Virginia § 45.2-764 Housekeeping; noxious fumes

Virginia Statutes

§ 45.2-764 — Housekeeping; noxious fumes

Virginia § 45.2-764

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 45.2Mines, Minerals, and Energy

Subtitle IICoal Mining

Ch. 7Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Mine Construction

Art. 9Surface Areas

Part BUnderground Coal Mines

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-764 (2026).

Text

A.Good housekeeping shall be practiced in and around every building, shaft, slope, yard, or other area of a mine. Such practice includes cleanliness, orderly storage of materials, and the removal of possible sources of injury, such as stumbling hazards, protruding nails, broken glass, and possible falling and rolling materials.

B.Painting or conducting any operation that creates noxious fumes shall be performed only in a well-ventilated atmosphere.

C.Every surface mine structure, enclosure, or other facility shall be maintained in good repair.

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A. Good housekeeping shall be practiced in and around every building, shaft, slope, yard, or other area of a mine. Such practice includes cleanliness, orderly storage of materials, and the removal of possible sources of injury, such as stumbling hazards, protruding nails, broken glass, and possible falling and rolling materials.

B. Painting or conducting any operation that creates noxious fumes shall be performed only in a well-ventilated atmosphere.

C. Every surface mine structure, enclosure, or other facility shall be maintained in good repair.

Legislative History

Code 1950, §§ 45-85.5, 45-85.8; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-34, 45.1-37; 1978, c. 729; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.236; 2005, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.