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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 28<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2011, chapters 826<\/a> and 862<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450965,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364572,"identifier":"45.2-936","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/12\/45.2-936","url":"\/45.2-936\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-936\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/12\/45.2-936","dublin_core":{"Title":" Highwall inspections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-936","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A mine foreman<\/span> shall inspect the face of each highwall for a distance of 25 feet in both directions from an auger or highwall miner operation (i) before any such operation begins and at least once during each coal producing shift and (ii) frequently during any period of heavy rainfall or intermittent freezing and thawing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Hazardous conditions shall be corrected and loose material<\/span> removed from above the mining area before any work is begun. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Records shall be kept of the inspection and examination performed pursuant to subsection A. Such records shall be maintained for at least one year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n HIGHWALL INSPECTIONS (\u00a7 45.2-936)\n\nA. A mine foreman shall inspect the face of each highwall for a distance of 25\nfeet in both directions from an auger or highwall miner operation (i) before any\nsuch operation begins and at least once during each coal producing shift and\n(ii) frequently during any period of heavy rainfall or intermittent freezing and\nthawing.\n\nB. Hazardous conditions shall be corrected and loose material removed from above\nthe mining area before any work is begun.\n\nC. Records shall be kept of the inspection and examination performed pursuant to\nsubsection A. Such records shall be maintained for at least one year.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.289; 2011, cc. 826, 862; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n387.","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"}}