45.1-161.197 - First aid equipment. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.197. First aid equipment.

Each mine shall have an adequate supply of first aid equipment as determinedby the Chief. Such supplies shall be located on the surface, at the bottom ofshafts and slopes, and at other strategic locations near the working faces,as shall be prescribed by the Chief. The first aid supplies shall be encasedin suitable sanitary receptacles designed to be reasonably dust-tight andmoisture-proof. The supplies shall be available for use of all personsemployed in the mine. No first aid material shall be removed or divertedwithout authorization except in case of injury at the mine.

(Code 1950, § 45-69.6; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-101; 1978, c. 94;1994, c. 28; 1999, c. 256.)