45.1-161.265 - Fire-fighting equipment; duties in case of fire; fire precaution in transportation of mining equipment; fire prevention generally. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.265. Fire-fighting equipment; duties in case of fire; fireprecaution in transportation of mining equipment; fire prevention generally.

A. Each mine shall be provided with suitable fire-fighting equipment,adequate for the size of the mine and shall include at least three 20-pounddry chemical fire extinguishers. Equipment and devices used for thedetection, warning and extinguishing of fires shall be suitable in type, sizeand quantity for the type of fire hazard that may be encountered. Suchequipment and devices shall be strategically located and plainly identified.

B. Suitable fire extinguishers shall be provided at all (i) electricalstations, such as substations, transformer stations and permanent pumpstations, (ii) self-propelled mobile equipment, (iii) belt heads, (iv) areasused for the storage of flammable materials, (v) fueling stations, and (vi)other areas that may constitute a fire hazard, so as to be out of the smokein case of a fire.

(Code 1950, § 45-14.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-89; 1974, c. 323;1978, c. 118; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28; 2005, c. 3.)