Scheduling of mine inspections

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Virginia Code › Title 45.2 › Subtitle II › Part A › Chapter 5 › Article 7 › Section 45.2-563

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A. The Chief and the Director shall schedule the inspections of mines under this article, to the extent deemed reasonable and prudent, in order to reduce their chronological proximity to inspections conducted by MSHA.

B. The Chief, the Director, and each mine inspector, to the extent deemed reasonable and prudent, shall schedule mine inspections to commence at a variety of hours of the day and days of the week, including evening and night shifts, weekends, and holidays.

1994, c. 28 , § 45.1-161.85; 2011, cc. 826 , 862 ; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387 .

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