Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 45.1. Mines and Mining |
CHAPTER 14.3. Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines |
ARTICLE 8. Mine Openings and Escapeways |
SECTION 45.1-161.169. Fire protection |
A. Shafts and partitions therein shall be as nearly fireproof as is practicable. B. Where there is danger of fire entering the mine, openings shall have adequate protection against surface fires or hazardous volumes of smoke entering the mine. Code 1950, § 45-71.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-95; 1984, c. 228; 1985, c. 395; 1990, c. 372; 1992, c. 360; 1994, c. 28 ; 1996, c. 28 . |