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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59441</law_id><section_number>45.2-843</section_number><catch_line> Line brattice</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Coal Mining</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Underground Coal Mines</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="8">Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="4">Ventilation, Mine Gases, and Other Hazardous Conditions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Substantially constructed line brattice shall be used from the last open crosscut of an entry or room when necessary to provide adequate ventilation for the miners and to remove gases. Any line brattice that is damaged by a fall or otherwise shall be repaired promptly. <a id="paragraph-217829" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-843/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The space between the line brattice and the rib shall be large enough to permit the flow of a sufficient volume of air to keep the working face clear of flammable and noxious gases. <a id="paragraph-217830" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-843/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Brattice cloth that is used underground shall be of flame-resistant <span class="dictionary">material</span>. <a id="paragraph-217831" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-843/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> An accumulation of methane shall be moved only by means of properly installed line brattice or other approved method. <a id="paragraph-217832" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-843/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 45-60.4; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, &#xA7; 45.1-61; 1994, c. 28, &#xA7; 45.1-161.226; 1996, c. 774; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
