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This chapter shall not apply to the construction, reconstruction, operation, and maintenance of overhead electrical or communication circuits<\/span> or conductors and their supporting structures and associated equipment of (i) rail transportation systems, (ii) electrical generating, transmission or distribution systems, (iii) communication systems, including cable television, or (iv) any other publicly or privately owned system provided that such work<\/span> on any of the foregoing systems is performed by the employees of the owner or operator of the systems or independent contractors engaged on behalf of the owner or operator of the system to perform the work<\/span>.\n\t\tThis chapter also shall not apply to electrical or communications circuits<\/span> or conductors on the premises of coal or other mines which are subject to the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. \u00a7 801 et seq.) and regulations adopted pursuant to that Act by the Mine Safety and Health Administration.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 59.1-413)\n\nThis chapter shall not apply to the construction, reconstruction, operation, and\nmaintenance of overhead electrical or communication circuits or conductors and\ntheir supporting structures and associated equipment of (i) rail transportation\nsystems, (ii) electrical generating, transmission or distribution systems, (iii)\ncommunication systems, including cable television, or (iv) any other publicly or\nprivately owned system provided that such work on any of the foregoing systems\nis performed by the employees of the owner or operator of the systems or\nindependent contractors engaged on behalf of the owner or operator of the system\nto perform the work.\n\t\tThis chapter also shall not apply to electrical or communications circuits or\nconductors on the premises of coal or other mines which are subject to the\nprovisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. \u00a7 801\net seq.) and regulations adopted pursuant to that Act by the Mine Safety and\nHealth Administration.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 341.","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}}