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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 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0028\">28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0774\">774<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223639,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68872,"identifier":"45.2-851","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/4\/45.2-851","url":"\/45.2-851\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-851\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/4\/45.2-851","dublin_core":{"Title":" Control of coal dust","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-851","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Coal dust shall not be permitted to accumulate excessively in any part of the active areas, including any active workings that are soon to be worked-out. <a id=\"paragraph-249312\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-851\/#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> Where an underground mining operation creates or raises an excessive amount of coal dust into the air, any coal dust on the ribs, roof, or floor shall undergo an application of water or water with a wetting agent added to it or another effective method, approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Chief<\/span> or his authorized representative, of controlling dust to reduce dispersibility and minimize the risk of explosion. Such application or method shall occur within 40 feet of any active workings or such other area as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Chief<\/span> or his authorized representative requires. <a id=\"paragraph-249313\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-851\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n CONTROL OF COAL DUST (\u00a7 45.2-851)\n\nA. Coal dust shall not be permitted to accumulate excessively in any part of the\nactive areas, including any active workings that are soon to be worked-out.\n\nB. Where an underground mining operation creates or raises an excessive amount\nof coal dust into the air, any coal dust on the ribs, roof, or floor shall\nundergo an application of water or water with a wetting agent added to it or\nanother effective method, approved by the Chief or his authorized\nrepresentative, of controlling dust to reduce dispersibility and minimize the\nrisk of explosion. Such application or method shall occur within 40 feet of any\nactive workings or such other area as the Chief or his authorized representative\nrequires.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-77.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-66; 1994, c.\n28, \u00a7 45.1-161.234; 1996, c. 774; 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}}