Friday, February 12, 2010
MSHA Launches Campaign
WEST VIRGINIA
In an effort to lower the number of deaths in the nation's mines, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration launched its coal mining portion of its "Rules to Live By" campaign Friday in Charleston. The campaign is currently focused on educating miners, mine operators and others about common violations. The agency has set a March 15th deadline to begin cracking down on the most common violations cited during fatal accident investigations. MSHA Director Joe Main says, if inspectors uncover violations of 23 regulations that agency research shows were involved in nearly half of 589 mining deaths from 2000 through 2008, they will look for reasons to increase fines.
In an effort to lower the number of deaths in the nation's mines, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration launched its coal mining portion of its "Rules to Live By" campaign Friday in Charleston. The campaign is currently focused on educating miners, mine operators and others about common violations. The agency has set a March 15th deadline to begin cracking down on the most common violations cited during fatal accident investigations. MSHA Director Joe Main says, if inspectors uncover violations of 23 regulations that agency research shows were involved in nearly half of 589 mining deaths from 2000 through 2008, they will look for reasons to increase fines.
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