Virginia — Title 45.2 · Chapter 5

• § 45.2-500 — Coal Mine Safety Act
• § 45.2-501 — Definitions
• § 45.2-502 — Safety and health
• § 45.2-503 — Special safety rules
• § 45.2-504 — Age requirement to work in mines
• § 45.2-505 — Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law
• § 45.2-506 — Safety materials and supplies
• § 45.2-507 — Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act
• § 45.2-508 — Appointment of Chief
• § 45.2-509 — Qualification of Chief
• § 45.2-510 — Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, coal company, etc.; interest in coal mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed
• § 45.2-511 — Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors
• § 45.2-512 — Qualifications of coal mine inspectors
• § 45.2-513 — Duties of the Chief; penalty
• § 45.2-514 — Technical specialists
• § 45.2-515 — Board of Coal Mining Examiners; purpose
• § 45.2-516 — Board membership; terms; meetings
• § 45.2-517 — Board compensation; expenses
• § 45.2-518 — Records of the Board
• § 45.2-519 — Nominations for the Board
• § 45.2-520 — Certification of certain persons employed in coal mines; powers and duties of the Board
• § 45.2-521 — Examinations required for Coal Mining Certifications
• § 45.2-522 — Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty
• § 45.2-523 — Coal Mining Examiners' Fund
• § 45.2-524 — Examination fees
• § 45.2-525 — Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates
• § 45.2-526 — Reciprocal acceptances of other certifications
• § 45.2-527 — Continuing education requirements
• § 45.2-528 — Board action; suspend, revoke, or take other action
• § 45.2-529 — Reexamination
• § 45.2-530 — General coal miner certification
• § 45.2-531 — First-class mine foreman certification
• § 45.2-532 — Surface foreman certification
• § 45.2-533 — Chief electrician certification
• § 45.2-534 — Top person certification
• § 45.2-535 — License required for operation of a coal mine; term
• § 45.2-536 — Coal Mine Operator License Fund
• § 45.2-537 — Application for license for the operation of a coal mine
• § 45.2-538 — Denial or revocation of license for the operation of a coal mine
• § 45.2-539 — Operating without license; penalty
• § 45.2-540 — Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership
• § 45.2-541 — Discontinuance of the working of a mine; notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance
• § 45.2-542 — Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
• § 45.2-543 — When the Chief may cause maps to be made; payment by operator
• § 45.2-544 — Making false statements; penalty
• § 45.2-545 — Mine rescue and first aid stations
• § 45.2-546 — Mine rescue teams
• § 45.2-547 — Duty to train teams
• § 45.2-548 — Qualification for team membership; direction of teams
• § 45.2-549 — Team members to be considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation
• § 45.2-550 — Requirements of recovery work
• § 45.2-551 — State-designated mine rescue teams
• § 45.2-552 — Mine Rescue Fund
• § 45.2-553 — Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator
• § 45.2-554 — Workers' compensation; liability
• § 45.2-555 — Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure
• § 45.2-556 — Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department
• § 45.2-557 — Reports of other accidents and injuries
• § 45.2-558 — Duties of mine inspectors
• § 45.2-559 — Frequency of mine inspections
• § 45.2-560 — Evaluation of risks at mines
• § 45.2-561 — Review of inspection reports and records
• § 45.2-562 — Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets
• § 45.2-563 — Scheduling of mine inspections
• § 45.2-564 — Denial of entry
• § 45.2-565 — Duties of operator
• § 45.2-566 — Duties of inspectors
• § 45.2-567 — Inspection reports
• § 45.2-568 — Notices of violations
• § 45.2-569 — Closure orders
• § 45.2-570 — Tolling of time for abating violations
• § 45.2-571 — Injunctive relief
• § 45.2-572 — Violations; penalty
• § 45.2-573 — Prosecution of violations
• § 45.2-574 — Fees and costs
• § 45.2-575 — Reports of violations
• § 45.2-576 — Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board; purpose
• § 45.2-577 — Membership; terms; compensation; quorum; meetings
• § 45.2-578 — Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
• § 45.2-579 — First aid training of coal miners
• § 45.2-580 — Training programs
• § 45.2-581 — Additional coal mining training programs