[Federal Register: Federal Register: May 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 97]
[Notices]
[Page 27605-27606]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Public
Conferences for Persons Interested in Self-Rescuer Protection and Mine
Emergency Preparedness in the Mining Industry
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration and the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
ACTION: Notice of conferences.
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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will host
a conference on issues and concerns related to self-rescuer protection
in the mining industry. In addition, MSHA will host a conference on
mine emergency preparedness. The conferences will run concurrently. The
purpose of these conferences is to provide an opportunity for an
exchange of information between the Agencies, self-rescuer
manufacturers, mining industry representatives, labor representatives,
and those involved in all areas associated with mine emergency
preparedness.
DATES: The conferences will run concurrently beginning Tuesday, June 15
and continue through Thursday, June 17, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The conferences will be held at the National Mine Health and
Safety Academy located at 1301 Airport Road, Beaver, West Virginia
(near Beckley, West Virginia).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dan Conley, MSHA, at (703) 235-1358, or Mr. Robert Stein, NIOSH, at (304) 285-5907.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tentative Self-Rescuer Conference Topics
are: NIOSH/MSHA self-rescuer certification & quality assurance process;
NIOSH/MSHA long term self-rescuer field evaluation program; NIOSH/MSHA
self-rescuer service-life plans and conditions of use requirements;
NIOSH/MSHA self-rescuer reliability concerns and MSHA's revised
inspection procedures; and, Discussions and presentations on other mine
rescue and escape technologies.
Tentative Mine Emergency Preparedness Conference Topics are: Review
of material from the first Mine Emergency Preparedness Conference of
January 1995; Discussion of background and research accomplishments to
address the issues identified during this first conference; Discussion
on short term objectives MSHA has undertaken to address the identified
issues, including an in-depth review of MSHA policy up-dates and
changes related to mine emergency preparedness; and, Discussion on long
term objectives MSHA should consider undertaking to improve and
strengthen mine emergency preparedness.
The conferences will be open to all interested parties. MSHA and
NIOSH will provide participants an opportunity to ask questions; submit
written comments they wish to have included in the record; and provide
individualized input into the changes to the applicable regulations and
policies
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through work-shops and break-out sessions. We encourage manufacturers
and distributors of self-rescue devices, mine rescue apparatus, and
other equipment that can be utilized to aid in mine escape, evacuation,
rescue, and recovery operations to attend. We will make space available
for displays of such items at no cost to the manufacturer or
distributor.
If you are interested in attending either conference, you should
register in advance. You can find conference information, including a
registration form and tentative topics, at the MSHA Internet site
(http://www.msha.gov/EVENTS/SCSR/INTRO.HTM). To register, you may mail
or fax a completed registration form to (304) 256-3251 or contact
Cheryl Hoffman by electronic mail at Hoffman.Cheryl. Room and board are available at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy (the
Academy). Contact the Academy at (304) 256-3252 for details. If you
wish to request space for a display please contact Mrs. Jan Keaton,
from the Academy, at (304) 256-3234.
Dated: May 13, 1999.
J. Davitt McAteer,
Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
Dated: May 17, 1999.
Marilyn A. Fingerhut,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 99-12749 Filed 5-18-99; 1:33 pm]
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