§ 45.2-840 Crosscuts
A. Crosscuts shall be made between entries and between rooms as provided in the approved roof control plan.
B. Every crosscut between an intake and a return air course shall be closed, except the one nearest the face. A crosscut between rooms shall be closed where necessary to provide adequate ventilation at the working face.
C. Where practicable, a crosscut shall be provided at or near the face of each entry or room before the place is abandoned.
D. No entry or room shall be started off an entry beyond the last open crosscut.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1978, chapter 729; in 1994, chapter 28; in 1996, chapter 774.
Code 1950, § 45-60.4; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-59; 1978, c. 729; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.223; 1996, c. 774; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.