Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING
Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only
Article 8 - Personal Protection
Section 4VAC25-40-4000 - Requirements for self-rescue devices
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Use of self-rescue devices shall meet the following standards:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, self-rescue devices meeting the requirements of 4VAC25-40-3990 shall be worn or carried by all persons underground;
2. Where the wearing or carrying of self-rescue devices meeting the requirements of 4VAC25-40-3990 is hazardous to a person, such self-rescue devices shall be located at a distance no greater than 25 feet from such person; and
3. Where a person works on or around mobile equipment, self-rescue devices may be placed in a readily accessible location on such equipment.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code of Virginia.
