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A.<\/span> The operator and his agent shall cooperate with the mine foreman<\/span> and other officials in the discharge of their duties as required by the Act. Such operator and agent shall direct the mine foreman<\/span> and all other miners employed at the mine to comply with all provisions of the Act, especially when the attention of such operator or agent is called by the Chief<\/span>, the Director<\/span>, or a mine inspector to any violation of the Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The operator of any mine or his agent shall operate each of his mines at all times in full conformity with the Act and any other mining law<\/span> of the Commonwealth, including regulations adopted by the Department<\/span> or the Board. This requirement shall not relieve any other person who is subject to the provisions of the Act from his duty to comply with the requirements of the Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in the Act shall be construed to relieve an operator or his agent from the duty imposed at common law<\/span> to secure the reasonable safety of his employees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No operator, agent, or certified person shall knowingly permit any person to work in any part of a mine in violation of written instructions issued by a mine inspector pursuant to the Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The operator or his agent shall fully comply with any action plan required by the Chief<\/span> to address hazardous conditions or practices. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n NOTIFYING MINERS OF VIOLATIONS; COMPLIANCE WITH ACT (\u00a7 45.2-507)\n\nA. The operator and his agent shall cooperate with the mine foreman and other\nofficials in the discharge of their duties as required by the Act. Such operator\nand agent shall direct the mine foreman and all other miners employed at the\nmine to comply with all provisions of the Act, especially when the attention of\nsuch operator or agent is called by the Chief, the Director, or a mine inspector\nto any violation of the Act.\n\nB. The operator of any mine or his agent shall operate each of his mines at all\ntimes in full conformity with the Act and any other mining law of the\nCommonwealth, including regulations adopted by the Department or the Board. This\nrequirement shall not relieve any other person who is subject to the provisions\nof the Act from his duty to comply with the requirements of the Act.\n\nC. Nothing in the Act shall be construed to relieve an operator or his agent\nfrom the duty imposed at common law to secure the reasonable safety of his\nemployees.\n\nD. No operator, agent, or certified person shall knowingly permit any person to\nwork in any part of a mine in violation of written instructions issued by a mine\ninspector pursuant to the Act.\n\nE. The operator or his agent shall fully comply with any action plan required by\nthe Chief to address hazardous conditions or practices.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-7, 45-8, 45-12, 45-68.4, 45-69, 45-73, 45-75, 45-78,\n45-79, 45-81, 45-83 to 45-85; 1950, p. 156; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7\n45.1-21, 45.1-30, 45.1-104; 1972, c. 784; 1974, c. 323; 1975, c. 320; 1976, c.\n598; 1978, cc. 120, 222, 489, 729; 1982, cc. 118, 255; 1984, cc. 178, 590; 1988,\nc. 577; 1990, c. 963; 1993, cc. 171, 442; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.14; 2005, c.\n3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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"}}