{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/45.2-822.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/45.2-822.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/45.2-822.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/45.2-822.html"}],"law_id":67345,"edition_id":1,"section_id":67345,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-822","catch_line":" Fire prevention in transportation of mining equipment","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 45-14.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-89; 1974, c. 323; 1978, c. 118; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.204; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nPrior to moving or transporting any piece of off-track mining equipment in any area of the active workings where energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires are present, (i) the piece of equipment shall be examined by a certified person to ensure that accumulations of coal dust, float coal dust, loose coal, oil, grease, and other combustible materials have been removed from such piece of equipment and (ii) a qualified person shall examine the trolley wires, trolley feeder wires, and the associated automatic circuit interrupting devices to ensure that proper short circuit protection exists.B\n\nA record shall be kept of the examinations required pursuant to subsection A and shall be made available, upon request, to the Chief or his authorized representative.C\n\nOff-track mining equipment shall not be moved or transported in any area of the active workings where energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires are present unless under the direct supervision of a certified person who is physically present at all times during the moving or transporting of such equipment.D\n\nThe frame of any unit of off-track mining equipment that is being moved or transported shall be covered on the top and on the trolley wire side with fire-resistant material.E\n\nElectrical contact shall be maintained between the mine track and the frame of any piece of off-track mining equipment that is being moved in a track and trolley entry. However, rubber-tired equipment need not be grounded to a transporting vehicle if no metal part of such rubber-tired equipment can come into contact with the transporting vehicle.F\n\nTo avoid accidental contact with power lines, the equipment being transported or trammed shall be insulated or, if necessary, the assemblage shall be removed if the clearance to the power lines is six inches or less.G\n\nSufficient prior notice shall be given to the Department so that a mine inspector, if he deems it necessary, can travel the route of the move before the actual move is made.H\n\nA minimum vertical clearance of one foot shall be maintained between the farthest projection of the piece of equipment that is being moved and the energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires at all times during the movement or transportation of such equipment. If the height of the coal seam does not permit one foot of vertical clearance to be so maintained, the following additional precautions shall be taken:1\n\nElectric power shall be supplied to the trolley wires or trolley feeder wires only from outby the piece of equipment being moved or transported. Where direct current electric power is used and such electric power can be supplied only from inby the equipment being moved or transported, such power may be supplied from inby such equipment if a miner who has the means to cut off the power is in direct communication with the persons actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation and is stationed outby the equipment being moved;2\n\nThe settings of automatic circuit interrupting devices used to provide short circuit protection for the trolley circuit shall be reduced to not more than one-half of the maximum current that could flow if the equipment being moved or transported were to come into contact with the trolley wire or trolley feeder wire;3\n\nAt all times when the piece of equipment is being moved or transported, a miner shall be stationed at the first automatic circuit breaker outby the equipment being moved. Such miner shall be (i) in direct communication with the persons actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation and (ii) capable of communicating with the authorized person on the surface who is required to be on duty;4\n\nWhere trolley phones are utilized to satisfy the requirements of subdivision 3, telephones or other equivalent two-way communication devices that can readily be connected with the mine communication system shall be carried by (i) the miner who is stationed at the first automatic circuit breaker outby the equipment being moved and (ii) by a miner who is actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation; and5\n\nNo person shall be permitted to be inby the piece of equipment being moved or transported, or in the ventilating current of air that is passing over such equipment, except a person who is directly engaged in moving such equipment.I\n\nThe provisions of subsection H shall not apply to a piece of mining equipment that is transported in a mine car if no part of the equipment extends above or over the sides of the mine car.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244027,"text":"Prior to moving or transporting any piece of off-track mining equipment in any area of the active workings where energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires are present, (i) the piece of equipment shall be examined by a certified person to ensure that accumulations of coal dust, float coal dust, loose coal, oil, grease, and other combustible materials have been removed from such piece of equipment and (ii) a qualified person shall examine the trolley wires, trolley feeder wires, and the associated automatic circuit interrupting devices to ensure that proper short circuit protection exists.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":244028,"text":"A record shall be kept of the examinations required pursuant to subsection A and shall be made available, upon request, to the Chief or his authorized representative.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":244029,"text":"Off-track mining equipment shall not be moved or transported in any area of the active workings where energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires are present unless under the direct supervision of a certified person who is physically present at all times during the moving or transporting of such equipment.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":244030,"text":"The frame of any unit of off-track mining equipment that is being moved or transported shall be covered on the top and on the trolley wire side with fire-resistant material.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":244031,"text":"Electrical contact shall be maintained between the mine track and the frame of any piece of off-track mining equipment that is being moved in a track and trolley entry. However, rubber-tired equipment need not be grounded to a transporting vehicle if no metal part of such rubber-tired equipment can come into contact with the transporting vehicle.