45.1-161.292:56 - Review of inspection reports and records - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.292:56. Review of inspection reports and records.

Prior to completing an inspection of an underground mineral mine, a mineinspector shall review the most recent available report of inspection by theMine Safety and Health Administration. Prior to completing any inspection ofa mine, a mine inspector shall comprehensively review the records ofpre-shift examinations, on-shift exams, daily inspections, weeklyexaminations, and other records relating to safety and health conditions inthe mine which are required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter andChapters 14.5 (§ 45.1-161.293 et seq.) and 14.6 (§ 45.1-161.304 et seq.), forthe thirty-day period preceding the inspection. The mine inspector may, butshall not be required to, review the records for such additional period as hemay deem prudent.

(1997, c. 390; 1998, c. 695.)