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If hazardous conditions are found, the miner discovering such conditions shall either (i) correct the conditions immediately by taking down the loose material, installing proper timbering, or installing proper roof support before work is continued or any other work is done or (ii) cause all miners to vacate the place.C\n\nAt least once each shift, or more often if necessary, the mine foreman or other certified person shall examine and test the roof, face, and ribs of each active working section where coal is being produced while one or more miners are working in such section. Any place in which a hazardous condition is found by the mine foreman shall be made safe in his presence or under his direction or all miners shall be withdrawn from such place. Such hazardous condition and corrective actions taken shall be recorded in the on-shift record book at the mine.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":294939,"text":"The operator or his agent shall instruct every miner on how to visually examine and conduct sound and vibration testing of roof, face, and ribs.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":294940,"text":"Any miner exposed to danger from a fall of roof, face, or ribs shall visually examine and, if conditions permit, test the roof, face, and ribs by sounding the roof before starting work or before starting a machine and as needed thereafter to ensure safety. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1976, chapter 598; in 1978, chapter 118; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223167,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82295,"identifier":"45.2-715","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/4\/45.2-715","url":"\/45.2-715\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-715\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/4\/45.2-715","dublin_core":{"Title":" Examination and testing of roof, face, and ribs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-715","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The operator or his agent shall instruct every miner on how to visually examine and conduct sound and vibration testing of roof, face, and ribs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any miner exposed to danger from a fall of roof, face, or ribs shall visually examine and, if conditions permit, test the roof, face, and ribs by sounding the roof before starting work or before starting a machine and as needed thereafter to ensure safety. If hazardous conditions are found, the miner discovering such conditions shall either (i) correct the conditions immediately by taking down the loose material<\/span>, installing proper timbering, or installing proper roof support before work is continued or any other work is done or (ii) cause all miners to vacate the place. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> At least once each shift, or more often if necessary, the mine foreman<\/span> or other certified person shall examine and test the roof, face, and ribs of each active working section where coal is being produced while one or more miners are working in such section. Any place in which a hazardous condition is found by the mine foreman<\/span> shall be made safe in his presence or under his direction or all miners shall be withdrawn from such place. Such hazardous condition and corrective actions taken shall be recorded in the on-shift record book at the mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n EXAMINATION AND TESTING OF ROOF, FACE, AND RIBS (\u00a7 45.2-715)\n\nA. The operator or his agent shall instruct every miner on how to visually\nexamine and conduct sound and vibration testing of roof, face, and ribs.\n\nB. Any miner exposed to danger from a fall of roof, face, or ribs shall visually\nexamine and, if conditions permit, test the roof, face, and ribs by sounding the\nroof before starting work or before starting a machine and as needed thereafter\nto ensure safety. If hazardous conditions are found, the miner discovering such\nconditions shall either (i) correct the conditions immediately by taking down\nthe loose material, installing proper timbering, or installing proper roof\nsupport before work is continued or any other work is done or (ii) cause all\nminers to vacate the place.\n\nC. At least once each shift, or more often if necessary, the mine foreman or\nother certified person shall examine and test the roof, face, and ribs of each\nactive working section where coal is being produced while one or more miners are\nworking in such section. Any place in which a hazardous condition is found by\nthe mine foreman shall be made safe in his presence or under his direction or\nall miners shall be withdrawn from such place. Such hazardous condition and\ncorrective actions taken shall be recorded in the on-shift record book at the\nmine.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-61, 45-68.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-42;\n1976, c. 598; 1978, c. 118; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.116; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c.\n256; 2005, c. 3; 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}}