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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 25. Department of Energy
Chapter 40. Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining

2/4/2026

4VAC25-40-4060. Mine emergency and self-rescue training.

A. On an annual basis, all persons who are required to go underground shall receive applicable mine emergency training. Training shall include instruction on emergency procedures at the mine and mine emergency recognition.

B. On an annual basis, all persons who are required to go underground shall be instructed in the use of the individual self-rescue device provided to them. The instruction shall be given by a competent person using a training model of the same type as the self-rescue device provided to the employee.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.2-103, 45.2-1401, and 45.2-1501 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR480-05-1.2 § 15.130, eff. July 19, 1989; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 1998; Volume 25, Issue 20, eff. July 8, 2009; Volume 42, Issue 8, eff. January 15, 2026.

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