                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 INSPECTION REPORTS (§ 45.2-567)

A. Upon completing a mine inspection, a mine inspector shall complete a report
regarding such inspection. The inspection report shall show the date of
inspection, the condition in which the mine is found, a statement regarding any
violations of the Act discovered during the inspection, the progress made in the
improvement of the mine as such progress relates to health and safety, the
number 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 (i) deliver one copy of the inspection report to the
operator, agent, or mine foreman and one copy to the employees&#8217; safety
committee, where applicable, and (ii) post one copy at a prominent place on the
premises of the mine where it can be read conveniently by the miners.

C. With respect to coal mines, the Department shall provide access to inspection
reports to MSHA.

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, § 45.1-161.89; 1996, c. 774; 1997, c. 390; 2021, Sp.
Sess. I, c. 387.