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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

4VAC25-40-5710: Limitations on firing shots

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  1. Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
  2. Agency 25. Department of Energy
  3. Chapter 40. Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining
  4. Part XV. Safety and Health Regulations—Underground Only
  5. Article 11. Gassy Mines

Shots or rounds shall not be fired in places where flammable gas can be detected with a permissible flame safety lamp, or where 1.0% or more of flammable gas can be detected by any other MSHA approved device or method, at a point not less than 12 inches from the back, face and rib. See Article 4 (4VAC25-40-3325 et seq.) of this part for blasting requirements.

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