                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 EMPLOYMENT OF INEXPERIENCED UNDERGROUND MINERS (§ 45.2-705)

A. An inexperienced underground miner shall be required to work with an
experienced underground miner for a total of at least six months following the
start of underground employment. However, an experienced surface miner shall
only be required to work with an experienced underground miner for a total of at
least 60 days following the start of underground employment.

B. No inexperienced underground miner shall be assigned, allowed, or required to
perform work alone in any area where there is a potential danger to his safety
unless he can communicate with others or be heard or seen.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 45-35, 45-40; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-17;
1978, c. 729; 1993, c. 170; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.251; 1999, c. 256; 2021,
Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.