Coal Mine Safety

Terrance V Newhouse (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

2009
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
9781606923627 (ISBN)

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Dramatic mine accidents early in 2006 have led to passage of the first major amendment to federal mine safety law since 1977. The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act requires each mine to have an emergency plan, increased supplies of oxygen, and improved rescue teams. Penalties for violations have also been increased. Although the bill had wide support in Congress, some Members have characterised it as only a "first step," to be followed by additional measures that would include a lower maximum limit on dust concentrations, underground refuges, communications and tracking devices, and greater emphasis on enforcement of standards. On January 2, 2006, the nation was reminded of the dangers of underground mining, as 12 miners died in an explosion and fire in the Sago mine in West Virginia. Subsequently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued new regulations; Congress has passed the first major revision of the mine safety law since 1977 and has taken further bills under consideration; and state legislatures in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Illinois have tightened their own laws. These responses have emphasised factors thought to have played a part in the Sago tragedy, including emergency oxygen supplies, tracking and communication systems, and deployment of rescue teams. There have also been proposals to increase the penalties for violations of safety standards.

Preface; Mine Safety: Better Oversight and Coordination by MSHA and Other Federal Agencies Could Improve Safety for Underground Coal Miners; Mine Safety: Additional Guidance and Oversight of Mines' Emergency Response Plans Would Improve the Safety of Underground Coal Miners; Coal Mine Health and Safety in the United States; Two Years After the MINER Act: How Safe Is Mining Today?; Statement of Richard E. Stickler, Mine Safety and Health Administration Before the Subcommittee on Employment and Workforce Safety, Committee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, United States Senate (June 19, 2008); Statement of Richard E. Stickler, Mine Safety and Health Administration Before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives Testimony of Bruce Watzman, Safety and Health, National Mining Association Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Employment and Workplace Safety of the United States Senate (June 19, 2008); Coal Mine Safety and Health; Coal Mine Safety; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2009
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, 1 map
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	632 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bergbau
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft
ISBN-13	9781606923627 / 9781606923627
Zustand	Neuware