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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 1985, chapter 296; 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>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364457,"identifier":"45.2-762","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-762","url":"\/45.2-762\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-762\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-762","dublin_core":{"Title":" Mantrip loading and unloading areas","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-762","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any area used regularly for loading or unloading mantrips shall be kept clear and free of obstructions and have ample clearance for moving equipment. Each miner shall remain in such area until the mantrip is ready to load. <a id=\"paragraph-1357805\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-762\/#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> Trolley and power wires shall be guarded effectively at any area where persons regularly load or unload from mantrips or cages and where there is a possibility that a person could come into contact with energized electric wiring while boarding or disembarking the mantrip or cage. <a id=\"paragraph-1357806\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-762\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MANTRIP LOADING AND UNLOADING AREAS (\u00a7 45.2-762)\n\nA. Any area used regularly for loading or unloading mantrips shall be kept clear\nand free of obstructions and have ample clearance for moving equipment. Each\nminer shall remain in such area until the mantrip is ready to load.\n\nB. Trolley and power wires shall be guarded effectively at any area where\npersons regularly load or unload from mantrips or cages and where there is a\npossibility that a person could come into contact with energized electric wiring\nwhile boarding or disembarking the mantrip or cage.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-69.2; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-74; 1985, c.\n296; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.151; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2021, Sp. Sess.\nI, 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"}}