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":244032,"text":"To avoid accidental contact with power lines, the equipment being transported or trammed shall be insulated or, if necessary, the assemblage shall be removed if the clearance to the power lines is six inches or less.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"6":{"id":244033,"text":"Sufficient prior notice shall be given to the Department so that a mine inspector, if he deems it necessary, can travel the route of the move before the actual move is made.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F","next_prefix":"H"},"7":{"id":244034,"text":"A minimum vertical clearance of one foot shall be maintained between the farthest projection of the piece of equipment that is being moved and the energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires at all times during the movement or transportation of such equipment. If the height of the coal seam does not permit one foot of vertical clearance to be so maintained, the following additional precautions shall be taken:","type":"section","prefixes":["H"],"prefix":"H","entire_prefix":"H","prefix_anchor":"H","level":1,"prior_prefix":"G","next_prefix":"H1"},"8":{"id":244035,"text":"Electric power shall be supplied to the trolley wires or trolley feeder wires only from outby the piece of equipment being moved or transported. Where direct current electric power is used and such electric power can be supplied only from inby the equipment being moved or transported, such power may be supplied from inby such equipment if a miner who has the means to cut off the power is in direct communication with the persons actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation and is stationed outby the equipment being moved;","type":"section","prefixes":["H","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"H1","prefix_anchor":"H1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"H","next_prefix":"H2"},"9":{"id":244036,"text":"The settings of automatic circuit interrupting devices used to provide short circuit protection for the trolley circuit shall be reduced to not more than one-half of the maximum current that could flow if the equipment being moved or transported were to come into contact with the trolley wire or trolley feeder wire;","type":"section","prefixes":["H","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"H2","prefix_anchor":"H2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"H1","next_prefix":"H3"},"10":{"id":244037,"text":"At all times when the piece of equipment is being moved or transported, a miner shall be stationed at the first automatic circuit breaker outby the equipment being moved. Such miner shall be (i) in direct communication with the persons actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation and (ii) capable of communicating with the authorized person on the surface who is required to be on duty;","type":"section","prefixes":["H","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"H3","prefix_anchor":"H3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"H2","next_prefix":"H4"},"11":{"id":244038,"text":"Where trolley phones are utilized to satisfy the requirements of subdivision 3, telephones or other equivalent two-way communication devices that can readily be connected with the mine communication system shall be carried by (i) the miner who is stationed at the first automatic circuit breaker outby the equipment being moved and (ii) by a miner who is actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation; and","type":"section","prefixes":["H","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"H4","prefix_anchor":"H4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"H3","next_prefix":"H5"},"12":{"id":244039,"text":"No person shall be permitted to be inby the piece of equipment being moved or transported, or in the ventilating current of air that is passing over such equipment, except a person who is directly engaged in moving such equipment.","type":"section","prefixes":["H","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"H5","prefix_anchor":"H5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"H4","next_prefix":"I"},"13":{"id":244040,"text":"The provisions of subsection H shall not apply to a piece of mining equipment that is transported in a mine car if no part of the equipment extends above or over the sides of the mine car.","type":"section","prefixes":["I"],"prefix":"I","entire_prefix":"I","prefix_anchor":"I","level":1,"prior_prefix":"H5"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15242,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fire Prevention and Fire Control","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14030,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:15","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:15","permalink":{"id":223503,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15242,"identifier":"3","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3","url":"\/45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14030,"edition_id":1,"name":"Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12986,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:38","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:38","permalink":{"id":223425,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14030,"identifier":"8","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8","url":"\/45.2\/II\/B\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12986,"edition_id":1,"name":"Underground Coal Mines","identifier":"B","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12985,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","permalink":{"id":223095,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12986,"identifier":"B","token":"45.2\/II\/B","url":"\/45.2\/II\/B\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12985,"edition_id":1,"name":"Coal Mining","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12713,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","permalink":{"id":222647,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12985,"identifier":"II","token":"45.2\/II","url":"\/45.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12713,"edition_id":1,"name":"Mines, Minerals, and Energy","identifier":"45.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":222539,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12713,"identifier":"45.2","token":"45.2","url":"\/45.