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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 390<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1998, chapter 695<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80153,"section_number":"45.2-1400","catch_line":" Scope of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1400\/"},{"id":65350,"section_number":"45.2-1500","catch_line":" Scope of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224353,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65966,"identifier":"45.2-1156","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/7\/45.2-1156","url":"\/45.2-1156\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1156\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/7\/45.2-1156","dublin_core":{"Title":" Certificates of inspection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1156","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon completing a mine inspection, each mine inspector shall complete a certificate of inspection. Such certificate of inspection shall show the date of inspection, the condition in which the mine was found, a statement regarding any violation of this chapter or Chapter 14 (§ 45.2-1400<\/a> et seq.) or 15 (§ 45.2-1500<\/a> et seq.) discovered during the inspection, the progress made in the improvement of the mine as such progress relates to health and safety, the numbers of accidents and injuries occurring in and about the mine since the previous inspection, and all other facts<\/span> and information of public interest concerning the condition of the mine as are useful and proper. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The mine inspector shall deliver one copy of the certificate of inspection to the licensed operator, agent, or mine foreman<\/span> and one copy to the employees’ safety committee, where applicable, and shall post copies at one or more prominent places on the premises where they can be read conveniently by the miners. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall provide access to certificates of inspection of underground mineral mines to MSHA. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n CERTIFICATES OF INSPECTION (\u00a7 45.2-1156)\n\nA. Upon completing a mine inspection, each mine inspector shall complete a\ncertificate of inspection. Such certificate of inspection shall show the date of\ninspection, the condition in which the mine was found, a statement regarding any\nviolation of this chapter or Chapter 14 (§ 45.2-1400 et seq.) or 15 (§\n45.2-1500 et seq.) discovered during the inspection, the progress made in the\nimprovement of the mine as such progress relates to health and safety, the\nnumbers of accidents and injuries occurring in and about the mine since the\nprevious inspection, and all other facts and information of public interest\nconcerning the condition of the mine as are useful and proper.\n\nB. The mine inspector shall deliver one copy of the certificate of inspection to\nthe licensed operator, agent, or mine foreman and one copy to the\nemployees’ safety committee, where applicable, and shall post copies at\none or more prominent places on the premises where they can be read conveniently\nby the miners.\n\nC. The Department shall provide access to certificates of inspection of\nunderground mineral mines to MSHA.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:62; 1998, c. 695; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n387.","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}}