Miller Releases Draft Proposal of 2010 Mine Safety Legislation

摘要

Congressman George Miller (D-Calif.) released a draft proposal of legislation that would make sweeping changes to mine safety and enforcement policy, with a hearing already scheduled for July 13. The bill calls for substantial increases in civil penalties, including 150,000 dollars penalty for an S&S violation, and changes the S&S definition to include a violation of any standard, which may lead to result in injury, illness, or death." Under current S&S case law, the S&S provision is limited to violations of a "mandatory health or safety standard."