Virginia § 45.2-578 - Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 45.2-578 — Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45.2-578. Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board has the power to advise and make recommendations to the Chief on matters relating to the health and safety of persons working in the Virginia coal industry. The Board shall serve as the regulatory work committee for the Department on all coal mine health and safety regulations not under the jurisdiction of the Board of Coal Mining Examiners.
1990, c. 963, § 45.1-5.3; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.100; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
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