Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING
Part IV - Fire Prevention and Control-Surface and Underground
Section 4VAC25-40-610 - Fire equipment
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-40-610
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Equipment and devices used for detection, warning, and extinguishing of fires shall be:
1. Suitable for the type of fire hazard that may be encountered;
2. Maintained in fire-ready condition as specified by manufacturer;
3. Strategically located, readily accessible, and plainly identified;
4. Of the type, size, and quantity that can extinguish fires of any class that may occur at the mine; and
5. Inspected at least monthly to ensure fire-ready condition.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
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