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§ 45.2-1100. Mineral Mine Safety Act - For purposes of this title, this chapter and Chapters 14...
§ 45.2-1101. Definitions - As used in the Mineral Mine Safety Act and in...
§ 45.2-1102. Safety and health - In safety and health, all mineral miners are to be...
§ 45.2-1103. Special safety rules - The operator of a mine may adopt special safety rules...
§ 45.2-1104. Persons permitted to work in mines; age requirements - A. No person under 18 years of age shall be...
§ 45.2-1105. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law - A. No miner or other person shall (i) knowingly damage...
§ 45.2-1106. Safety materials and supplies - It is the duty of each operator or agent to...
§ 45.2-1107. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act - A. The operator and his agent shall cooperate with the...
§ 45.2-1108. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, mining company, etc.; interest in mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed - A. Neither the Director nor any other officer or employee...
§ 45.2-1109. Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors - A. Each mine inspector shall be appointed by the Director....
§ 45.2-1110. Qualifications of mine inspectors - Each mine inspector conducting inspections of mineral mines shall have...
§ 45.2-1111. Duties of Director - A. The Director shall (i) supervise the execution and enforcement...
§ 45.2-1112. Technical specialists - The Director may appoint technical specialists in the areas of...
§ 45.2-1113. Records of Board of Mineral Mining Examiners - The Director of the Division shall preserve in his office...
§ 45.2-1114. Certification of certain persons employed in mineral mines; powers of the Department - A. The Department may require certification of each person who...
§ 45.2-1115. Examinations required for Mineral Mining Certifications - A. The Department may require the examination of each applicant...
§ 45.2-1116. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty - It is unlawful for any person to perform any task...
§ 45.2-1117. Examination fees; Mineral Mining Examiners' Fund - A. A fee of $10 shall be paid to the...
§ 45.2-1118. Reciprocal acceptance of other certifications - In lieu of conducting an examination prescribed by law or...
§ 45.2-1119. Renewal of certificates - The holder of any certificate issued by the Board of...
§ 45.2-1120. Revocation of certificates - A. The Department may revoke any certificate upon finding that...
§ 45.2-1121. Reexamination - The holder of a certificate revoked pursuant to § 45.2-1120...
§ 45.2-1122. General mineral miner certification - A. Every person beginning work in a mineral mine subsequent...
§ 45.2-1123. Foreman certification - A. At any mineral mine where three or more persons...
§ 45.2-1124. License required for operation of mineral mines; term - A. No person shall engage in the operation of any...
§ 45.2-1125. Fee to accompany application for license; Mineral Mine License Fund; disposition of fees - A. Each application for a mineral mine license or a...
§ 45.2-1126. Application for license - A. Each application for a license shall be submitted by...
§ 45.2-1127. Denial or revocation of license - A. The Director may deny an application for, or revoke...
§ 45.2-1128. Operating without license; penalty - A. In addition to any other power conferred by law,...
§ 45.2-1129. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership - A. The licensed operator of each mine or his agent...
§ 45.2-1130. Notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance - A. The licensed operator or his agent shall send notice...
§ 45.2-1131. Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map - A. Prior to commencing mining activity, the licensed operator of...
§ 45.2-1132. When the Director may cause maps to be made; payment of expense - A. If a licensed mine operator or his agent neglects...
§ 45.2-1133. Making false statements; penalty - It is unlawful for any person responsible for making any...
§ 45.2-1134. Mine rescue and first aid stations - The Director is hereby authorized to purchase, equip, and operate...
§ 45.2-1135. Mine rescue teams - The Director may have trained and employed at the mine...
§ 45.2-1136. Duty to train team - It is the duty and responsibility of the Department to...
§ 45.2-1137. Qualification for team membership; direction of teams - A. To qualify for membership in a mine rescue team,...
§ 45.2-1138. Team members considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation - When engaged in rescue or recovery work during an emergency...
§ 45.2-1139. Requirements of recovery work - A. During recovery work and prior to entering any mine,...
§ 45.2-1140. State-designated mine rescue teams - The Director may, upon the request of a licensed operator...
§ 45.2-1141. Mine Rescue Fund - A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a...
§ 45.2-1142. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator - A. The Director shall (i) inspect, or cause to be...
§ 45.2-1143. Workers' compensation; liability - A. For the purpose of workers' compensation coverage during any...
§ 45.2-1144. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure - A. If an explosion or mine fire occurs in a...
§ 45.2-1145. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department - A. Each operator shall report promptly to the Department the...
§ 45.2-1146. Reports of other accidents and injuries - A. Each miner employed at a mine shall promptly notify...
§ 45.2-1147. Duties of mine inspectors - Each mine inspector shall: 1. Report to his supervisor immediately,...
§ 45.2-1148. Frequency of mine inspections - A. The Director shall conduct a complete inspection of each...
§ 45.2-1149. Evaluation of risks at mines - A. For the purpose of allocating the resources of the...
§ 45.2-1150. Review of inspection reports and records - Prior to completing an inspection of an underground mineral mine,...
§ 45.2-1151. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets - A. No person shall give advance notice of any mine...
§ 45.2-1152. Scheduling of mine inspections - A. The Director shall schedule the inspections of mines under...
§ 45.2-1153. Denial of entry - No person shall deny the Director or any mine inspector...
§ 45.2-1154. Duties of operator - A. Each operator of a mine, or his agent, shall...
§ 45.2-1155. Duties of inspectors - A. During a complete inspection of any mine, other than...
§ 45.2-1156. Certificates of inspection - A. Upon completing a mine inspection, each mine inspector shall...
§ 45.2-1157. Notices of violations - A. If the Director or a mine inspector has reasonable...
§ 45.2-1158. Closure orders - A. The Director or a mine inspector shall issue a...
§ 45.2-1159. Tolling of time for abating violations - The period of time specified in a notice of violation...
§ 45.2-1160. Injunctive relief - A. Any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to...
§ 45.2-1161. Violations; penalties - Any person convicted of willfully violating any provision of the...
§ 45.2-1162. Prosecution of violations - A. It is the duty of every attorney for the...
§ 45.2-1163. Fees and costs - No fees or costs shall be charged to the Commonwealth...
§ 45.2-1164. Reports of violations - A. Any person aware of a violation of this chapter...
§ 45.2-1165. Training programs - A. The Department may administer training programs for the purpose...
§ 45.2-1166. Mineral mining safety training - The Director may implement a program of voluntary safety talks...
§ 45.2-1167. Mineral mining safety training programs - A. Each operator shall have a plan containing the following...