Code of Virginia
Chapter 8 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc
§ 45.2-824. Diesel-powered equipment

Diesel-powered equipment may be utilized underground with the written approval of the Chief. The Chief shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall require that the air in each travel way in which diesel equipment is used, and in any active workings connected thereto, be of a quality necessary for a safe, healthful working environment. The minimum quantity of ventilating air that shall be supplied for a permissible diesel machine in a given time shall conform to the quantity shown on the approval plate attached to the machine. Every diesel machine or piece of equipment shall be maintained in such manner that the exhaust emissions meet the standards to which the machine or equipment was manufactured.
Code 1950, § 45-43; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-90; 1978, c. 729; 1981, c. 131; 1984, c. 639; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.206; 1996, c. 774; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy

Chapter 8 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc

§ 45.2-800. Face and other equipment

§ 45.2-801. Shop and other equipment

§ 45.2-802. Hydraulic hoses

§ 45.2-803. Surface electrical installations

§ 45.2-804. Surface transformers

§ 45.2-805. Underground transformers

§ 45.2-806. Stations and substations

§ 45.2-807. Power circuits

§ 45.2-808. Trolley wires and feeder wires

§ 45.2-809. Grounding

§ 45.2-810. Circuit breakers and switches

§ 45.2-811. Communication systems

§ 45.2-812. Electrical equipment

§ 45.2-813. Trailing cables

§ 45.2-814. Inspection of electrical equipment and wiring; checking and testing methane monitors

§ 45.2-815. Repairs to circuits and electric equipment

§ 45.2-816. Underground illumination

§ 45.2-817. Inspection of electric illumination equipment

§ 45.2-818. Firefighting equipment; fire prevention

§ 45.2-819. Duties in case of fire

§ 45.2-820. Emergency response plans; list of next of kin

§ 45.2-821. Reporting fires; response

§ 45.2-822. Fire prevention in transportation of mining equipment

§ 45.2-823. Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials

§ 45.2-824. Diesel-powered equipment

§ 45.2-825. Arcs, sparks, and flames

§ 45.2-826. Pre-shift examinations

§ 45.2-827. on-shift examinations

§ 45.2-828. Weekly examinations

§ 45.2-829. Examinations of fans

§ 45.2-830. Record of examinations

§ 45.2-831. Notice of hazardous conditions

§ 45.2-832. Notice of monitor tampering prohibition

§ 45.2-833. Main fans

§ 45.2-834. Fan stoppage plan

§ 45.2-835. Auxiliary fans

§ 45.2-836. Quantity of air

§ 45.2-837. Bleeder systems

§ 45.2-838. Coursing of air

§ 45.2-839. Actions for excessive methane

§ 45.2-840. Crosscuts

§ 45.2-841. Permanent stoppings

§ 45.2-842. Ventilation controls

§ 45.2-843. Line brattice

§ 45.2-844. Ventilation with air from certain areas

§ 45.2-845. Worked-out areas

§ 45.2-846. Air quality

§ 45.2-847. Examination of mine for explosive gas and other hazardous conditions

§ 45.2-848. Tampering with methane monitoring devices prohibited; penalty

§ 45.2-849. Allowing persons to work in mine where methane monitoring equipment disconnected; penalty

§ 45.2-850. Intentionally bypassing a safety device; prohibition

§ 45.2-851. Control of coal dust

§ 45.2-852. Rock dusting

§ 45.2-853. Checking system; tracking system

§ 45.2-854. Protective clothing

§ 45.2-855. Noise levels and ear protection

§ 45.2-856. Smoking materials prohibited; penalty

§ 45.2-857. Allowing persons to work in a mine with smoker's articles; penalty

§ 45.2-858. Posting of notice

§ 45.2-859. Smoking in surface and other areas

§ 45.2-860. Portable illumination

§ 45.2-861. First aid equipment

§ 45.2-862. Attention to injured persons

§ 45.2-863. Certified emergency medical services providers