                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS (§ 45.2-1112)

The Director may appoint technical specialists in the areas of roof control,
electricity, ventilation, and other mine specialties. Each technical specialist
shall have all the qualifications of a mine inspector plus any specialized
knowledge required in his field. A technical specialist shall advise the
Director and mine operators in the areas of his specialty and shall have the
power of an inspector to issue a closure order only in a case of imminent
danger.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 390, § 45.1-161.292:14; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.