                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 SHOP AND OTHER EQUIPMENT (§ 45.2-801)

A. The following items of shop and other equipment shall be guarded and
maintained adequately:

   1. Any gear, sprocket, pulley, fan blade or propeller, or friction device or
   coupling that has a protruding bolt or nut;

   2. Shafting or any projecting shaft end that is within seven feet of the floor
   or platform level;

   3. Any belt, chain, or rope drive that is within seven feet of the floor or
   platform;

   4. Any fly wheel. A fly wheel extending more than seven feet above the floor
   shall be guarded to a height of at least seven feet;

   5. Any circular or band saw or planer;

   6. Any repair pit, including when the pit is not in use;

   7. Any counterweight; and

   8. Any mine fan, including the approach to any mine fan.

B. No machinery shall be repaired or serviced while the machinery is in motion;
however, this prohibition shall not apply where a safe remote device is used.

C. Any guard or safety device that has been removed from any machine shall be
replaced before the machine is put in operation.

D. Each mechanically operated grinding wheel shall be equipped with (i) safety
washers and tool rests; (ii) substantial retaining hoods, the hood opening of
which shall not expose more than a 90-degree sector of the wheel; and (iii)
eyeshields, unless goggles are worn by the miners. Each retaining hood shall
include either a device to control and collect excess rock, metal, or dust
particles or a device providing equivalent protection to the miner operating
such machinery.

E. The operator or his agent shall develop procedures for examining for
potential hazards, completing proper maintenance, and properly operating each
type of centrifugal pump. Such procedures shall, at a minimum, address the
manufacturer&#8217;s recommendations for start-up and shutdown of the pump,
proper actions to be taken when a pump is suspected of overheating, the safe
location of start and stop switches, and actions to be taken when a sign of
structural metal fatigue, such as a crack in the frame, a damaged cover mounting
bracket, or a missing bolt or other component is detected. Every miner who
repairs, maintains, or operates any type of centrifugal pump shall be trained in
these procedures.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 45-85.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-88; 1978, c.
118; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.124; 1999, c. 256; 2005, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I,
c. 387.