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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 290 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapters 230 and 590; in 1996, chapter 758<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223717,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78394,"identifier":"45.2-1004","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/1\/45.2-1004","url":"\/45.2-1004\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1004\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/1\/45.2-1004","dublin_core":{"Title":" Training and certification of blasters","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1004","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In order<\/span> to ensure that explosives are used only in accordance with applicable state and federal laws<\/span>, the Director<\/span> may adopt regulations requiring the training, examination, and certification of persons<\/span> engaging in or directly responsible for blasting or the use, storage, and handling of explosives in coal surface mining operations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Division<\/span> shall assume primary responsibility for conducting the examinations and issuing the certificates for such persons<\/span> in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF BLASTERS (\u00a7 45.2-1004)\n\nA. In order to ensure that explosives are used only in accordance with\napplicable state and federal laws, the Director may adopt regulations requiring\nthe training, examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly\nresponsible for blasting or the use, storage, and handling of explosives in coal\nsurface mining operations.\n\nB. The Division shall assume primary responsibility for conducting the\nexaminations and issuing the certificates for such persons in accordance with\nthe regulations adopted pursuant to this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 290, \u00a7 45.1-256; 1984, cc. 230, 590; 1996, c. 758; 2021, Sp.\nSess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}