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Va. Code § 45.2-849: Allowing persons to work in mine where methane monitoring equipment disconnected; penalty
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy
- Subtitle II. Coal Mining
- Part B. Underground Coal Mines
- Chapter 8. Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc
- Article 4. Ventilation, Mine Gases, and Other Hazardous Conditions
No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall knowingly permit any miner to work in any area of an underground coal mine where such operator, agent, or mine foreman has knowledge that a methane monitor or other device capable of detecting the presence of explosive gas has been impaired, disturbed, disconnected, or bypassed in violation of § 45.2-848. Violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.1993, c. 247, § 45.1-30.1; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.233; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
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