                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 FREQUENCY OF MINE INSPECTIONS (§ 45.2-559)

The Chief shall conduct a complete inspection of each underground coal mine at
least every 180 days and of each surface coal mine at least once per year.
Additional inspections of coal mines shall be made when deemed appropriate by
the Chief based on an evaluation of risks at each mine or if requested by miners
employed at a mine or the operator of a mine.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 45-4.1, 45-9, 45-12, 45-74; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594,
§ 45.1-5; 1976, c. 598; 1978, c. 120; 1984, c. 236; 1985, c. 448; 1987, c. 470;
1990, c. 963; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.81; 1997, c. 390; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.
387.