Checking system; tracking system

Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-853, under Chapter 8. Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc..

Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-853

A. Each mine shall have a personnel checking system that includes the following requirements:

1. Every person underground shall have on his person a means of positive identification bearing a number recorded by the operator; and

2. An accurate record of the persons in the mine shall be kept on the surface in a place that will not be affected by an explosion. Such record shall consist of a written record, check board, lamp check, or time-clock record and shall bear a number identical to that carried by the person underground.

B. Any mine-wide tracking system shall be maintained in usable and operative condition.