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In determining its safety, consideration shall be given to the speed of equipment and the type of haulage operations conducted on the haulage road.\n\nB\n\nHaulage tracks shall be kept free of accumulations of coal spillage and debris, and water shall not be allowed to accumulate over the top of the rail.\n\nC\n\nEvery off-track haulage equipment operator shall observe the haulage road for hazardous conditions during the course of travel and shall promptly correct or report to the mine foreman any hazardous condition observed.\n\nD\n\nEach off-track haulage road shall be maintained reasonably free of bottom irregularities, excess spillage, debris, wet or muddy conditions that make controlling off-track haulage equipment difficult, and any accumulation of water over such an area of the haulage road and in such a depth as to allow water to enter an electrical panel and create a potentially hazardous condition.\n\nE\n\nNo uninsulated trolley lines shall be used or installed in any underground coal mine without approval of the Chief.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1357750,"text":"The roadbed, rails, joints, switches, frogs, and other elements of the track of each haulage road shall be constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner that ensures the safe operation of the haulage road. 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It has been modified 6 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 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0028\">28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0774\">774<\/a>; in 1999, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP0256\">256<\/a>; in 2011, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0826\">826<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0862\">862<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450293,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364439,"identifier":"45.2-744","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-744","url":"\/45.2-744\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-744\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-744","dublin_core":{"Title":" Haulage roads","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-744","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The roadbed, rails, joints, switches, frogs, and other elements of the track of each haulage road shall be constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner that ensures the safe operation of the haulage road. In determining its safety, consideration shall be given to the speed of equipment and the type of haulage operations conducted on the haulage road. <a id=\"paragraph-1357750\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-744\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Haulage tracks shall be kept free of accumulations of coal spillage and debris, and water shall not be allowed to accumulate over the top of the rail. <a id=\"paragraph-1357751\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-744\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Every off-track haulage equipment operator shall observe the haulage road for hazardous conditions during the course of travel and shall promptly correct or report to the mine <span class=\"dictionary\">foreman<\/span> any hazardous condition observed. <a id=\"paragraph-1357752\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-744\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Each off-track haulage road shall be maintained reasonably free of bottom irregularities, excess spillage, debris, wet or muddy conditions that make controlling off-track haulage equipment difficult, and any accumulation of water over such an area of the haulage road and in such a depth as to allow water to enter an electrical <span class=\"dictionary\">panel<\/span> and create a potentially hazardous condition. <a id=\"paragraph-1357753\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-744\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> No uninsulated trolley lines shall be used or installed in any underground coal mine without approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Chief<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1357754\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-744\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n HAULAGE ROADS (\u00a7 45.2-744)\n\nA. The roadbed, rails, joints, switches, frogs, and other elements of the track\nof each haulage road shall be constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner\nthat ensures the safe operation of the haulage road. In determining its safety,\nconsideration shall be given to the speed of equipment and the type of haulage\noperations conducted on the haulage road.\n\nB. Haulage tracks shall be kept free of accumulations of coal spillage and\ndebris, and water shall not be allowed to accumulate over the top of the rail.\n\nC. Every off-track haulage equipment operator shall observe the haulage road for\nhazardous conditions during the course of travel and shall promptly correct or\nreport to the mine foreman any hazardous condition observed.\n\nD. Each off-track haulage road shall be maintained reasonably free of bottom\nirregularities, excess spillage, debris, wet or muddy conditions that make\ncontrolling off-track haulage equipment difficult, and any accumulation of water\nover such an area of the haulage road and in such a depth as to allow water to\nenter an electrical panel and create a potentially hazardous condition.\n\nE. No uninsulated trolley lines shall be used or installed in any underground\ncoal mine without approval of the Chief.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-69.4; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-70; 1994, c.\n28, \u00a7 45.1-161.133; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2011, cc. 826, 862; 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"}}