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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>364345</law_id><section_number>45.2-553</section_number><catch_line> Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="99" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Coal Mining</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Coal Mines Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Coal Mine Safety Act</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="5" identifier="5">Mine Rescue Teams</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Director</span> shall (i) inspect, or cause to be inspected, the rescue station of each state-designated mine rescue team four times each year; (ii) ensure that all rescue stations are adequately equipped; and (iii) ensure that all team members are adequately trained. <a id="paragraph-1357389" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-553/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Director</span> shall designate an employee of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> as the Mine Rescue Coordinator, who shall perform the duties assigned to him by the <span class="dictionary">Director</span>. <a id="paragraph-1357390" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-553/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1985, c. 496, &#xA7; 45.1-33.5:3; 1994, c. 28, &#xA7; 45.1-161.75; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
