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APPENDIX B: MINE SAFETY AND HAZARD CONTROL THROUGH LEGISLATION
APPENDIX B: MINE SAFETY AND HAZARD CONTROL THROUGH LEGISLATION
Pages 148-152
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F i res and explosions i n u ndergrou nd coal m i nes were the major sti m u l i of legisl a tive action to u pgrade mining health and safety l aws. The Organic Act of 1 9 1 0, the fi rst major legislation affecti ng the coal industry, was enacted to curb the high death tol l of fires and explosions ( during the first decade of this century , mine expl os i ons took the l i fe of one m iner for each m i l l i on tons of coa l produced)
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The 1 969 Act retained regu lations concern ing m i ne closure in event of i m m inent dangers and unwarranta ble fai l ure on the part of the operator and also prov ided for penalties to be imposed for infracti ons of statutory requ i re ments and mandatory provisions. It also re moved the disti nction between gassy and nongassy m ines, e l i m inated the Title I and Title I I concept, sti pu l ated that a l l u ndergrou nd coal m i nes be treated on the same basis, and contained a comprehensive grou ping of statutory requ i rements coveri n g 26 topics and including 35 mandatory provision s.
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These enforcement powe rs, especial l y the abi l ity to cl ose a dangerous section of the m ine, give the coa l m i ne inspector forcefu l, persuasive tools to ensu re compl i ance with the l aw and, most i mportantly, resu lt in safer and health ier mi nes. The 1 966 Act permitted inspectors to issue similar notices of violation and closure orders at metal and non-meta l m i nes and m i l l s but did not provide for man datory civi l penalties for each violation of health and safety standards as the coa l act does.
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A requ i rement for at least fou r mandatory undergrou nd i nspections, the same n u m ber as requ i red for u ndergrou nd coal operations but three m ore com plete i nspections than had been requ ired for the non-coal mining industry, 2. A n ew mandatory requ i rement cal l i ng for two surface i nspections annu al l y.
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Another overwhel ming consideration is that no i nd ividual m ine owner cou ld afford the extensive development efforts an d research activities upon which the regu l atory agencies base their widespread regu latory, enforcement, and tra i n i ng services. Besides developing and modifying regu lations and enforcing them th rough an extensive inspecti on system, MSHA provi des a we l l organized training program for mi ners and seeks continual input from the mining community th roughout the entire ru le making process.
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