                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF BLASTERS (§ 45.2-1004)

A. In order to ensure that explosives are used only in accordance with
applicable state and federal laws, the Director may adopt regulations requiring
the training, examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly
responsible for blasting or the use, storage, and handling of explosives in coal
surface mining operations.

B. The Division shall assume primary responsibility for conducting the
examinations and issuing the certificates for such persons in accordance with
the regulations adopted pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 290, § 45.1-256; 1984, cc. 230, 590; 1996, c. 758; 2021, Sp.
Sess. I, c. 387.