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2021 Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Chapter 9 - Requirements Applicable to Surface Coal Mines
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 45.2-900. (Effective October 1, 2021) Scope of chapter
- § 45.2-901. (Effective October 1, 2021) Regulations governing conditions and practices at surface coal mines
- § 45.2-902. (Effective October 1, 2021) Standards for regulations
Article 2. Work Area Examinations, Recordkeeping, and Reporting
- § 45.2-903. (Effective October 1, 2021) Safety examinations
- § 45.2-904. (Effective October 1, 2021) Records of examinations
- § 45.2-905. (Effective October 1, 2021) Areas with safety or health hazards; duties of surface mine foreman
Article 3. Personal Protection
- § 45.2-906. (Effective October 1, 2021) Personal protection devices and practices
- § 45.2-907. (Effective October 1, 2021) Housekeeping
- § 45.2-908. (Effective October 1, 2021) Noxious fumes
Article 4. First Aid Equipment; Medical Care; Emergency Medical Services Providers
- § 45.2-909. (Effective October 1, 2021) First aid equipment
- § 45.2-910. (Effective October 1, 2021) First aid training
- § 45.2-911. (Effective October 1, 2021) Attention to injured persons
Article 5. Fire Prevention and Fire Control
- § 45.2-912. (Effective October 1, 2021) Firefighting equipment; duties in case of fire; fire precaution in transportation of mining equipment; fire prevention generally
- § 45.2-913. (Effective October 1, 2021) Duties in case of fire
- § 45.2-914. (Effective October 1, 2021) Fire precautions
Article 6. Surface Equipment
- § 45.2-915. (Effective October 1, 2021) Haulage and mobile equipment; operating condition
- § 45.2-916. (Effective October 1, 2021) Equipment operation
- § 45.2-917. (Effective October 1, 2021) Safety measures on equipment
- § 45.2-918. (Effective October 1, 2021) Transportation of personnel
- § 45.2-919. (Effective October 1, 2021) Lighting
- § 45.2-920. (Effective October 1, 2021) Shop and other equipment
- § 45.2-921. (Effective October 1, 2021) Hydraulic hoses
Article 7. Travel Ways and Loading and Haulage Areas
- § 45.2-922. (Effective October 1, 2021) Stairways, platforms, runways, and floor openings
- § 45.2-923. (Effective October 1, 2021) Loading and haulage work area requirements
- § 45.2-924. (Effective October 1, 2021) Equipment operation
Article 8. Dust Control
Article 9. Electricity
- § 45.2-926. (Effective October 1, 2021) Overhead high-potential power lines; surface transmission lines; electric wiring in surface buildings
- § 45.2-927. (Effective October 1, 2021) Transformers
- § 45.2-928. (Effective October 1, 2021) Grounding
- § 45.2-929. (Effective October 1, 2021) Circuit breakers and switches
- § 45.2-930. (Effective October 1, 2021) Electrical trailing cables
Article 10. Explosives and Blasting
- § 45.2-931. (Effective October 1, 2021) Surface storage of explosives and detonators
- § 45.2-932. (Effective October 1, 2021) Misfires
- § 45.2-933. (Effective October 1, 2021) Minimum blasting practices
Article 11. Ground Control
Article 12. Auger and Highwall Mining
- § 45.2-935. (Effective October 1, 2021) Inspection of electric equipment and wiring; checking and testing methane monitors
- § 45.2-936. (Effective October 1, 2021) Highwall inspections
- § 45.2-937. (Effective October 1, 2021) Penetration of underground mines; testing
- § 45.2-938. (Effective October 1, 2021) Safety precautions
Article 13. Proximity of Mining to Gas or Oil Wells or Vertical Ventilation Holes
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