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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nBefore hoisting or lowering any miner in a shaft, the hoisting engineer shall operate an empty cage up and down each shaft for at least one round trip, both at the beginning of each shift and after the hoist has been idle for one hour or more.\n\nB\n\nBefore hoisting or lowering any miner by slope or surface incline hoisting, the hoisting engineer shall operate an empty cage for at least one round trip, both at the beginning of each shift and after the hoist has been idle for one hour or more.\n\nC\n\nThe hoisting engineer, at the time the inspections required by subsection A or B are performed, shall (i) inspect all cable or rope fastenings on every cage, bucket, or slope car; (ii) inspect hammer locks and pins, thimbles, and clamps; (iii) inspect safety chains on every cage, bucket, or slope car; (iv) inspect each braking system for malfunctions; (v) clean all excess oil and extraneous materials from the hoist housing construction; (vi) inspect the overwind, overtravel, and lilly switch or control from stopping at the collar and within 100 feet of the work deck; and (vii) check communications between the top house, work deck, and work deck tugger house.\n\nD\n\nThe hoisting engineer shall inspect the hoisting rope on every cage or trip at the beginning of each shift.\n\nE\n\nA test of safety catches on every cage shall be made by an authorized person designated by the operator at least once each month. A written record shall be kept of such tests, and such record shall be available for inspection by interested persons.\n\nF\n\nAn authorized person designated by the operator shall inspect daily the hoisting equipment, including the headgear, cages, ropes, connections, links and chains, shaft guides, shaft walls, and other facilities. Such person shall also inspect every bull wheel and lighting system on the head frame. Such person shall report immediately to the operator or his agent any defect found, and all such defects shall be corrected promptly. The person making such examination shall make a daily permanent record of such inspection, which shall be available for inspection by interested persons. If a hoist is used only during a weekly examination of an escapeway, then the inspection required by this subsection shall only be required to be completed weekly before the examination occurs.\n\nG\n\nSubsections A, B, C, and D shall not apply to automatically operated elevators.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1357731,"text":"Before hoisting or lowering any miner in a shaft, the hoisting engineer shall operate an empty cage up and down each shaft for at least one round trip, both at the beginning of each shift and after the hoist has been idle for one hour or more.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1357732,"text":"Before hoisting or lowering any miner by slope or surface incline hoisting, the hoisting engineer shall operate an empty cage for at least one round trip, both at the beginning of each shift and after the hoist has been idle for one hour or more.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1357733,"text":"The hoisting engineer, at the time the inspections required by subsection A or B are performed, shall (i) inspect all cable or rope fastenings on every cage, bucket, or slope car; (ii) inspect hammer locks and pins, thimbles, and clamps; (iii) inspect safety chains on every cage, bucket, or slope car; (iv) inspect each braking system for malfunctions; (v) clean all excess oil and extraneous materials from the hoist housing construction; (vi) inspect the overwind, overtravel, and lilly switch or control from stopping at the collar and within 100 feet of the work deck; and (vii) check communications between the top house, work deck, and work deck tugger house.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":1357734,"text":"The hoisting engineer shall inspect the hoisting rope on every cage or trip at the beginning of each shift.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":1357735,"text":"A test of safety catches on every cage shall be made by an authorized person designated by the operator at least once each month. A written record shall be kept of such tests, and such record shall be available for inspection by interested persons.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":1357736,"text":"An authorized person designated by the operator shall inspect daily the hoisting equipment, including the headgear, cages, ropes, connections, links and chains, shaft guides, shaft walls, and other facilities. Such person shall also inspect every bull wheel and lighting system on the head frame. Such person shall report immediately to the operator or his agent any defect found, and all such defects shall be corrected promptly. The person making such examination shall make a daily permanent record of such inspection, which shall be available for inspection by interested persons. If a hoist is used only during a weekly examination of an escapeway, then the inspection required by this subsection shall only be required to be completed weekly before the examination occurs.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"6":{"id":1357737,"text":"Subsections A, B, C, and D shall not apply to automatically operated elevators.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F"}},"ancestry":[{"id":52024,"edition_id":2,"name":"Hoisting","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":7,"parent_id":52017,"metadata":{"child_laws":9,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:14","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:48","permalink":{"id":1450253,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52024,"identifier":"7","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7","url":"\/45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52017,"edition_id":2,"name":"Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Mine Construction","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":52016,"metadata":{"child_laws":77,"child_structures":9},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:10","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:42","permalink":{"id":1450099,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52017,"identifier":"7","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7","url":"\/45.2\/II\/B\/7\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52016,"edition_id":2,"name":"Underground Coal Mines","identifier":"B","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":51931,"metadata":{"child_laws":141,"child_structures":17},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:10","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:40","permalink":{"id":1450097,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52016,"identifier":"B","token":"45.2\/II\/B","url":"\/45.2\/II\/B\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51931,"edition_id":2,"name":"Coal Mining","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":2,"parent_id":51927,"metadata":{"child_laws":337,"child_structures":56},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:51:17","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:33","permalink":{"id":1449649,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51931,"identifier":"II","token":"45.2\/II","url":"\/45.2\/II\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51927,"edition_id":2,"name":"Mines, Minerals, and Energy","identifier":"45.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":99,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":627,"child_structures":120},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:51:17","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:32","permalink":{"id":1449541,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51927,"identifier":"45.2","token":"45.2","url":"\/45.