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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1978, chapter 729; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223373,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85512,"identifier":"45.2-764","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/9\/45.2-764","url":"\/45.2-764\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-764\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/9\/45.2-764","dublin_core":{"Title":" Housekeeping; noxious fumes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-764","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Good housekeeping shall be practiced in and around every building, shaft, slope, yard, or other area of a mine. Such practice includes cleanliness, orderly storage of materials<\/span>, and the removal of possible sources of injury, such as stumbling hazards, protruding nails, broken glass, and possible falling and rolling materials<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Painting or conducting any operation that creates noxious fumes shall be performed only in a well-ventilated atmosphere. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Every surface mine structure, enclosure, or other facility shall be maintained in good repair. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n HOUSEKEEPING; NOXIOUS FUMES (\u00a7 45.2-764)\n\nA. Good housekeeping shall be practiced in and around every building, shaft,\nslope, yard, or other area of a mine. Such practice includes cleanliness,\norderly storage of materials, and the removal of possible sources of injury,\nsuch as stumbling hazards, protruding nails, broken glass, and possible falling\nand rolling materials.\n\nB. Painting or conducting any operation that creates noxious fumes shall be\nperformed only in a well-ventilated atmosphere.\n\nC. Every surface mine structure, enclosure, or other facility shall be\nmaintained in good repair.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-85.5, 45-85.8; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7\n45.1-34, 45.1-37; 1978, c. 729; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.236; 2005, c. 3; 2021,\nSp. 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}}