Department Of Labor's 'Final Rule' Sets Safety Standards For Underground Coal Mines

摘要

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) final rule, "Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards," recently went into effect. The rule - which was published April 6, 2012 in the Federal Register -requires that mine operators identify and correct hazardous conditions and violations of nine health and safety standards that pose the greatest risk to miners. These obligatory conditions include the same kind that ultimately led to the deadly explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in April 2010.