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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 390<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1998, chapter 695<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1451143,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364020,"identifier":"45.2-1106","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/1\/45.2-1106","url":"\/45.2-1106\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1106\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/1\/45.2-1106","dublin_core":{"Title":" Safety materials and supplies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1106","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is the duty of each operator or agent to keep on hand at all times at each mine, or within convenient distance of each mine, a sufficient quantity of all materials<\/span> and supplies required to preserve the safety of miners working in any area in which the operator is responsible for their health and safety, as required by the Act. If for any reason the operator or agent cannot procure the necessary materials<\/span> or supplies, he shall cause all miners to withdraw from the mine, or from the affected portion of the mine, until such materials<\/span> or supplies are received.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n SAFETY MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES (\u00a7 45.2-1106)\n\nIt is the duty of each operator or agent to keep on hand at all times at each\nmine, or within convenient distance of each mine, a sufficient quantity of all\nmaterials and supplies required to preserve the safety of miners working in any\narea in which the operator is responsible for their health and safety, as\nrequired by the Act. If for any reason the operator or agent cannot procure the\nnecessary materials or supplies, he shall cause all miners to withdraw from the\nmine, or from the affected portion of the mine, until such materials or supplies\nare received.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:7; 1998, c. 695; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}