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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nIf explosives are in use on the surface and an electrical storm approaches, all persons shall be removed from the blast area until the storm has passed.B\n\nIn accordance with the standards set forth in &#xA7; 45.2-902, the Chief shall adopt regulations regarding the safe storage, transportation, handling, and use of blasting agents and other explosives.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286818,"text":"If explosives are in use on the surface and an electrical storm approaches, all persons shall be removed from the blast area until the storm has passed.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":286819,"text":"In accordance with the standards set forth in &#xA7; 45.2-902, the Chief shall adopt regulations regarding the safe storage, transportation, handling, and use of blasting agents and other explosives.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13646,"edition_id":1,"name":"Explosives and Blasting","identifier":"10","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13645,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:27","permalink":{"id":223937,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13646,"identifier":"10","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10","url":"\/45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13645,"edition_id":1,"name":"Requirements Applicable to Surface Coal Mines","identifier":"9","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13539,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:27","permalink":{"id":223921,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13645,"identifier":"9","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9","url":"\/45.2\/II\/C\/9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13539,"edition_id":1,"name":"Surface Coal Mines","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12985,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:10","permalink":{"id":223695,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13539,"identifier":"C","token":"45.2\/II\/C","url":"\/45.2\/II\/C\/","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":54618,"structure_id":13646,"section_number":"45.2-931","catch_line":" Surface storage of explosives and detonators","url":"\/45.2-931\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10\/45.2-931","metadata":false},{"id":54856,"structure_id":13646,"section_number":"45.2-932","catch_line":" Misfires","url":"\/45.2-932\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10\/45.2-932","metadata":false},{"id":80100,"structure_id":13646,"section_number":"45.2-933","catch_line":" Minimum blasting practices","url":"\/45.2-933\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10\/45.2-933","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":54856,"structure_id":13646,"section_number":"45.2-932","catch_line":" Misfires","url":"\/45.2-932\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10\/45.2-932","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/45.2-933\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1981, chapter 179; in 1984, chapter 229; in 1993, chapter 442; 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":[{"id":67640,"section_number":"45.2-902","catch_line":" Standards for regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-902\/"}],"permalink":{"id":223947,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80100,"identifier":"45.2-933","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10\/45.2-933","url":"\/45.2-933\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-933\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10\/45.2-933","dublin_core":{"Title":" Minimum blasting practices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-933","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> If explosives are in use on the surface and an electrical storm approaches, all persons shall be removed from the blast area until the storm has passed. <a id=\"paragraph-286818\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-933\/#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> In accordance with the standards set forth in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\" Standards for regulations\" href=\"\/45.2-902\/\">45.2-902<\/a>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Chief<\/span> shall adopt regulations regarding the safe storage, transportation, handling, and use of blasting agents and other explosives. <a id=\"paragraph-286819\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-933\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MINIMUM BLASTING PRACTICES (\u00a7 45.2-933)\n\nA. If explosives are in use on the surface and an electrical storm approaches,\nall persons shall be removed from the blast area until the storm has passed.\n\nB. In accordance with the standards set forth in &#xA7; 45.2-902, the Chief\nshall adopt regulations regarding the safe storage, transportation, handling,\nand use of blasting agents and other explosives.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-53.1, 45-53.5; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7\n45.1-48, 45.1-53.1; 1978, c. 729; 1981, c. 179; 1984, c. 229; 1993, c. 442;\n1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.286; 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}}