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Such specifications shall be no less than, but may exceed, the minimum requirements of the training programs that underground and surface coal mine operators are required to provide to their employees pursuant to the federal mine safety law. The Chief may utilize the Department’s educational and training facilities in the conduct of such training programs and may require the cooperation of operators in making such programs available to their employees.B\n\nEach operator of a coal mine, upon request, shall make available to every miner employed in such mine the course of first aid training, including refresher training, as is required pursuant to subsection A.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303727,"text":"The Chief shall establish specifications for first aid and refresher training programs for miners at coal mines. 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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 679 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 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1978, chapter 94; in 1984, chapter 590; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73749,"section_number":"45.2-531","catch_line":" First-class mine foreman certification","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-531\/"},{"id":67791,"section_number":"45.2-532","catch_line":" Surface foreman certification","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-532\/"},{"id":72312,"section_number":"8.01-225","catch_line":"Persons rendering emergency care, obstetrical services exempt from liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-225\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222689,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84763,"identifier":"45.2-579","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/10\/45.2-579","url":"\/45.2-579\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-579\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/10\/45.2-579","dublin_core":{"Title":" First aid training of coal miners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-579","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Chief<\/span> shall establish specifications for first aid and refresher training programs for miners at coal mines. Such specifications shall be no less than, but may exceed, the minimum requirements of the training programs that underground and surface coal mine operators are required to provide to their employees pursuant to the federal mine safety law<\/span>. The Chief<\/span> may utilize the Department<\/span>’s educational and training facilities in the conduct of such training programs and may require the cooperation of operators in making such programs available to their employees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each operator of a coal mine, upon request, shall make available to every miner employed in such mine the course of first aid training, including refresher training, as is required pursuant to subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n FIRST AID TRAINING OF COAL MINERS (\u00a7 45.2-579)\n\nA. The Chief shall establish specifications for first aid and refresher training\nprograms for miners at coal mines. Such specifications shall be no less than,\nbut may exceed, the minimum requirements of the training programs that\nunderground and surface coal mine operators are required to provide to their\nemployees pursuant to the federal mine safety law. The Chief may utilize the\nDepartment’s educational and training facilities in the conduct of such\ntraining programs and may require the cooperation of operators in making such\nprograms available to their employees.\n\nB. Each operator of a coal mine, upon request, shall make available to every\nminer employed in such mine the course of first aid training, including\nrefresher training, as is required pursuant to subsection A.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 679, \u00a7 45.1-101.2; 1978, c. 94; 1984, c. 590; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7\n45.1-161.101; 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}}