                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 STANDARDS FOR REGULATIONS (§ 45.2-702)

In adopting regulations pursuant to § 45.2-701, the Chief shall consider:

1. Standards utilized and generally recognized by the coal mining industry;

2. Standards established by recognized professional coal mining organizations
and groups;

3. The federal mine safety law;

4. Research, demonstrations, experiments, and such other information that is
available regarding the maintenance of the highest degree of safety protection,
including the latest available scientific data in the field, the technical
feasibility of the standards, and the experience gained under the Act and other
mine safety laws; and

5. Such other criteria as are necessary for the protection of the safety and
health of miners and other persons or property likely to be endangered by
underground coal mines or related operations.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 45-8, 45-84; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-104;
1972, c. 784; 1974, c. 323; 1975, c. 520; 1978, c. 120; 1982, c. 118; 1990, c.
963; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.107; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.