W. Va. Code § 22A-3-3: Rules for protection of health and safety of employees.

The Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training may, from time to time, promulgate reasonable rules for the protection of the health and safety of the persons working in or about underground clay mines, to the extent the same are not more onerous or restrictive than the laws of this state intended to safeguard the life and health of persons working in underground coal mines contained in article two of this chapter.