45.1-161.108 - Roof, ribs and faces to be secure. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.108. Roof, ribs and faces to be secure.

A. All underground active workings and travel ways shall be secured andcontrolled to protect miners from falls of roof, face or ribs. Loose roof andloose or overhanging ribs and faces shall be taken down or supported.

B. The method of mining followed shall not expose miners to hazardousconditions caused by excessive widths of rooms and entries, faultypillar-recovery methods, or other hazardous mining methods or workingconditions.

(Code 1950, §§ 45-68.1 to 45-68.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-40,45.1-41; 1975, c. 520; 1978, cc. 118, 729; 1980, c. 338; 1982, c. 234; 1984,c. 590; 1988, c. 577; 1994, c. 28; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256.)