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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1993, chapter 442; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 826<\/a> and 862<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 103<\/a> and 397<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450481,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364484,"identifier":"45.2-812","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/2\/45.2-812","url":"\/45.2-812\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-812\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/2\/45.2-812","dublin_core":{"Title":" Electrical equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-812","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Electrical equipment that is taken into or used inby the last open crosscut or in other than an intake airway constitutes permissible equipment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Permissible equipment that is used in an area specified in subsection A shall be maintained in permissible condition. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No electrical equipment shall be taken into or operated in any place where a methane level of one percent or more is detected. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Voltage limitations for underground installations of electrical equipment using direct or alternating current shall conform to the voltages provided in 30 C.F.R. § 18.47. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Electrical equipment shall be classified as permissible and shall be maintained in a permissible condition when such equipment is located within 150 feet of any pillar workings or longwall face. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Any electrical conductors and cables installed in or inby the last open crosscut, or within 150 feet of any pillar workings or longwall face, shall be: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Shielded high-voltage cables supplying power to permissible longwall equipment or other equipment; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Interconnecting conductors and cables of permissible longwall equipment; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Conductors and cables of intrinsically safe circuits<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Cables and conductors supplying power to low-voltage or medium-voltage permissible equipment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Electrical equipment shall be maintained in safe operating condition at all times while it is being used, and any unsafe condition shall be corrected promptly or the equipment shall be removed from service. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 45.2-812)\n\nA. Electrical equipment that is taken into or used inby the last open crosscut\nor in other than an intake airway constitutes permissible equipment.\n\nB. Permissible equipment that is used in an area specified in subsection A shall\nbe maintained in permissible condition.\n\nC. No electrical equipment shall be taken into or operated in any place where a\nmethane level of one percent or more is detected.\n\nD. Voltage limitations for underground installations of electrical equipment\nusing direct or alternating current shall conform to the voltages provided in 30\nC.F.R. § 18.47.\n\nE. Electrical equipment shall be classified as permissible and shall be\nmaintained in a permissible condition when such equipment is located within 150\nfeet of any pillar workings or longwall face.\n\nF. Any electrical conductors and cables installed in or inby the last open\ncrosscut, or within 150 feet of any pillar workings or longwall face, shall be:\n\n 1. Shielded high-voltage cables supplying power to permissible longwall\n equipment or other equipment;\n\n 2. Interconnecting conductors and cables of permissible longwall equipment;\n\n 3. Conductors and cables of intrinsically safe circuits; or\n\n 4. Cables and conductors supplying power to low-voltage or medium-voltage\n permissible equipment.\n\nG. Electrical equipment shall be maintained in safe operating condition at all\ntimes while it is being used, and any unsafe condition shall be corrected\npromptly or the equipment shall be removed from service.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-83; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-83; 1993, c.\n442; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.193; 1999, c. 256; 2011, cc. 826, 862; 2015, cc.\n103, 397; 2021, 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"}}