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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
1/25/2026

4VAC25-40-670. Fire extinguishers.

A. Whenever a fire or its effects could impede escape from self-propelled equipment, a fire extinguisher shall be on the equipment.

B. Whenever a fire or its effects would not impede escape from the equipment but could affect the escape of other persons in the area, a fire extinguisher shall be on the equipment or within 100 feet of the equipment.

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 § 4.19, eff. July 19, 1989; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 1998; Volume 35, Issue 21, eff. July 25, 2019; Volume 42, Issue 8, eff. January 15, 2026.

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