                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 UNSAFE CONDITIONS (§ 45.2-717)

A. No person shall work or travel under unsupported roof except to install
temporary supports in accordance with the approved roof control plan. Any area
inby the breaker line where second mining has been or is being conducted shall
be considered unsupported.

B. If roof, face, or rib conditions are found to be unsafe, no person shall
start any other work in the area where such conditions exist until the
conditions have been corrected by taking down loose material or securely
supporting the roof, face, or ribs pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; 45.2-715.

C. A bar of proper length shall be used to pull down any loose material
discovered.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 45-61, 45-68.1, 45-68.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594,
§§ 45.1-41, 45.1-42; 1975, c. 520; 1976, c. 598; 1978, c. 118; 1980, c. 338;
1982, c. 234; 1988, c. 577; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.118; 1999, c. 256; 2005, c.
3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.