                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 REVIEW OF INSPECTION REPORTS AND RECORDS (§ 45.2-561)

Prior to commencing an inspection of a coal mine, a mine inspector shall review
the most recent available report of inspection by MSHA. During the course of a
complete inspection of a coal mine, the mine inspector shall comprehensively
review the records for the 30-day period preceding the inspection of pre-shift
examinations, on-shift exams, daily inspections, and weekly examinations that
are required to be maintained pursuant to the Act. The mine inspector may review
the records for such additional period as he deems prudent. During the course of
the inspection, the inspector shall review other records relating to safety and
health conditions in the mine that are required to be maintained pursuant to the
Act.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.83; 1997, c. 390; 1999, c. 256; 2005, c. 3;
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.