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2025 Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Chapter 5 - Coal Mine Safety Act
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 45.2-500. Coal Mine Safety Act
- § 45.2-501. Definitions
- § 45.2-502. Safety and health
- § 45.2-503. Special safety rules
- § 45.2-504. Age requirement to work in mines
- § 45.2-505. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law
- § 45.2-506. Safety materials and supplies
- § 45.2-507. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act
Article 2. Chief of the Division of Mines of the Department and Mine Inspectors
- § 45.2-508. Appointment of Chief
- § 45.2-509. Qualification of Chief
- § 45.2-510. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, coal company, etc.; interest in coal mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed
- § 45.2-511. Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors
- § 45.2-512. Qualifications of coal mine inspectors
- § 45.2-513. Duties of the Chief; penalty
- § 45.2-514. Technical specialists
Article 3. Certification of Coal Mine Workers
- § 45.2-515. Board of Coal Mining Examiners; purpose
- § 45.2-516. Board membership; terms; meetings
- § 45.2-517. Board compensation; expenses
- § 45.2-518. Records of the Board
- § 45.2-519. Nominations for the Board
- § 45.2-520. Certification of certain persons employed in coal mines; powers and duties of the Board
- § 45.2-521. Examinations required for Coal Mining Certifications
- § 45.2-522. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty
- § 45.2-523. Coal Mining Examiners' Fund
- § 45.2-524. Examination fees
- § 45.2-525. Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates
- § 45.2-526. Reciprocal acceptances of other certifications
- § 45.2-527. Continuing education requirements
- § 45.2-528. Board action; suspend, revoke, or take other action
- § 45.2-529. Reexamination
- § 45.2-530. General coal miner certification
- § 45.2-531. First-class mine foreman certification
- § 45.2-532. Surface foreman certification
- § 45.2-533. Chief electrician certification
- § 45.2-534. Top person certification
Article 4. Licensing for Operation of Coal Mines
- § 45.2-535. License required for operation of a coal mine; term
- § 45.2-536. Coal Mine Operator License Fund
- § 45.2-537. Application for license for the operation of a coal mine
- § 45.2-538. Denial or revocation of license for the operation of a coal mine
- § 45.2-539. Operating without license; penalty
- § 45.2-540. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership
- § 45.2-541. Discontinuance of the working of a mine; notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance
- § 45.2-542. (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
- § 45.2-542. (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
- § 45.2-543. When the Chief may cause maps to be made; payment by operator
- § 45.2-544. Making false statements; penalty
Article 5. Mine Rescue Teams
- § 45.2-545. Mine rescue and first aid stations
- § 45.2-546. Mine rescue teams
- § 45.2-547. Duty to train teams
- § 45.2-548. Qualification for team membership; direction of teams
- § 45.2-549. Team members to be considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation
- § 45.2-550. Requirements of recovery work
- § 45.2-551. State-designated mine rescue teams
- § 45.2-552. Mine Rescue Fund
- § 45.2-553. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator
- § 45.2-554. Workers' compensation; liability
Article 6. Mine Explosions; Mine Fires; Accidents
- § 45.2-555. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure
- § 45.2-556. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department
- § 45.2-557. Reports of other accidents and injuries
- § 45.2-558. Duties of mine inspectors
Article 7. Mine Inspections
- § 45.2-559. Frequency of mine inspections
- § 45.2-560. Evaluation of risks at mines
- § 45.2-561. Review of inspection reports and records
- § 45.2-562. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets
- § 45.2-563. Scheduling of mine inspections
- § 45.2-564. Denial of entry
- § 45.2-565. Duties of operator
- § 45.2-566. Duties of inspectors
- § 45.2-567. Inspection reports
Article 8. Enforcement and Penalties; Reports of Violations
- § 45.2-568. Notices of violations
- § 45.2-569. Closure orders
- § 45.2-570. Tolling of time for abating violations
- § 45.2-571. Injunctive relief
- § 45.2-572. Violations; penalty
- § 45.2-573. Prosecution of violations
- § 45.2-574. Fees and costs
- § 45.2-575. Reports of violations
Article 9. Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
- § 45.2-576. Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board; purpose
- § 45.2-577. Membership; terms; compensation; quorum; meetings
- § 45.2-578. Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
Article 10. Miner Training
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