Virginia Code 45.2-853: Checking system; tracking system.
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A. Each mine shall have a personnel checking system that includes the following requirements:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 45.2-853
- Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
1. Every person underground shall have on his person a means of positive identification bearing a number recorded by the operator; and
2. An accurate record of the persons in the mine shall be kept on the surface in a place that will not be affected by an explosion. Such record shall consist of a written record, check board, lamp check, or time-clock record and shall bear a number identical to that carried by the person underground.
B. Any mine-wide tracking system shall be maintained in usable and operative condition.
Code 1950, § 45-70; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-97; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.174; 2015, cc. 103, 397; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.