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":364430,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-735","catch_line":" Hoisting equipment","url":"\/45.2-735\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-735","metadata":false},{"id":364431,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-736","catch_line":" Hoisting ropes","url":"\/45.2-736\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-736","metadata":false},{"id":364432,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-737","catch_line":" Hoisting cages","url":"\/45.2-737\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-737","metadata":false},{"id":364433,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-738","catch_line":" Shaft and slope conditions","url":"\/45.2-738\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-738","metadata":false},{"id":364434,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-739","catch_line":" Signaling; signal code","url":"\/45.2-739\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-739","metadata":false},{"id":364435,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-740","catch_line":" Inspections of hoisting equipment","url":"\/45.2-740\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-740","metadata":false},{"id":364436,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-741","catch_line":" Hoisting engineers","url":"\/45.2-741\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-741","metadata":false},{"id":364437,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-742","catch_line":" Operations of hoisting equipment","url":"\/45.2-742\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-742","metadata":false},{"id":364438,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-743","catch_line":" Maintenance of hoisting equipment","url":"\/45.2-743\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-743","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":364434,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-739","catch_line":" Signaling; signal code","url":"\/45.2-739\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-739","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":364436,"structure_id":52024,"section_number":"45.2-741","catch_line":" Hoisting engineers","url":"\/45.2-741\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-741","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/45.2-740\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1972, chapter 784; in 1978, chapter 729; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450275,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364435,"identifier":"45.2-740","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-740","url":"\/45.2-740\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-740\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/7\/45.2-740","dublin_core":{"Title":" Inspections of hoisting equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-740","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Before hoisting or lowering any miner in a shaft, the hoisting engineer shall operate an empty cage up and down each shaft for at least one round trip, both at the beginning of each shift and after the hoist has been idle for one hour or more. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Before hoisting or lowering any miner by slope or surface incline hoisting, the hoisting engineer shall operate an empty cage for at least one round trip, both at the beginning of each shift and after the hoist has been idle for one hour or more. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The hoisting engineer, at the time the inspections required by subsection A or B are performed, shall (i) inspect all cable or rope fastenings on every cage, bucket, or slope car; (ii) inspect hammer locks and pins, thimbles, and clamps; (iii) inspect safety chains on every cage, bucket, or slope car; (iv) inspect each braking system for malfunctions; (v) clean all excess oil and extraneous materials<\/span> from the hoist housing construction; (vi) inspect the overwind, overtravel, and lilly switch or control from stopping at the collar and within 100 feet of the work deck; and (vii) check communications between the top house, work deck, and work deck tugger house. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The hoisting engineer shall inspect the hoisting rope on every cage or trip at the beginning of each shift. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A test of safety catches on every cage shall be made by an authorized person designated by the operator at least once each month. A written record shall be kept of such tests, and such record shall be available for inspection by interested persons. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> An authorized person designated by the operator shall inspect daily the hoisting equipment, including the headgear, cages, ropes, connections, links and chains, shaft guides, shaft walls, and other facilities. Such person shall also inspect every bull wheel and lighting system on the head frame. Such person shall report immediately to the operator or his agent any defect found, and all such defects shall be corrected promptly. The person making such examination shall make a daily permanent record of such inspection, which shall be available for inspection by interested persons. If a hoist is used only during a weekly examination of an escapeway, then the inspection required by this subsection shall only be required to be completed weekly before the examination occurs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Subsections A, B, C, and D shall not apply to automatically operated elevators. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n INSPECTIONS OF HOISTING EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 45.2-740)\n\nA. Before hoisting or lowering any miner in a shaft, the hoisting engineer shall\noperate an empty cage up and down each shaft for at least one round trip, both\nat the beginning of each shift and after the hoist has been idle for one hour or\nmore.\n\nB. Before hoisting or lowering any miner by slope or surface incline hoisting,\nthe hoisting engineer shall operate an empty cage for at least one round trip,\nboth at the beginning of each shift and after the hoist has been idle for one\nhour or more.\n\nC. The hoisting engineer, at the time the inspections required by subsection A\nor B are performed, shall (i) inspect all cable or rope fastenings on every\ncage, bucket, or slope car; (ii) inspect hammer locks and pins, thimbles, and\nclamps; (iii) inspect safety chains on every cage, bucket, or slope car; (iv)\ninspect each braking system for malfunctions; (v) clean all excess oil and\nextraneous materials from the hoist housing construction; (vi) inspect the\noverwind, overtravel, and lilly switch or control from stopping at the collar\nand within 100 feet of the work deck; and (vii) check communications between the\ntop house, work deck, and work deck tugger house.\n\nD. The hoisting engineer shall inspect the hoisting rope on every cage or trip\nat the beginning of each shift.\n\nE. A test of safety catches on every cage shall be made by an authorized person\ndesignated by the operator at least once each month. A written record shall be\nkept of such tests, and such record shall be available for inspection by\ninterested persons.\n\nF. An authorized person designated by the operator shall inspect daily the\nhoisting equipment, including the headgear, cages, ropes, connections, links and\nchains, shaft guides, shaft walls, and other facilities. Such person shall also\ninspect every bull wheel and lighting system on the head frame. Such person\nshall report immediately to the operator or his agent any defect found, and all\nsuch defects shall be corrected promptly. The person making such examination\nshall make a daily permanent record of such inspection, which shall be available\nfor inspection by interested persons. If a hoist is used only during a weekly\nexamination of an escapeway, then the inspection required by this subsection\nshall only be required to be completed weekly before the examination occurs.\n\nG. Subsections A, B, C, and D shall not apply to automatically operated\nelevators.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-68.4; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7 45.1-68,\n45.1-69; 1972, c. 784; 1978, c. 729; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.158; 1999, c. 256;\n2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}