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Industry Notices
Mine Safety Laws and Regulation Updates
- West Virginia Mine Safety Laws and Rules Reference Manual 2019 Edition Revised 12-2019 (PDF)
- Code and Regulation Interpretations 1971-2019 (These are scanned images of policy memos, clarifications, and interpretations of various code and regulation sections)
- West Virginia Quarry Rules and Regulations 2015 Reference Manual
- West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training – Suspension of parts of Title 36-11-2.1.c and Title 48 of the Code of State Rules April 17, 2020
- West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training – Suspension of WV Code §56-19-5.4 and 5.5 April 7, 2020
Agency Approval – Filed with the WV Secretary of States’ Office
Regulations – 2021
Effective January 5, 2022
- Final §48-2: Safety Training Program for Prospective Underground Coal Miners
- Final §48-3: Safety Training Program for Prospective Surface Coal Miners
Effective October 7, 2021
Effective October 5, 2021
- Final §56-3: Rule Governing the Safety of Thoes Employed in and Around Surface Mines in West Virginia
- §56-03: Notice of an Emergency Amendment to an Emergency Rule
- §56-03: Notice of Rule Modification of a Proposed Rule
- §56-03: Rule Governing the Safety of Those Employed in and Around Surface Mines in West Virginia
- Notice of §56-03: Rule Governing the Safety of Those Employed in and Around Surface Mines in West Virginia
Effective September 7, 2021
Technical Amendment
Effective August 27, 2021
- Final §36-44: Rule Governing Mine Rescue Requirements for the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training
- Final §48-01: Standards for Certification of Underground Belt Examiners for Underground Coal Mines
Effective June 7, 2021
Effective March 27, 2021
- Final §36-01: Shaft and/or Slope Operations in the State of West Virginia
- Final §36-05: Rule Governing Telephone Service or Communication Facilities
- Final §36-14: Rule Governing Electrical Equipment in Mines; Required Examinations
- Final §36-25: Underground Equipment Requirements and Operations
- Final §36-26: Rule Governing Construction and Rehabilitation Operations in Underground Mines
Effective February 11, 2021
- Final §36-04: The Movement of Mining Equipment Within Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia
- Final §36-10: Roof Control
- Final §36-12: Rule Governing Electrical Provisions for Underground Mining
- Final §36-13: Regulatory Review Procedures
- Final §36-18: The Responsibility for Care and Maintenance of Equipment
- Final §36-19: Rule Governing Written Reports of Accidents
- Final §36-20: Rule Governing Independent Contractors
- Final §36-22: Rule Governing the Prohibition of Acts Endangering Security of Mine; Search for Intoxicants, Matches, Etc.
- Final §36-24: Rules and Regulations Governing the Record Keeping of all Certified Persons Employed in all Mines Throughout the State of West Virginia
- Final §36-27: Rules and Regulations Governing Surface Areas on Mine Property and Limitations on Mining Adjacent to Gas Facilities
- Final §36-41: Rule Governing Additional Requirements for Sheathed Explosive Units
- Final §36-57: Rule Governing Proximity Detection Systems and Haulage Safety Generally