                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 CERTIFICATES OF INSPECTION (§ 45.2-1156)

A. Upon completing a mine inspection, each mine inspector shall complete a
certificate of inspection. Such certificate of inspection shall show the date of
inspection, the condition in which the mine was found, a statement regarding any
violation of this chapter or Chapter 14 (&#xA7; 45.2-1400 et seq.) or 15 (&#xA7;
45.2-1500 et seq.) discovered during the inspection, the progress made in the
improvement of the mine as such progress relates to health and safety, the
numbers of accidents and injuries occurring in and about the mine since the
previous inspection, and all other facts and information of public interest
concerning the condition of the mine as are useful and proper.

B. The mine inspector shall deliver one copy of the certificate of inspection to
the licensed operator, agent, or mine foreman and one copy to the
employees&#8217; safety committee, where applicable, and shall post copies at
one or more prominent places on the premises where they can be read conveniently
by the miners.

C. The Department shall provide access to certificates of inspection of
underground mineral mines to MSHA.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 390, § 45.1-161.292:62; 1998, c. 695; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.
387.