Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6436145.2-1504 Respiratory equipment2025Mines, Minerals, and EnergyMineral MinesSurface Mineral MinesRequirements Applicable to Surface Mineral Mines

The Director shall adopt regulations requiring any miner exposed for short periods to hazards from inhalation of gas, dust, or fumes to wear approved respiratory equipment.

Code 1950, § 45-86; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-99; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.308; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.