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64513,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-818","catch_line":" Firefighting equipment; fire prevention","url":"\/45.2-818\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-818","metadata":false},{"id":71505,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-819","catch_line":" Duties in case of fire","url":"\/45.2-819\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-819","metadata":false},{"id":60594,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-820","catch_line":" Emergency response plans; list of next of kin","url":"\/45.2-820\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-820","metadata":false},{"id":69449,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-821","catch_line":" Reporting fires; response","url":"\/45.2-821\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-821","metadata":false},{"id":67345,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-822","catch_line":" Fire prevention in transportation of mining equipment","url":"\/45.2-822\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-822","metadata":false},{"id":68152,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-823","catch_line":" Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials","url":"\/45.2-823\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-823","metadata":false},{"id":58016,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-824","catch_line":" Diesel-powered equipment","url":"\/45.2-824\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-824","metadata":false},{"id":83981,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-825","catch_line":" Arcs, sparks, and flames","url":"\/45.2-825\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-825","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69449,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-821","catch_line":" Reporting fires; response","url":"\/45.2-821\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-821","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":68152,"structure_id":15242,"section_number":"45.2-823","catch_line":" Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials","url":"\/45.2-823\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-823","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/45.2-822\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0028\">28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223521,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67345,"identifier":"45.2-822","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-822","url":"\/45.2-822\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-822\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/3\/45.2-822","dublin_core":{"Title":" Fire prevention in transportation of mining equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-822","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Prior to moving or transporting any piece of off-track mining equipment in any area of the active workings where energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires are present, (i) the piece of equipment shall be examined by a certified person to ensure that accumulations of coal dust, float coal dust, loose coal, oil, grease, and other combustible <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> have been removed from such piece of equipment and (ii) a qualified person shall examine the trolley wires, trolley feeder wires, and the associated automatic <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> interrupting devices to ensure that proper short <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> protection exists. <a id=\"paragraph-244027\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> A record shall be kept of the examinations required pursuant to subsection A and shall be made available, upon request, to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Chief<\/span> or his authorized representative. <a id=\"paragraph-244028\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Off-track mining equipment shall not be moved or transported in any area of the active workings where energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires are present unless under the direct supervision of a certified person who is physically present at all times during the moving or transporting of such equipment. <a id=\"paragraph-244029\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The frame of any unit of off-track mining equipment that is being moved or transported shall be covered on the top and on the trolley wire side with fire-resistant <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-244030\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> Electrical contact shall be maintained between the mine track and the frame of any piece of off-track mining equipment that is being moved in a track and trolley entry. However, rubber-tired equipment need not be grounded to a transporting vehicle if no metal part of such rubber-tired equipment can come into contact with the transporting vehicle. <a id=\"paragraph-244031\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"F\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">F.<\/span> To avoid accidental contact with power lines, the equipment being transported or trammed shall be insulated or, if necessary, the assemblage shall be removed if the clearance to the power lines is six inches or less. <a id=\"paragraph-244032\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#F\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"G\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">G.<\/span> Sufficient prior notice shall be given to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> so that a mine inspector, if he deems it necessary, can travel the route of the move before the actual move is made. <a id=\"paragraph-244033\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#G\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"H\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">H.<\/span> A minimum vertical clearance of one foot shall be maintained between the farthest projection of the piece of equipment that is being moved and the energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires at all times during the movement or transportation of such equipment. If the height of the coal seam does not permit one foot of vertical clearance to be so maintained, the following additional precautions shall be taken: <a id=\"paragraph-244034\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#H\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"H1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Electric power shall be supplied to the trolley wires or trolley feeder wires only from outby the piece of equipment being moved or transported. Where direct current electric power is used and such electric power can be supplied only from inby the equipment being moved or transported, such power may be supplied from inby such equipment if a miner who has the means to cut off the power is in direct communication with the persons actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation and is stationed outby the equipment being moved; <a id=\"paragraph-244035\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#H1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"H2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The settings of automatic <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> interrupting devices used to provide short <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> protection for the trolley <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> shall be reduced to not more than one-half of the maximum current that could flow if the equipment being moved or transported were to come into contact with the trolley wire or trolley feeder wire; <a