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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1975, chapter 520; in 1978, chapters 118 and 729; in 1980, chapter 338; in 1982, chapter 234; in 1984, chapter 590; in 1988, chapter 577; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223143,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57825,"identifier":"45.2-709","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/4\/45.2-709","url":"\/45.2-709\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-709\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/4\/45.2-709","dublin_core":{"Title":" Roof, face, and ribs to be secure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-709","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All underground active workings and travel ways shall be secured and controlled to protect miners from a fall of roof, face, or ribs. Loose roof and any loose or overhanging ribs or face shall be taken down or supported. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The mining method that the mine operator follows shall not expose any miner to a hazardous condition caused by the excessive width of a room or entry, a faulty pillar-recovery method, or any other hazardous mining method or working condition. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n ROOF, FACE, AND RIBS TO BE SECURE (\u00a7 45.2-709)\n\nA. All underground active workings and travel ways shall be secured and\ncontrolled to protect miners from a fall of roof, face, or ribs. Loose roof and\nany loose or overhanging ribs or face shall be taken down or supported.\n\nB. The mining method that the mine operator follows shall not expose any miner\nto a hazardous condition caused by the excessive width of a room or entry, a\nfaulty pillar-recovery method, or any other hazardous mining method or working\ncondition.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-68.1 to 45-68.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7\n45.1-40, 45.1-41; 1975, c. 520; 1978, cc. 118, 729; 1980, c. 338; 1982, c. 234;\n1984, c. 590; 1988, c. 577; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.108; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c.\n256; 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}}