Code of Virginia
Chapter 9 - Requirements Applicable to Surface Coal Mines
§ 45.2-905. Areas with safety or health hazards; duties of surface mine foreman

A. Any hazardous condition shall be corrected promptly or the affected area shall be barricaded or posted with warning signs specifying the hazard and proper safety procedures. Any imminent danger that cannot be removed within a reasonable time shall be reported to the Chief by the quickest available means.
B. The surface mine foreman shall see that the requirements of the Act pertaining to his duties and to the health and safety of the miners are fully complied with at all times.
C. The surface mine foreman shall see that every miner employed to work at the mine, before beginning work therein, is aware of any hazardous condition incident to his work at the mine.
Code 1950, §§ 45-7, 45-12, 45-14.1, 45-35, 45-40, 45-61, 45-68.1, 45-68.4, 45-69, 45-73, 45-75, 45-78, 45-79, 45-81, 45-83; 1950, p. 156; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-17, 45.1-21, 45.1-42, 45.1-89; 1974, c. 323; 1976, c. 598; 1978, cc. 118, 222, 489, 729; 1982, c. 255; 1984, cc. 178, 590; 1985, c. 500; 1988, c. 577; 1993, cc. 170, 171, 442; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.258; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2015, cc. 103, 397; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy

Chapter 9 - Requirements Applicable to Surface Coal Mines

§ 45.2-900. Scope of chapter

§ 45.2-901. Regulations governing conditions and practices at surface coal mines

§ 45.2-902. Standards for regulations

§ 45.2-903. Safety examinations

§ 45.2-904. Records of examinations

§ 45.2-905. Areas with safety or health hazards; duties of surface mine foreman

§ 45.2-906. Personal protection devices and practices

§ 45.2-907. Housekeeping

§ 45.2-908. Noxious fumes

§ 45.2-909. First aid equipment

§ 45.2-910. First aid training

§ 45.2-911. Attention to injured persons

§ 45.2-912. Firefighting equipment; duties in case of fire; fire precaution in transportation of mining equipment; fire prevention generally

§ 45.2-913. Duties in case of fire

§ 45.2-914. Fire precautions

§ 45.2-915. Haulage and mobile equipment; operating condition

§ 45.2-916. Equipment operation

§ 45.2-917. Safety measures on equipment

§ 45.2-918. Transportation of personnel

§ 45.2-919. Lighting

§ 45.2-920. Shop and other equipment

§ 45.2-921. Hydraulic hoses

§ 45.2-922. Stairways, platforms, runways, and floor openings

§ 45.2-923. Loading and haulage work area requirements

§ 45.2-924. Equipment operation

§ 45.2-925. Control of dust and combustible material

§ 45.2-926. Overhead high-potential power lines; surface transmission lines; electric wiring in surface buildings

§ 45.2-927. Transformers

§ 45.2-928. Grounding

§ 45.2-929. Circuit breakers and switches

§ 45.2-930. Electrical trailing cables

§ 45.2-931. Surface storage of explosives and detonators

§ 45.2-932. Misfires

§ 45.2-933. Minimum blasting practices

§ 45.2-934. Ground control

§ 45.2-935. Inspection of electric equipment and wiring; checking and testing methane monitors

§ 45.2-936. Highwall inspections

§ 45.2-937. Penetration of underground mines; testing

§ 45.2-938. Safety precautions

§ 45.2-939. Surface coal mining; distance from wells; requirements