id=\"paragraph-244036\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#H2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"H3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> At all times when the piece of equipment is being moved or transported, a miner shall be stationed at the first automatic <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> breaker outby the equipment being moved. Such miner shall be (i) in direct communication with the persons actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation and (ii) capable of communicating with the authorized person on the surface who is required to be on duty; <a id=\"paragraph-244037\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#H3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"H4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Where trolley phones are utilized to satisfy the requirements of subdivision 3, telephones or other equivalent two-way communication devices that can readily be connected with the mine communication system shall be carried by (i) the miner who is stationed at the first automatic <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> breaker outby the equipment being moved and (ii) by a miner who is actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation; and <a id=\"paragraph-244038\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#H4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"H5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> No person shall be permitted to be inby the piece of equipment being moved or transported, or in the ventilating current of air that is passing over such equipment, except a person who is directly engaged in moving such equipment. <a id=\"paragraph-244039\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#H5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"I\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">I.<\/span> The provisions of subsection H shall not apply to a piece of mining equipment that is transported in a mine car if no part of the equipment extends above or over the sides of the mine car. <a id=\"paragraph-244040\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-822\/#I\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n FIRE PREVENTION IN TRANSPORTATION OF MINING EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 45.2-822)\n\nA. Prior to moving or transporting any piece of off-track mining equipment in\nany area of the active workings where energized trolley wires or trolley feeder\nwires are present, (i) the piece of equipment shall be examined by a certified\nperson to ensure that accumulations of coal dust, float coal dust, loose coal,\noil, grease, and other combustible materials have been removed from such piece\nof equipment and (ii) a qualified person shall examine the trolley wires,\ntrolley feeder wires, and the associated automatic circuit interrupting devices\nto ensure that proper short circuit protection exists.\n\nB. A record shall be kept of the examinations required pursuant to subsection A\nand shall be made available, upon request, to the Chief or his authorized\nrepresentative.\n\nC. Off-track mining equipment shall not be moved or transported in any area of\nthe active workings where energized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires are\npresent unless under the direct supervision of a certified person who is\nphysically present at all times during the moving or transporting of such\nequipment.\n\nD. The frame of any unit of off-track mining equipment that is being moved or\ntransported shall be covered on the top and on the trolley wire side with\nfire-resistant material.\n\nE. Electrical contact shall be maintained between the mine track and the frame\nof any piece of off-track mining equipment that is being moved in a track and\ntrolley entry. However, rubber-tired equipment need not be grounded to a\ntransporting vehicle if no metal part of such rubber-tired equipment can come\ninto contact with the transporting vehicle.\n\nF. To avoid accidental contact with power lines, the equipment being transported\nor trammed shall be insulated or, if necessary, the assemblage shall be removed\nif the clearance to the power lines is six inches or less.\n\nG. Sufficient prior notice shall be given to the Department so that a mine\ninspector, if he deems it necessary, can travel the route of the move before the\nactual move is made.\n\nH. A minimum vertical clearance of one foot shall be maintained between the\nfarthest projection of the piece of equipment that is being moved and the\nenergized trolley wires or trolley feeder wires at all times during the movement\nor transportation of such equipment. If the height of the coal seam does not\npermit one foot of vertical clearance to be so maintained, the following\nadditional precautions shall be taken:\n\n   1. Electric power shall be supplied to the trolley wires or trolley feeder\n   wires only from outby the piece of equipment being moved or transported. Where\n   direct current electric power is used and such electric power can be supplied\n   only from inby the equipment being moved or transported, such power may be\n   supplied from inby such equipment if a miner who has the means to cut off the\n   power is in direct communication with the persons actually engaged in the\n   moving or transporting operation and is stationed outby the equipment being\n   moved;\n\n   2. The settings of automatic circuit interrupting devices used to provide\n   short circuit protection for the trolley circuit shall be reduced to not more\n   than one-half of the maximum current that could flow if the equipment being\n   moved or transported were to come into contact with the trolley wire or\n   trolley feeder wire;\n\n   3. At all times when the piece of equipment is being moved or transported, a\n   miner shall be stationed at the first automatic circuit breaker outby the\n   equipment being moved. Such miner shall be (i) in direct communication with\n   the persons actually engaged in the moving or transporting operation and (ii)\n   capable of communicating with the authorized person on the surface who is\n   required to be on duty;\n\n   4. Where trolley phones are utilized to satisfy the requirements of\n   subdivision 3, telephones or other equivalent two-way communication devices\n   that can readily be connected with the mine communication system shall be\n   carried by (i) the miner who is stationed at the first automatic circuit\n   breaker outby the equipment being moved and (ii) by a miner who is actually\n   engaged in the moving or transporting operation; and\n\n   5. No person shall be permitted to be inby the piece of equipment being moved\n   or transported, or in the ventilating current of air that is passing over such\n   equipment, except a person who is directly engaged in moving such equipment.\n\nI. The provisions of subsection H shall not apply to a piece of mining equipment\nthat is transported in a mine car if no part of the equipment extends above or\nover the sides of the mine car.\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 45.1-161.204;\n2021, 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}}