Section 5190. Access of personnel after fan shutdown  


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  • When the main fan or fans have been shut down with all persons out of the mine, no person, other than the certified foreman, shall go underground until the fans have been started and the mine examined for gas and other hazards and declared safe.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR480-05-1.2 § 15.243, eff. July 19, 1989.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code of Virginia.