Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
Agency 25. Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy |
Chapter 40. Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining |
Section 2820. Installation of ground support in shafts
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When necessary, permanent or temporary ground support shall be installed near enough to the bottom of the shaft during shaft sinking to prevent falls of rocks from the sides of the shaft.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-05-1.2 § 15.6, eff. July 19, 1989; amended, Volume 14, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 1998.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.