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

Virginia Statutes

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

Virginia § 45.2-823

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 45.2Mines, Minerals, and Energy

Subtitle IICoal Mining

Ch. 8Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc

Art. 3Fire Prevention and Fire Control

Part BUnderground Coal Mines

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Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-823 (2026).

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A.Each underground storage place for oil, grease, or flammable hydraulic fluid shall be of fireproof construction.

B.Oil, grease, and flammable hydraulic fluid that is kept underground for current use shall be kept in a closed metal container.

C.Provisions shall be made to prevent an accumulation of spilled oil or grease at any such storage place or at any location at which such material is used.

D.Oily rags, oily waste, and wastepaper shall be kept in closed metal containers until it is removed for disposal.

E.No gasoline, benzene, kerosene, or other flammable oil shall be used underground in powering machinery.

F.Every oxygen or acetylene bottle that is used underground shall be secured while in use. When stored underground, each oxygen or acetylene bottle shall be placed in a

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A. Each underground storage place for oil, grease, or flammable hydraulic fluid shall be of fireproof construction.

B. Oil, grease, and flammable hydraulic fluid that is kept underground for current use shall be kept in a closed metal container.

C. Provisions shall be made to prevent an accumulation of spilled oil or grease at any such storage place or at any location at which such material is used.

D. Oily rags, oily waste, and wastepaper shall be kept in closed metal containers until it is removed for disposal.

E. No gasoline, benzene, kerosene, or other flammable oil shall be used underground in powering machinery.

F. Every oxygen or acetylene bottle that is used underground shall be secured while in use. When stored underground, each oxygen or acetylene bottle shall be placed in a safe location, protected from physical damage, stored with its cap in place where such storage is provided for on the tank, and secured upright or elevated, whichever mine heights allow.

Legislative History

Code 1950, §§ 45-14.1, 45-43; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-89, 45.1-90, 45.1-100; 1974, c. 323; 1978, cc. 118, 729; 1981, c. 131; 1984, c. 590, § 45.1-89, c. 639; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.205; 1996, c. 774; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.