Section 90. Fuel specifications

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A. The fuel for diesel-powered equipment approved for service in underground mines shall be low volatile hydrocarbon fuel with a flash point of 100°F or greater at standard temperature and pressure, and shall contain sulfur in a concentration of .05% or less by weight.

B. The mine operator shall maintain on the mine site and make available for inspection a statement from the diesel fuel supplier certifying the sulfur content and flash point of the diesel fuel to be used underground. This statement shall be updated annually and whenever the fuel distributor is changed.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 17, Issue 20, eff. July 18, 2001.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.106 and 45.1-161.206 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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