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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1976, chapter 598; in 1978, chapters 118, 222, 489, and 729; in 1982, chapter 255; in 1984, chapters 178 and 590; in 1985, chapter 500; in 1988, chapter 577; in 1993, chapters 170, 171, and 442; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 103<\/a> and 397<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223991,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73630,"identifier":"45.2-905","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/2\/45.2-905","url":"\/45.2-905\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-905\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/2\/45.2-905","dublin_core":{"Title":" Areas with safety or health hazards; duties of surface mine foreman","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-905","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any hazardous condition shall be corrected promptly or the affected area shall be barricaded or posted with warning signs specifying the hazard and proper safety procedures. Any imminent danger that cannot be removed within a reasonable time shall be reported to the Chief<\/span> by the quickest available means. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The surface mine foreman<\/span> shall see that the requirements of the Act pertaining to his duties and to the health and safety of the miners are fully complied with at all times. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The surface mine foreman<\/span> shall see that every miner employed to work at the mine, before beginning work therein, is aware of any hazardous condition incident to his work at the mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n AREAS WITH SAFETY OR HEALTH HAZARDS; DUTIES OF SURFACE MINE FOREMAN (\u00a7\n45.2-905)\n\nA. Any hazardous condition shall be corrected promptly or the affected area\nshall be barricaded or posted with warning signs specifying the hazard and\nproper safety procedures. Any imminent danger that cannot be removed within a\nreasonable time shall be reported to the Chief by the quickest available means.\n\nB. The surface mine foreman shall see that the requirements of the Act\npertaining to his duties and to the health and safety of the miners are fully\ncomplied with at all times.\n\nC. The surface mine foreman shall see that every miner employed to work at the\nmine, before beginning work therein, is aware of any hazardous condition\nincident to his work at the mine.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-7, 45-12, 45-14.1, 45-35, 45-40, 45-61, 45-68.1,\n45-68.4, 45-69, 45-73, 45-75, 45-78, 45-79, 45-81, 45-83; 1950, p. 156; 1954, c.\n191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7 45.1-17, 45.1-21, 45.1-42, 45.1-89; 1974, c. 323; 1976,\nc. 598; 1978, cc. 118, 222, 489, 729; 1982, c. 255; 1984, cc. 178, 590; 1985, c.\n500; 1988, c. 577; 1993, cc. 170, 171, 442; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.258; 1996,\nc. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2015, cc. 103, 397; 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}}