Virginia § 45.2-823 - Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 45.2-823 — Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45.2-823. Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials
A. Each underground storage place for oil, grease, or flammable hydraulic fluid shall be of fireproof construction.
B. Oil, grease, and flammable hydraulic fluid that is kept underground for current use shall be kept in a closed metal container.
C. Provisions shall be made to prevent an accumulation of spilled oil or grease at any such storage place or at any location at which such material is used.
D. Oily rags, oily waste, and wastepaper shall be kept in closed metal containers until it is removed for disposal.
E. No gasoline, benzene, kerosene, or other flammable oil shall be used underground in powering machinery.
F. Every oxygen or acetylene bottle that is used underground shall be secured while in use. When stored underground, each oxygen or acetylene bottle shall be placed in a safe location, protected from physical damage, stored with its cap in place where such storage is provided for on the tank, and secured upright or elevated, whichever mine heights allow.
Code 1950, §§ 45-14.1, 45-43; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-89, 45.1-90, 45.1-100; 1974, c. 323; 1978, cc. 118, 729; 1981, c. 131; 1984, c. 590, § 45.1-89, c. 639; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.205; 1996, c. 774; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45.2-823 ("Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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