Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Public Health, Open Government

Labor Department Policy Suppressing Mine Inspection Reports Impedes Reform

Rep. Waxman asks the Labor Secretary Chao to reverse the Mine Safety and Health Administration's 2004 decision to exclude mine safety inspectors' notes in Freedom of Information Act responses. The agency's secrecy policy limited disclosure about hundreds of safety violations at the Sago mine for years before the recent disaster.