45.1-361.42 - Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil and geophysical operations. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-361.42. Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil and geophysical operations.

The Director shall inspect permitted coalbed methane well and relatedfacility operations to ensure the safety of persons on permitted sites. Whenthe inspection reveals any hazardous condition that creates an imminentdanger, the Director shall issue a closure order pursuant to § 45.1-361.27requiring the area to be cleared or the equipment removed from use, exceptfor (i) work necessary to continue to vent methane from an active undergroundmine if it can be done safely and (ii) any work necessary to correct oreliminate the imminent danger. The Director shall lift the closure order whenhe finds that the imminent danger has been corrected or eliminated. When theinspection reveals any other condition that creates a risk to the safety orhealth of any person on the permitted site, the Director shall notify theDepartment of Labor and Industry for actions under Title 40.1, as applicable.

(1997, c. 421.)