CODE OF VIRGINIA

FIRE PROTECTION (§ 45.1-161.169)

A. Shafts and partitions therein shall be as nearly fireproof as is practicable.

B. Where there is danger of fire entering the mine, openings shall have adequate
protection against surface fires or hazardous volumes of smoke entering the
mine.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 45-71.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-95; 1984, c.
228; 1985, c. 395; 1990, c. 372; 1992, c. 360; 1994, c. 28; 1996, c. 774.