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Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
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Chapter 14.4:1 - Mineral Mine Safety Act
Chapter 14.4:1 - Mineral Mine Safety Act
§ 45.1-161.292:1. Short title
§ 45.1-161.292:2. Definitions
§ 45.1-161.292:3. Safety and health
§ 45.1-161.292:4. Special safety rules
§ 45.1-161.292:5. Persons not permitted to work in mines
§ 45.1-161.292:6. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law
§ 45.1-161.292:7. Safety materials and supplies
§ 45.1-161.292:8. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act
§ 45.1-161.292:9. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, mining company, etc.; interest in mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed
§ 45.1-161.292:10. Appointment of mine inspectors
§ 45.1-161.292:11. Qualifications of mine inspectors generally
§ 45.1-161.292:12. Qualifications of inspectors of mines
§ 45.1-161.292:13. Duties of Director
§ 45.1-161.292:14. Technical specialists
§ 45.1-161.292:15. Repealed
§ 45.1-161.292:17. Records of Board of Mineral Mining Examiners
§ 45.1-161.292:18. Repealed
§ 45.1-161.292:19. Certification of certain persons employed in mineral mines; powers of the Department
§ 45.1-161.292:20. Examinations required for Mineral Mining Certifications
§ 45.1-161.292:21. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty
§ 45.1-161.292:22. Examination fees; Mineral Mining Examiners' Fund
§ 45.1-161.292:23. Repealed
§ 45.1-161.292:24. Reciprocal acceptance of other certifications
§ 45.1-161.292:25. Renewal of certificates
§ 45.1-161.292:26. Revocation of certificates
§ 45.1-161.292:27. Reexamination
§ 45.1-161.292:28. General mineral miner certification
§ 45.1-161.292:29. Foreman certification
§ 45.1-161.292:30. License required for operation of mineral mines; term
§ 45.1-161.292:31. Fee to accompany application for license; fund; disposition of fees
§ 45.1-161.292:32. Application for license
§ 45.1-161.292:33. Denial or revocation of license
§ 45.1-161.292:34. Operating without license; penalty
§ 45.1-161.292:35. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership
§ 45.1-161.292:36. Notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance
§ 45.1-161.292:37. Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
§ 45.1-161.292:38. When the Director may cause maps to be made; payment of expense
§ 45.1-161.292:39. Making false statements; penalty
§ 45.1-161.292:40. Mine rescue and first aid stations
§ 45.1-161.292:41. Mine rescue crews
§ 45.1-161.292:42. Duty to train crew
§ 45.1-161.292:43. Qualification for crew membership; direction of crews
§ 45.1-161.292:44. Crew members to be considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation
§ 45.1-161.292:45. Requirements of recovery work
§ 45.1-161.292:46. State-designated mine rescue teams
§ 45.1-161.292:47. Mine Rescue Fund
§ 45.1-161.292:48. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator
§ 45.1-161.292:49. Workers' compensation; liability
§ 45.1-161.292:50. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure
§ 45.1-161.292:51. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department
§ 45.1-161.292:52. Reports of other accidents and injuries
§ 45.1-161.292:53. Duties of mine inspectors
§ 45.1-161.292:54. Frequency of mine inspections
§ 45.1-161.292:55. Evaluation of risks at mines
§ 45.1-161.292:56. Review of inspection reports and records
§ 45.1-161.292:57. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets
§ 45.1-161.292:58. Scheduling of mine inspections
§ 45.1-161.292:59. Denial of entry
§ 45.1-161.292:60. Duties of operator
§ 45.1-161.292:61. Duties of inspectors
§ 45.1-161.292:62. Certificates of inspection
§ 45.1-161.292:63. Notices of violations
§ 45.1-161.292:64. Closure orders
§ 45.1-161.292:65. Tolling of time for abating violations
§ 45.1-161.292:66. Injunctive relief
§ 45.1-161.292:67. Violations; penalties
§ 45.1-161.292:68. Prosecution of violations
§ 45.1-161.292:69. Fees and costs
§ 45.1-161.292:70. Reports of violations
§ 45.1-161.292:71. Training programs
§ 45.1-161.292:72. Mineral mining safety training
§ 45.1-161.292:73. Mineral mining safety training program