Code of Virginia - Title 45.1 Mines And Mining - Section 45.1-161.250 Employment and duties of top persons; plan for excavation of shaft or slope

§ 45.1-161.250. Employment and duties of top persons; plan for excavation of shaft or slope

A. During the construction or modification of any shaft or slope mine, the person engaged in the actual construction or modification of such mine shall employ one or more certified top persons. It shall be the duty of such top person to examine for proper and safe practices and materials used during the construction or modification of a shaft or slope mine. Such duties shall at all times be performed in the immediate vicinity of the shaft under construction.

B. Prior to commencing the excavation of any shaft or slope, the operator shall submit to the Department a copy of the plan which the operator is required to submit pursuant to 30 CFR § 77.1900.

(1980, c. 442, § 45.1-20.1; 1994, c. 28.)

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