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2021 Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Chapter 7 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Mine Construction
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 45.2-700. (Effective October 1, 2021) Scope of chapter
- § 45.2-701. (Effective October 1, 2021) Regulations governing conditions and practices at underground coal mines
- § 45.2-702. (Effective October 1, 2021) Standards for regulations
Article 2. Additional Duties of Certified Persons and Other Miners
- § 45.2-703. (Effective October 1, 2021) Duties of mine foreman
- § 45.2-704. (Effective October 1, 2021) Employment and duties of top persons; plan for excavation of shaft or slope
- § 45.2-705. (Effective October 1, 2021) Employment of inexperienced underground miners
- § 45.2-706. (Effective October 1, 2021) Employment of authorized persons
Article 3. Proximity of Mining to Gas or Oil Wells or Abandoned Areas
- § 45.2-707. (Effective October 1, 2021) Mining in proximity to gas or oil wells
- § 45.2-708. (Effective October 1, 2021) Mining in proximity to an abandoned area
Article 4. Roof, Face, and Rib Control
- § 45.2-709. (Effective October 1, 2021) Roof, face, and ribs to be secure
- § 45.2-710. (Effective October 1, 2021) Roof control plans
- § 45.2-711. (Effective October 1, 2021) Instruction of miners
- § 45.2-712. (Effective October 1, 2021) Copies of plan
- § 45.2-713. (Effective October 1, 2021) Automated temporary roof support systems
- § 45.2-714. (Effective October 1, 2021) Supplies of materials for supports
- § 45.2-715. (Effective October 1, 2021) Examination and testing of roof, face, and ribs
- § 45.2-716. (Effective October 1, 2021) Mapping of roof falls
- § 45.2-717. (Effective October 1, 2021) Unsafe conditions
- § 45.2-718. (Effective October 1, 2021) Removal of supports
Article 5. Explosives and Blasting
- § 45.2-719. (Effective October 1, 2021) Surface storage of explosives and detonators
- § 45.2-720. (Effective October 1, 2021) Underground transportation of explosives and detonators
- § 45.2-721. (Effective October 1, 2021) Underground storage of explosives and detonators
- § 45.2-722. (Effective October 1, 2021) Blasting practices; penalty
- § 45.2-723. (Effective October 1, 2021) Blasting cables
- § 45.2-724. (Effective October 1, 2021) Misfires
- § 45.2-725. (Effective October 1, 2021) Explosives and blasting practices in shaft and slope operations
Article 6. Mine Openings and Escapeways
- § 45.2-726. (Effective October 1, 2021) Mine openings
- § 45.2-727. (Effective October 1, 2021) Separation of openings
- § 45.2-728. (Effective October 1, 2021) Number of miners in openings
- § 45.2-729. (Effective October 1, 2021) Maintenance of mine openings
- § 45.2-730. (Effective October 1, 2021) Signs, life lines, and equipment
- § 45.2-731. (Effective October 1, 2021) Examination of escapeways
- § 45.2-732. (Effective October 1, 2021) Longwall escape routes and plan
- § 45.2-733. (Effective October 1, 2021) Fire protection
- § 45.2-734. (Effective October 1, 2021) Unused openings
Article 7. Hoisting
- § 45.2-735. (Effective October 1, 2021) Hoisting equipment
- § 45.2-736. (Effective October 1, 2021) Hoisting ropes
- § 45.2-737. (Effective October 1, 2021) Hoisting cages
- § 45.2-738. (Effective October 1, 2021) Shaft and slope conditions
- § 45.2-739. (Effective October 1, 2021) Signaling; signal code
- § 45.2-740. (Effective October 1, 2021) Inspections of hoisting equipment
- § 45.2-741. (Effective October 1, 2021) Hoisting engineers
- § 45.2-742. (Effective October 1, 2021) Operations of hoisting equipment
- § 45.2-743. (Effective October 1, 2021) Maintenance of hoisting equipment
Article 8. Transportation
- § 45.2-744. (Effective October 1, 2021) Haulage roads
- § 45.2-745. (Effective October 1, 2021) Track switches and rails
- § 45.2-746. (Effective October 1, 2021) Clearance on haulage roads
- § 45.2-747. (Effective October 1, 2021) Conveyor crossings
- § 45.2-748. (Effective October 1, 2021) Shelter holes
- § 45.2-749. (Effective October 1, 2021) Refuge from moving traffic
- § 45.2-750. (Effective October 1, 2021) Inspection of underground equipment
- § 45.2-751. (Effective October 1, 2021) Maintenance of equipment
- § 45.2-752. (Effective October 1, 2021) Self-propelled equipment
- § 45.2-753. (Effective October 1, 2021) Pushing cars
- § 45.2-754. (Effective October 1, 2021) Transportation of material
- § 45.2-755. (Effective October 1, 2021) Securing cars
- § 45.2-756. (Effective October 1, 2021) Riding on cars
- § 45.2-757. (Effective October 1, 2021) Back-poling
- § 45.2-758. (Effective October 1, 2021) Operation of equipment
- § 45.2-759. (Effective October 1, 2021) Dispatchers
- § 45.2-760. (Effective October 1, 2021) Availability of mantrips
- § 45.2-761. (Effective October 1, 2021) Mantrips
- § 45.2-762. (Effective October 1, 2021) Mantrip loading and unloading areas
- § 45.2-763. (Effective October 1, 2021) Transporting miners by conveyor belt
Article 9. Surface Areas
- § 45.2-764. (Effective October 1, 2021) Housekeeping; noxious fumes
- § 45.2-765. (Effective October 1, 2021) Lighting
- § 45.2-766. (Effective October 1, 2021) Flammable or combustible materials
- § 45.2-767. (Effective October 1, 2021) Hazardous crane operations
- § 45.2-768. (Effective October 1, 2021) Controlling dust at the surface
- § 45.2-769. (Effective October 1, 2021) Scaffolding and overhead protection
- § 45.2-770. (Effective October 1, 2021) Welding and cutting
- § 45.2-771. (Effective October 1, 2021) Fire prevention and fire control
- § 45.2-772. (Effective October 1, 2021) Surface equipment
- § 45.2-773. (Effective October 1, 2021) Travel ways and loading and haulage areas
- § 45.2-774. (Effective October 1, 2021) Electricity
- § 45.2-775. (Effective October 1, 2021) Surface blasting
- § 45.2-776. (Effective October 1, 2021) Ground control
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