45.1-161.175 - Protective clothing. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.175. Protective clothing.

A. All miners shall wear protective hats while underground and while in thoseareas on the surface where there is a danger of injury from falling objects.

B. Every person entering an underground mine must wear reflective materialsadequate to be visible from all sides. The reflective material shall beplaced on hard hats and at least one other item such as belts, suspenders,jackets, coats, coveralls, shirts, pants, vests, or other item of outerclothing.

C. Protective footwear shall be worn by miners while on duty in and around amine where falling objects may cause injury.

D. All employees inside or outside of mines shall wear approved-type gogglesor shields where there is a hazard from flying particles.

E. Welders and helpers shall use proper shields or goggles to protect theireyes.

F. Miners engaged in haulage operations and miners employed around movingequipment on the surface and underground shall wear snug-fitting clothing.

G. Gloves shall be worn when material which may injure the hands is handled.Gloves with gauntlet cuffs shall not be worn around moving equipment. Glovesshall be worn when handling energized cables.

H. Miners exposed for short periods to hazards from inhalation of gas, dust,fumes, and mist shall wear approved respiratory equipment. When the exposureis for prolonged periods, adequate approved measures to protect miners or toreduce the hazard shall be taken.

(Code 1950, § 45-86; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-99; 1994, c. 28;2005, c. 3.)