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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1974, chapter 323; in 1978, chapter 118; in 1984, chapter 590; in 1985, chapter 500; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 291<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223513,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60594,"identifier":"45.2-820","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-820","url":"\/45.2-820\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-820\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-820","dublin_core":{"Title":" Emergency response plans; list of next of kin","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-820","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each operator shall develop an emergency response plan for each mine. The plan shall include (i) a mine emergency communication plan, (ii) an evacuation procedure, (iii) the identification of waterlines, (iv) the number system of brattice, (v) the location of each escapeway, and (vi) such other information as the Chief<\/span> reasonably requires. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The emergency response plan shall be subject to approval by the Chief<\/span> or mine inspector. The Chief<\/span> may require periodic updates to an operator’s emergency response plan. Such operator shall comply with the requirements of the approved plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The emergency response plan shall be posted in a conspicuous manner and location readily accessible to all miners, both underground and at the surface of the mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The operator shall train miners in the implementation of the emergency response plan and shall conduct practice drills. Records of dates and times of practice drills shall be maintained in the emergency response plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Each miner employed by the operator who goes underground, and each visitor authorized by the operator to enter the mine, shall have available an adequate supply of self-rescue devices, each of which provides at least one hour of protection and is approved by MSHA. The training related to self-rescue devices shall be included in the emergency response plan approved by the Chief<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The operator shall maintain a list of the next of kin of all miners employed at the mine. The list shall be kept at the mine site or at a central facility readily accessible to the mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS; LIST OF NEXT OF KIN (\u00a7 45.2-820)\n\nA. Each operator shall develop an emergency response plan for each mine. The\nplan shall include (i) a mine emergency communication plan, (ii) an evacuation\nprocedure, (iii) the identification of waterlines, (iv) the number system of\nbrattice, (v) the location of each escapeway, and (vi) such other information as\nthe Chief reasonably requires.\n\nB. The emergency response plan shall be subject to approval by the Chief or mine\ninspector. The Chief may require periodic updates to an operator’s\nemergency response plan. Such operator shall comply with the requirements of the\napproved plan.\n\nC. The emergency response plan shall be posted in a conspicuous manner and\nlocation readily accessible to all miners, both underground and at the surface\nof the mine.\n\nD. The operator shall train miners in the implementation of the emergency\nresponse plan and shall conduct practice drills. Records of dates and times of\npractice drills shall be maintained in the emergency response plan.\n\nE. Each miner employed by the operator who goes underground, and each visitor\nauthorized by the operator to enter the mine, shall have available an adequate\nsupply of self-rescue devices, each of which provides at least one hour of\nprotection and is approved by MSHA. The training related to self-rescue devices\nshall be included in the emergency response plan approved by the Chief.\n\nF. The operator shall maintain a list of the next of kin of all miners employed\nat the mine. The list shall be kept at the mine site or at a central facility\nreadily accessible to the mine.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-14.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-89; 1974, c.\n323; 1978, c. 118; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.202;\n1996, c. 774; 2006, c. 291; 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}}