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It has been modified 4 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0028\">28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223397,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82801,"identifier":"45.2-770","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/9\/45.2-770","url":"\/45.2-770\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-770\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/9\/45.2-770","dublin_core":{"Title":" Welding and cutting","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-770","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No welding or cutting with arc or flame shall be done in an excessively dusty atmosphere or dusty location. 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