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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84020</law_id><section_number>45.2-917</section_number><catch_line> Safety measures on equipment</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="C">Surface Coal Mines</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="9">Requirements Applicable to Surface Coal Mines</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="6">Surface Equipment</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Every rubber-tired or crawler-mounted piece of equipment shall have a rollover protective structure to the extent required by 30 C.F.R. &#xA7; 77.403-1. <a id="paragraph-301108" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-917/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each seat belt provided in mobile equipment shall be maintained in safe working condition. Every operator of such equipment shall wear a seat belt when the equipment is in <span class="dictionary">motion</span>. <a id="paragraph-301109" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-917/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Mobile equipment shall be equipped with adequate brakes and parking brakes. <a id="paragraph-301110" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-917/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Cab windows shall be of safe design, kept in good condition, and clean for adequate visibility. <a id="paragraph-301111" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-917/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> Any tire shall be deflated before any repair on it is started, and adequate means shall be provided to prevent wheel-locking rims from creating a hazard during tire inflation. <a id="paragraph-301112" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-917/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> An audible warning device and headlights shall be provided on each piece of self-propelled mobile equipment. <a id="paragraph-301113" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-917/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">G.</span> An automatic backup alarm that is audible above surrounding noise levels shall be provided on each piece of mobile equipment. An automatic <span class="dictionary">reverse</span>-activated strobe light may be substituted for an audible alarm when mobile equipment is operated at night. <a id="paragraph-301114" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-917/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H"><p><span class="prefix-number">H.</span> Each piece of equipment that is raised for repairs or other work shall be securely blocked before any person positions himself where the falling of such equipment could create a hazardous condition. <a id="paragraph-301115" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-917/#H"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 45-69.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, &#xA7; 45.1-73; 1979, c. 315; 1983, c. 70; 1985, c. 302; 1994, c. 28, &#xA7; 45.1-161.270; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2005, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
