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Such standards shall include the control of dust concentration levels; the use of respiratory equipment and ventilating systems; the development and maintenance of roof control systems; the handling of combustible materials and rock dusting; the installation, maintenance, and use of electrical devices, equipment, cables, and wires; fire protection, including equipment, emergency evacuation plans, emergency shelters, and communication facilities; the use and storage of explosives; and the establishment and maintenance of barriers in underground coal mines around gas and oil wells. The Chief may adopt regulations setting forth specific occupations and conditions under which a miner is prohibited from working alone underground; and3\n\nThe storage or disposal of any matter or materials (i) extracted or disturbed as the result of an underground coal mining operation or (ii) used in the mining operation or for the refinement or preparation of the materials extracted from the coal mining operation, so that such matter or material does not threaten the health or safety of the miners or the general public.B\n\nThe Chief shall not adopt any regulation establishing any requirement for the operation of, or conditions at, an underground coal mine that is inconsistent with requirements established by the Act.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266066,"text":"The Chief may, after consultation with the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board, created by Article 9 (\u00a7 45.2-576 et seq.) of Chapter 5, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (\u00a7 2.2-4006 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act, adopt regulations necessary to ensure safe and healthy working conditions in underground coal mines in the Commonwealth. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1972, chapter 784; in 1974, chapter 323; in 1975, chapter 520; in 1978, chapter 120; in 1982, chapter 118; in 1990, chapter 963; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65837,"section_number":"45.2-702","catch_line":" Standards for regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-702\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78729,"section_number":"2.2-4006","catch_line":"Exemptions from requirements of this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4006\/"},{"id":84349,"section_number":"45.2-576","catch_line":" Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-576\/"}],"permalink":{"id":223105,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73976,"identifier":"45.2-701","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/1\/45.2-701","url":"\/45.2-701\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-701\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/1\/45.2-701","dublin_core":{"Title":" Regulations governing conditions and practices at underground coal mines","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-701","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Chief<\/span> may, after consultation with the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board, created by Article 9 (\u00a7 45.2-576<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 5, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (\u00a7 2.2-4006<\/a> et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act, adopt regulations necessary to ensure safe and healthy working conditions in underground coal mines in the Commonwealth. Such regulations governing underground coal mines shall relate to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The maintenance, operation, storage, and transportation of any mechanical or electrical equipment, device, or machinery used for any purpose in the underground mining of coal; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Safety and health standards for the protection of the life, health, and property of, and the prevention of injuries to, any person involved in or likely to be affected by any underground coal mining operation. Such standards shall include the control of dust concentration levels; the use of respiratory equipment and ventilating systems; the development and maintenance of roof control systems; the handling of combustible materials<\/span> and rock dusting; the installation, maintenance, and use of electrical devices, equipment, cables, and wires; fire protection, including equipment, emergency evacuation plans, emergency shelters, and communication facilities; the use and storage of explosives; and the establishment and maintenance of barriers in underground coal mines around gas and oil wells. The Chief<\/span> may adopt regulations setting forth specific occupations and conditions under which a miner is prohibited from working alone underground; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The storage or disposal of any matter or materials<\/span> (i) extracted or disturbed as the result of an underground coal mining operation or (ii) used in the mining operation or for the refinement or preparation of the materials<\/span> extracted from the coal mining operation, so that such matter or material<\/span> does not threaten the health or safety of the miners or the general public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Chief<\/span> shall not adopt any regulation establishing any requirement for the operation of, or conditions at, an underground coal mine that is inconsistent with requirements established by the Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS AND PRACTICES AT UNDERGROUND COAL MINES (\u00a7\n45.2-701)\n\nA. The Chief may, after consultation with the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board,\ncreated by Article 9 (\u00a7 45.2-576 et seq.) of Chapter 5, and in accordance with\nthe provisions of Article 2 (\u00a7 2.2-4006 et seq.) of the Administrative Process\nAct, adopt regulations necessary to ensure safe and healthy working conditions\nin underground coal mines in the Commonwealth. Such regulations governing\nunderground coal mines shall relate to:\n\n 1. The maintenance, operation, storage, and transportation of any mechanical\n or electrical equipment, device, or machinery used for any purpose in the\n underground mining of coal;\n\n 2. Safety and health standards for the protection of the life, health, and\n property of, and the prevention of injuries to, any person involved in or\n likely to be affected by any underground coal mining operation. Such standards\n shall include the control of dust concentration levels; the use of respiratory\n equipment and ventilating systems; the development and maintenance of roof\n control systems; the handling of combustible materials and rock dusting; the\n installation, maintenance, and use of electrical devices, equipment, cables,\n and wires; fire protection, including equipment, emergency evacuation plans,\n emergency shelters, and communication facilities; the use and storage of\n explosives; and the establishment and maintenance of barriers in underground\n coal mines around gas and oil wells. The Chief may adopt regulations setting\n forth specific occupations and conditions under which a miner is prohibited\n from working alone underground; and\n\n 3. The storage or disposal of any matter or materials (i) extracted or\n disturbed as the result of an underground coal mining operation or (ii) used\n in the mining operation or for the refinement or preparation of the materials\n extracted from the coal mining operation, so that such matter or material does\n not threaten the health or safety of the miners or the general public.\n\nB. The Chief shall not adopt any regulation establishing any requirement for the\noperation of, or conditions at, an underground coal mine that is inconsistent\nwith requirements established by the Act.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-8, 45-84; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-104;\n1972, c. 784; 1974, c. 323; 1975, c. 520; 1978, c. 120; 1982, c. 118; 1990, c.\n963; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.106; 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}}