{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-3-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 21-3-4","heading":"Removal of safeguards.","body":"No person shall remove or make ineffective any safeguard required by this article, during the active use or operation of the guarded machine or device, except for the purpose of immediately making repairs thereto, and all such safeguards so removed shall be promptly replaced.","path":["CHAPTER 21. LABOR","ARTICLE 3. SAFETY AND WELFARE OF EMPLOYEES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-3-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:41Z","sha256":"e65b9a9ad3d87caecae3369a5264402fbb4664f4c0d47f5268c4d6daf4fcce33","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-3-3a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-3-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}