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2003 SESSION

036210680
HOUSE BILL NO. 1623
Offered January 8, 2003
Prefiled December 27, 2002
A BILL to amend and reenact § 45.1-161.292:73 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the mineral mining safety training program.
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Patron-- Cox
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 45.1-161.292:73 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 45.1-161.292:73. Mineral mining safety training program.

A. Each operator shall have a plan containing the following programs: training for new miners, training for newly-employed experienced miners, training for miners for new tasks, annual refresher training, and hazard training. For the purpose of this section, the definition of miner does not include scientific workers; delivery workers; customers, including commercial over-the-road truck drivers; vendors; or visitors.

B. The plan shall be available to the Director for review upon request.