45.1-161.13 - Safety materials and supplies.

§ 45.1-161.13. Safety materials and supplies.

It shall be the duty of every operator or agent to keep on hand, at or withinconvenient distance, of each mine at all times a sufficient quantity of allmaterials and supplies required to preserve the safety of the miners, asrequired by this Act. If for any reason, the operator or agent cannot procurethe necessary materials or supplies, he shall cause the miners to withdrawfrom the mine, or the portion thereof affected, until such material orsupplies are received.

(Code 1950, §§ 45-7, 45-12, 45-68.4, 45-69, 45-73, 45-75, 45-78, 45-79,45-81, 45-83; 1950, p. 156; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-21; 1976, c.598; 1978, cc. 222, 489; 1982, c. 255; 1984, cc. 178, 590; 1988, c. 577;1993, cc. 171, 442; 1994, c. 28.)