Virginia § 40.1-44.1 - Rules and regulations relating to tramways and other hauling and lifting devices

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 40.1-44.1 — Rules and regulations relating to tramways and other hauling and lifting devices, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 40.1-44.1. Rules and regulations relating to tramways and other hauling and lifting devices

(a) The Safety and Health Codes Board in the adoption of rules and regulations under this title shall adopt such reasonable rules and regulations as are designed to protect the safety and health of the employees engaged in the construction, maintenance, repair and operation of tramways or any other hauling or lifting device used as a public or employee conveyance, and to protect the safety and health of the public or the employees when using such conveyance in, about, or in connection with recreational areas, excluding vehicular travel covered by ICC, SCC, motor vehicle codes and § 36-98.3.

(b) The rules and regulations adopted by the Safety and Health Codes Board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be enforced as specified in §§ 40.1-49.3 through 40.1-49.7.

1972, c. 602; 1973, c. 425; 1979, c. 406.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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