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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1972, chapter 784; in 1978, chapters 120 and 727; in 1981, chapter 32; in 1984, chapters 184, 337, and 590; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 390<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1449721,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364304,"identifier":"45.2-512","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/2\/45.2-512","url":"\/45.2-512\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-512\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/2\/45.2-512","dublin_core":{"Title":" Qualifications of coal mine inspectors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-512","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each mine inspector conducting inspections of underground coal mines shall have a thorough knowledge of the various systems of working and ventilating underground coal mines; the nature and properties of mine gases and methods for their detection and control; the control of mine roof and ground control; methods of rescue and recovery work in mine disasters; the application of electricity and mechanical loading in mining operations; equipment and explosives used in mining; methods for preventing gas and dust explosions in mines; and mine haulage. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each mine inspector conducting inspections of surface coal mines shall have a thorough knowledge of the various systems of working surface coal mines, the nature and properties of mine gases and methods of their detection and control, ground control, methods of rescue and recovery work in surface mine disasters, the application of electricity and mechanical loading in mining operations, equipment and explosives used in mining, methods for preventing gas and dust explosions in surface facilities on mine property, and mine haulage. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n QUALIFICATIONS OF COAL MINE INSPECTORS (\u00a7 45.2-512)\n\nA. Each mine inspector conducting inspections of underground coal mines shall\nhave a thorough knowledge of the various systems of working and ventilating\nunderground coal mines; the nature and properties of mine gases and methods for\ntheir detection and control; the control of mine roof and ground control;\nmethods of rescue and recovery work in mine disasters; the application of\nelectricity and mechanical loading in mining operations; equipment and\nexplosives used in mining; methods for preventing gas and dust explosions in\nmines; and mine haulage.\n\nB. Each mine inspector conducting inspections of surface coal mines shall have a\nthorough knowledge of the various systems of working surface coal mines, the\nnature and properties of mine gases and methods of their detection and control,\nground control, methods of rescue and recovery work in surface mine disasters,\nthe application of electricity and mechanical loading in mining operations,\nequipment and explosives used in mining, methods for preventing gas and dust\nexplosions in surface facilities on mine property, and mine haulage.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-4, 45-5, 45-6; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\n45.1-4; 1972, c. 784; 1978, cc. 120, 727; 1981, c. 32; 1984, cc. 184, 337, 590;\n1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.20; 1997, c. 390; 2005, c. 3;\n2021, 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"}}