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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64361,"identifier":"45.2-1504","token":"45.2\/III\/C\/15\/45.2-1504","url":"\/45.2-1504\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1504\/","token":"45.2\/III\/C\/15\/45.2-1504","dublin_core":{"Title":" Respiratory equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1504","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> shall adopt regulations requiring any miner exposed for short periods to hazards from inhalation of gas, dust, or fumes to wear approved respiratory equipment.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 45.2-1504)\n\nThe Director shall adopt regulations requiring any miner exposed for short\nperiods to hazards from inhalation of gas, dust, or fumes to wear approved\nrespiratory equipment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-86; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-99; 1994, c.\n28, \u00a7 45.1-161.308; 2021, Sp. Sess. 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}}