall be practiced in and around buildings, shafts, slopes, yards and other areas of the mine. Such practices include cleanliness, orderly storage of materials, and the removal of possible sources of injury, such as stumbling hazards, protruding nails, broken glass and possible falling and rolling materials.
B. Painting or operations creating noxious fumes shall be performed only in a well ventilated atmosphere.
C. All surface mine structures, enclosures, and other facilities shall be maintained in good repair.
Code 1950, §§ 45-85.5, 45-85.8; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-34, 45.1-37; 1978, c. 729; 1994, c. 28; 2005, c. 3.
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