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 3870. Emergency hoisting facilities
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Emergency hoisting facilities shall conform to the extent possible to safety requirements for other man hoists, shall be adequate to remove the persons from the mine with a minimum of delay, be maintained in ready condition, and be tested at least every 30 days; records shall be kept of these tests.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-05-1.2 § 15.111, eff. July 19, 1989.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code of Virginia.