45.1-161.308 - Respiratory equipment. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.308. Respiratory equipment.

A. The Director shall promulgate regulations requiring miners exposed forshort periods to hazards from inhalation of gas, dust, or fumes to wearapproved respiratory equipment.

B. Until the final regulations promulgated by the Director pursuant tosubsection A become effective, miners exposed for short periods to hazardsfrom inhaling dust or fumes shall wear approved respiratory equipment.

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