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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1976, chapter 598; in 1978, chapters 222 and 489; in 1982, chapter 255; in 1984, chapters 178 and 590; in 1988, chapter 577; in 1993, chapters 171 and 442; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 109<\/a> and 241<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450129,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364401,"identifier":"45.2-706","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/2\/45.2-706","url":"\/45.2-706\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-706\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/2\/45.2-706","dublin_core":{"Title":" Employment of authorized persons","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-706","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No miner shall be placed in charge of a cutting, loading, drilling, continuous miner, or timbering machine in any mine if such miner is not an authorized person capable of determining the safety of the roof and ribs of a working place. Such miner shall also be capable of detecting the presence of explosive gas and shall undergo examination by a mine inspector or other instructor certified by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners and authorized by the Chief<\/span> to determine the miner’s fitness to detect explosive gas before being permitted to have charge of a machine in such mine.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n EMPLOYMENT OF AUTHORIZED PERSONS (\u00a7 45.2-706)\n\nNo miner shall be placed in charge of a cutting, loading, drilling, continuous\nminer, or timbering machine in any mine if such miner is not an authorized\nperson capable of determining the safety of the roof and ribs of a working\nplace. Such miner shall also be capable of detecting the presence of explosive\ngas and shall undergo examination by a mine inspector or other instructor\ncertified by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners and authorized by the Chief to\ndetermine the miner’s fitness to detect explosive gas before being\npermitted to have charge of a machine in such mine.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-7, 45-12, 45-68.4, 45-69, 45-73, 45-75, 45-78,\n45-79, 45-81, 45-83; 1950, p. 156; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-21; 1976,\nc. 598; 1978, cc. 222, 489; 1982, c. 255; 1984, cc. 178, 590; 1988, c. 577;\n1993, cc. 171, 442; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.252; 2012, cc. 109, 241; 2021, Sp.\nSess. 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"}}