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Each conveyor belt that is used for transporting miners shall be equipped with emergency stop cords for its entire length.\n\nB\n\nThe conveyor belt speed while miners are being transported shall not exceed (i) 250 feet per minute if the overhead clearance maintained pursuant to subsection A is more than 18 inches but less than 24 inches and (ii) 300 feet per minute if the overhead clearance is 24 inches or more. Such conveyor belt shall be stopped while miners are boarding or disembarking.\n\nC\n\nThe space between miners riding on a conveyor belt line shall be at least five feet.\n\nD\n\nAdequate clearance and proper illumination shall be provided where miners board or disembark a conveyor belt.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1357807,"text":"If a conveyor belt is used for transporting miners, such belt shall be free of loose materials and shall maintain a minimum clearance of at least 18 inches between the belt and the overhead roof or crossbars, projecting equipment, cap pieces, overhead cables, wiring, and other objects. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450369,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364458,"identifier":"45.2-763","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-763","url":"\/45.2-763\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-763\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-763","dublin_core":{"Title":" Transporting miners by conveyor belt","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-763","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a conveyor belt is used for transporting miners, such belt shall be free of loose materials<\/span> and shall maintain a minimum clearance of at least 18 inches between the belt and the overhead roof or crossbars, projecting equipment, cap pieces, overhead cables, wiring, and other objects<\/span>. Each conveyor belt that is used for transporting miners shall be equipped with emergency stop cords for its entire length. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The conveyor belt speed while miners are being transported shall not exceed (i) 250 feet per minute if the overhead clearance maintained pursuant to subsection A is more than 18 inches but less than 24 inches and (ii) 300 feet per minute if the overhead clearance is 24 inches or more. Such conveyor belt shall be stopped while miners are boarding or disembarking. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The space between miners riding on a conveyor belt line shall be at least five feet. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Adequate clearance and proper illumination shall be provided where miners board or disembark a conveyor belt. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n TRANSPORTING MINERS BY CONVEYOR BELT (\u00a7 45.2-763)\n\nA. If a conveyor belt is used for transporting miners, such belt shall be free\nof loose materials and shall maintain a minimum clearance of at least 18 inches\nbetween the belt and the overhead roof or crossbars, projecting equipment, cap\npieces, overhead cables, wiring, and other objects. Each conveyor belt that is\nused for transporting miners shall be equipped with emergency stop cords for its\nentire length.\n\nB. The conveyor belt speed while miners are being transported shall not exceed\n(i) 250 feet per minute if the overhead clearance maintained pursuant to\nsubsection A is more than 18 inches but less than 24 inches and (ii) 300 feet\nper minute if the overhead clearance is 24 inches or more. Such conveyor belt\nshall be stopped while miners are boarding or disembarking.\n\nC. The space between miners riding on a conveyor belt line shall be at least\nfive feet.\n\nD. Adequate clearance and proper illumination shall be provided where miners\nboard or disembark a conveyor belt.\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 45.1-161.152; 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"}}