Wednesday, January 05, 2011
MSHA Director Unveils Safety Standards
WEST VIRGINIA....
During a conference call Wednesday, MSHA Director Joe Main discussed 11 items scheduled for the next year aimed at planning, preventing and protecting the safety of miners. The standards deal with a number of issues, including regulations for impoundment dams, coal mine dust and dust monitors, operations with a pattern of violations and standards for proximity detective systems. The agenda calls for six new rules to be on the books in the next six months. MSHA plans to issue regulations to limit miners' exposure to coal dust that causes black lung and toughen standards for preventing coal-dust explosions in underground mines. MSHA says it will not be deterred by the failure of reform legislation last year or by the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives.
During a conference call Wednesday, MSHA Director Joe Main discussed 11 items scheduled for the next year aimed at planning, preventing and protecting the safety of miners. The standards deal with a number of issues, including regulations for impoundment dams, coal mine dust and dust monitors, operations with a pattern of violations and standards for proximity detective systems. The agenda calls for six new rules to be on the books in the next six months. MSHA plans to issue regulations to limit miners' exposure to coal dust that causes black lung and toughen standards for preventing coal-dust explosions in underground mines. MSHA says it will not be deterred by the failure of reform legislation last year or by the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives.
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