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Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESAgency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYChapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING
Part IV - Fire Prevention and Control-Surface and Underground
Section 4VAC25-40-670 - Fire extinguishers

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-40-670

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 6, November 4, 2024
Section 4VAC25-40-670 - Fire extinguishers
A. Whenever a fire or its effects could impede escape from self-propelled equipment, a fire extinguisher shall be on the equipment.
B. Whenever a fire or its effects would not impede escape from the equipment but could affect the escape of other persons in the area, a fire extinguisher shall be on the equipment or within 100 feet of the equipment.
C. All fire extinguishers required by this chapter shall meet the current standards established by the National Fire Prevention Association.

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-40-670

Derived from VR480-05-1.2 § 4.19, eff. July 19, 1989; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 1998; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 21, eff. 7/25/2019.

Statutory Authority: §§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-180.3 of the Code of Virginia (4VAC25-31-120, 4VAC25-31-130, 4VAC25-31-170, 4VAC25-31-240, 4VAC25-31-360, 4VAC25-31-405, 4VAC25-31-410, 4VAC25-31-420, 4VAC25-31-430, 4VAC25-31-440, 4VAC25-31-450 ).