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§ 45.2-500. Coal Mine Safety Act - For purposes of this title, this chapter and Chapters 7...
§ 45.2-501. Definitions - As used in the Coal Mine Safety Act, unless the...
§ 45.2-502. Safety and health - In safety and health matters, all miners are to be...
§ 45.2-503. Special safety rules - The operator of each mine has the right to adopt...
§ 45.2-504. Age requirement to work in mines - A. No person under 18 years of age shall be...
§ 45.2-505. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law - A. No miner or other person shall (i) knowingly damage...
§ 45.2-506. Safety materials and supplies - It is the duty of each operator or agent to...
§ 45.2-507. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act - A. The operator and his agent shall cooperate with the...
§ 45.2-508. Appointment of Chief - The Chief of the Division of Mines of the Department...
§ 45.2-509. Qualification of Chief - The Chief shall have a thorough knowledge of the various...
§ 45.2-510. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, coal company, etc.; interest in coal mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed - A. Neither the Chief nor any other officer or employee...
§ 45.2-511. Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors - A. Each mine inspector shall be appointed by the Director....
§ 45.2-512. Qualifications of coal mine inspectors - A. Each mine inspector conducting inspections of underground coal mines...
§ 45.2-513. Duties of the Chief; penalty - A. The Chief shall (i) supervise execution and enforcement of...
§ 45.2-514. Technical specialists - The Director may appoint technical specialists in the areas of...
§ 45.2-515. Board of Coal Mining Examiners; purpose - The Board of Coal Mining Examiners (the Board) is established...
§ 45.2-516. Board membership; terms; meetings - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners shall have a...
§ 45.2-517. Board compensation; expenses - Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board of Coal Mining Examiners...
§ 45.2-518. Records of the Board - The Chief shall preserve in his office a record of...
§ 45.2-519. Nominations for the Board - Nominations for appointments to the Board of Coal Mining Examiners...
§ 45.2-520. Certification of certain persons employed in coal mines; powers and duties of the Board - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners may require certification...
§ 45.2-521. Examinations required for Coal Mining Certifications - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners may require the...
§ 45.2-522. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty - It is unlawful for any person to perform any task...
§ 45.2-523. Coal Mining Examiners' Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...
§ 45.2-524. Examination fees - A reasonable fee in an amount set by the Board...
§ 45.2-525. Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates - If any certificate issued by the Board of Coal Mining...
§ 45.2-526. Reciprocal acceptances of other certifications - A. In lieu of conducting an examination prescribed by law...
§ 45.2-527. Continuing education requirements - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners shall adopt regulations...
§ 45.2-528. Board action; suspend, revoke, or take other action - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners may suspend, revoke,...
§ 45.2-529. Reexamination - The holder of a certificate revoked pursuant to § 45.2-528...
§ 45.2-530. General coal miner certification - A. Every person working in a coal mine in the...
§ 45.2-531. First-class mine foreman certification - A. The operator of any coal mine where three or...
§ 45.2-532. Surface foreman certification - A. An applicant for a surface foreman certificate shall be...
§ 45.2-533. Chief electrician certification - Each applicant for a chief electrician certificate shall demonstrate to...
§ 45.2-534. Top person certification - Each applicant for a top person certificate shall demonstrate to...
§ 45.2-535. License required for operation of a coal mine; term - A. No person shall engage in the operation of any...
§ 45.2-536. Coal Mine Operator License Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...
§ 45.2-537. Application for license for the operation of a coal mine - A. An application for a license for the operation of...
§ 45.2-538. Denial or revocation of license for the operation of a coal mine - A. The Chief may revoke a license for the operation...
§ 45.2-539. Operating without license; penalty - A. In addition to any other power conferred by law,...
§ 45.2-540. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership - A. The operator of each mine or his agent shall...
§ 45.2-541. Discontinuance of the working of a mine; notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance - A. The operator or his agent shall send notice of...
§ 45.2-542. 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 operator of a...
§ 45.2-543. When the Chief may cause maps to be made; payment by operator - A. If the operator of any mine or his agent...
§ 45.2-544. Making false statements; penalty - A. It is unlawful for any person charged with the...
§ 45.2-545. Mine rescue and first aid stations - The Director may purchase, equip, and operate for the use...
§ 45.2-546. Mine rescue teams - The Director may have trained and employed at the mine...
§ 45.2-547. Duty to train teams - It is the duty and responsibility of the Department to...
§ 45.2-548. Qualification for team membership; direction of teams - A. To qualify for membership in a mine rescue team,...
§ 45.2-549. Team members to be considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation - When engaged in rescue or recovery work during an emergency...
§ 45.2-550. Requirements of recovery work - A. During recovery work and prior to entering any mine,...
§ 45.2-551. State-designated mine rescue teams - The Director may, upon the request of an operator or...
§ 45.2-552. Mine Rescue Fund - The Mine Rescue Fund, referred to in this section as...
§ 45.2-553. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator - A. The Director shall (i) inspect, or cause to be...
§ 45.2-554. Workers' compensation; liability - A. For the purpose of workers' compensation coverage, during any...
§ 45.2-555. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure - A. If an explosion or mine fire occurs in a...
§ 45.2-556. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department - A. Each operator shall report promptly to the Department the...
§ 45.2-557. Reports of other accidents and injuries - A. Each miner employed at a mine shall promptly notify...
§ 45.2-558. Duties of mine inspectors - Each mine inspector shall: 1. Report to his supervisor immediately...
§ 45.2-559. Frequency of mine inspections - The Chief shall conduct a complete inspection of each underground...
§ 45.2-560. Evaluation of risks at mines - A. For the purpose of allocating the resources of the...
§ 45.2-561. Review of inspection reports and records - Prior to commencing an inspection of a coal mine, a...
§ 45.2-562. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets - A. No person shall give advance notice of any mine...
§ 45.2-563. Scheduling of mine inspections - A. The Chief and the Director shall schedule the inspections...
§ 45.2-564. Denial of entry - No person shall deny the Chief, the Director, or any...
§ 45.2-565. Duties of operator - A. The operator or his agent of each mine shall...
§ 45.2-566. Duties of inspectors - A. During a complete inspection of a mine, other than...
§ 45.2-567. Inspection reports - A. Upon completing a mine inspection, a mine inspector shall...
§ 45.2-568. Notices of violations - A. If the Director, the Chief, or a mine inspector...
§ 45.2-569. Closure orders - A. The Director, the Chief, or a mine inspector shall...
§ 45.2-570. Tolling of time for abating violations - The period of time specified in a notice of violation...
§ 45.2-571. Injunctive relief - A. Any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to...
§ 45.2-572. Violations; penalty - Any person who willfully violates any provision of the Act...
§ 45.2-573. Prosecution of violations - A. It is the duty of every attorney for the...
§ 45.2-574. Fees and costs - No fees or costs shall be charged to the Commonwealth...
§ 45.2-575. Reports of violations - A. The operator of each mine or his agent shall...
§ 45.2-576. Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board; purpose - The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board (the Board) is established...
§ 45.2-577. Membership; terms; compensation; quorum; meetings - A. The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board shall have a...
§ 45.2-578. Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board - The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board has the power to...
§ 45.2-579. First aid training of coal miners - A. The Chief shall establish specifications for first aid and...
§ 45.2-580. Training programs - A. The Department may administer training programs for the purpose...
§ 45.2-581. Additional coal mining training programs - The Chief may implement a voluntary on-site safety awareness training...