45.1-161.150 - Man-trips. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.150. Man-trips.

A. Man-trips operated by means of locomotives shall be pulled and at safespeeds consistent with the condition of roads and type of equipment used, andshall be so controlled that they can be stopped within the limits ofvisibility.

B. Each man-trip shall be under the charge of an authorized person and shallbe operated independently of any loaded trip.

C. Man-trips shall be maintained in safe operating condition, and insufficient number to prevent becoming overloaded.

D. No person shall ride under a trolley wire other than in suitably coveredman-cars. Covered man-cars shall not be required under trolley wires that areguarded or positioned in accordance with subsection F of § 45.1-161.187.

E. Other than small hand tools carried on the person, supplies or tools shallnot be transported in the same car or cage with miners on any man-trip,except in special compartments in such cars.

F. Miners shall not board or leave moving man-trip cars. Miners shall remainseated while in moving cars, and shall proceed in an orderly manner to andfrom man-trips.

(Code 1950, § 45-69.2; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-74; 1985, c. 296;1994, c. 28; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256.)