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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 1976, chapter 598; in 1978, chapter 118; in 1980, chapter 338; in 1982, chapter 234; in 1988, chapter 577; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223175,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57534,"identifier":"45.2-717","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/4\/45.2-717","url":"\/45.2-717\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-717\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/4\/45.2-717","dublin_core":{"Title":" Unsafe conditions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-717","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall work or travel under unsupported roof except to install temporary supports in accordance with the approved roof control plan. Any area inby the breaker line where second mining has been or is being conducted shall be considered unsupported. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If roof, face, or rib conditions are found to be unsafe, no person shall start any other work in the area where such conditions exist until the conditions have been corrected by taking down loose material<\/span> or securely supporting the roof, face, or ribs pursuant to subsection B of § 45.2-715<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A bar of proper length shall be used to pull down any loose material<\/span> discovered. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n UNSAFE CONDITIONS (\u00a7 45.2-717)\n\nA. No person shall work or travel under unsupported roof except to install\ntemporary supports in accordance with the approved roof control plan. Any area\ninby the breaker line where second mining has been or is being conducted shall\nbe considered unsupported.\n\nB. If roof, face, or rib conditions are found to be unsafe, no person shall\nstart any other work in the area where such conditions exist until the\nconditions have been corrected by taking down loose material or securely\nsupporting the roof, face, or ribs pursuant to subsection B of § 45.2-715.\n\nC. A bar of proper length shall be used to pull down any loose material\ndiscovered.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-61, 45-68.1, 45-68.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594,\n\u00a7\u00a7 45.1-41, 45.1-42; 1975, c. 520; 1976, c. 598; 1978, c. 118; 1980, c. 338;\n1982, c. 234; 1988, c. 577; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.118; 1999, c. 256; 2005, c.\n3; 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}}