                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT; DUTIES IN CASE OF FIRE; FIRE PRECAUTION IN
TRANSPORTATION OF MINING EQUIPMENT; FIRE PREVENTION GENERALLY (§ 45.2-912)

A. Each mine shall be provided with suitable firefighting equipment that is
adequate for the size of the mine and includes at least three 20-pound dry
chemical fire extinguishers. Equipment and devices used for the detection,
warning, and extinguishing of fires shall be suitable in type, size, and
quantity for the type of fire hazard that could be encountered. Such equipment
and devices shall be strategically located and plainly identified.

B. Suitable fire extinguishers shall be provided at or on each (i) electrical
station, such as a substation, transformer station, or permanent pump station;
(ii) piece of self-propelled mobile equipment; (iii) belt head; (iv) area used
for the storage of flammable materials; (v) fueling station; and (vi) other area
that could constitute a fire hazard. Such fire extinguishers shall be placed so
as to be out of the smoke in case of a fire.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 45-14.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-89; 1974, c.
323; 1978, c. 118; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.265;
2005, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.